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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-10

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-10

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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
KEEP TAB ON AGE OF FOWLS
Enables Poultryman to Gull Out Hens
That are Unprofitable-One
Method Favored.

It Is mere guess work to tell the
age of a hen after she has passed the
pullet stage. To the good poultryman
1t is important that the exact age OF
every fowl on his premises be known.
Hens that are past the age for profit
should be rulled out and their places
taken by the younger stock. Legbands
with numbers may be used when the
pulIets arrive at maturity, and, IL rec
ords are kept, the identity Of each
fowl is easily established A less elab-
crate method, and one which no poul-
trykeeper can afford not to follow, is
to punch a hole in one of the four
webs of the feet, each web represent
ing a certain year. Special punches
for this purpose may be purchased
from any poultry supply house, but
small sized leather belt punch can be
used to good advantage. The hole Is
punched very easily when the newly
Matched chick Is first taken from the
nest or incubator. All of one seasons
chicks may be marked on the same
web, although II special hatchings
are to be kept separately as high az
fifteen combinations can be used II
properly done the hole or traces OF
the scar will always remain and the
identity of the fowl cannot be lost.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13

Side Elevation Of Poultry House.

may be infested with mites, 1t is very
seldom that a dirty house will be
found to be free from these pests.
Lice and mites cause more losses
among poultry than all other things
combined.
Poultry houses should be so ar
ranged inside that the poultryman
can keep down the mites without an
undue expenditure OF time and en-
ergy. Mites live in house and must
be killed there. busting the hens
will never get rid of them.
The best means of getting rid Of
mites in the houses is to spray thor
oughly with kerosene emulsion. This
should be done twice with an interval
OF from five to seven days between
the sprnyings.
The emulsion is made as follows:
Cut up one pound Of soap and dissolve
1t in hot water; while the water is
hot, stir in two gallons of kerosene
and continue stirring for fifteen tc
twenty minutes. 1t is important tC,
have the kerosene, soap and water
well mixed, especially if it is not to
be used at once. To this mixture add
seventeen gallons of water. This
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
POLICE CHIEF IN TROUBLE
John Cook of Marinette Charged
With Pulling Revolver on Sheriff
County Funds Involved.

arinette.-Charges have been
filed against John Cook, chief of po-
lice, with the police and fire commits
sion by John Maske and Herman
Peth. The charges are said to be a
result of an alleged feud between
Sheriff A. E. Schwittay and Cook.
The complaint charges that Cook
twice pulled revolver on Schwittay
and that Cook failed to turn over
funds belonging to the county in two
specific instances. Cook probably
VIII be suspended until the charges
are heard.
The incident which brought about
the charges occurred when Cook had
an insane man in the police station
and had the door locked while en-
deayoring TO quiet the patient.
Schwittay, it is alleged, tried to enter
the door, found it locked, and then
kicked 1t, splitting the panels. 1t
is alleged that Cook took a revolver
from a holster and told Schwittay to
stop.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS
BURY GENERAL MAC ARTHUR
Last Rites Held for Famous Soldier
in Milwaukee Home-FIoral
Tributes in Profusion.

Milwaukee, Marked by extreme
simplicity, an absence of all pomp
and circumstance, the last rites we're
said for the late Lieut.-Gen. Arthur
Macarthur in his home here At his
express request there were none Of
the elaborate ceremonies which
might appropriately have accompan-
led the last Offices for the man who
had been the ranking officer of the
country's army.
Gen. Macarthur was stricken with
apoplexy while addressing his COM
rades of the Twenty-fourth Wiscon-
sin civil war regiment at their annual
banquet.
The casket was covered by the
folds of the American flag and sur
rounded by many beautiful floral en-
blems. Conspicuous among these
was the offering of the survivors of
his regiment, the Twenty-fourth Wis
cousin, the triangle of the organiza-
ton, in which, in Violets imbedded
in yellow roses, were the insignia of
Gen. MacArthur's successive ranks
the bars Of first lieutenant, the bar
as a lieutenant colonel, with the
eagle, and the bar of Lieutenant gen
eral, with the three gold stars.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
ITALIAN BEES ARE THE BEST
Abundant Evidence That Long
Tonsued Insects Do More Work on
Red Glover Than Others.

There seems to- be abundant evil
dence that the Italian bees do work
more upon red clover than the black
bees, and therefore that they do have
longer tongues. The project of breed
ing long-tongued bees that can reach
any or all of the nectar cells in the
red clover does not seem to us i'm
possible when we see what has been
accomplished in the line of breeding
our domestic animals; our horses for
speed or draft. cows for milk, butter
or beef, sheep for wool or mutton, and
dogs for hunting or other purposes.
It Is true that in these cases we can
control the mating as we cannot that
of the queen bee, but when we find
colonies that approach the type We
want, we can see that only those
colonies are allowed to produce drones
and queens, cutting out the drone
cells from them and If we allow them
to send out swarm, seeing they are
provided with a new queen from the
most desirable stock. 1t may be a
work of years, and queens may be,
as it is said some have been, sold at
500 to 5000 each, but men who I'M
derstand just what they want and
work for it usually succeed finally.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Dies AND
FARmNOTES

Baling is the proper treatment for
cowpea hay.
The hoe is the certain remedy for
the cocklebur pest.
Every farmer should give some at
tention to hairy vetch.
1t takes two years to thoroughly de-
troy all the cockleburs in any field.
The ground for sweet clover seed
should be prepared the same as for
alfalfa or clover.
The surest way of getting rid Of
moles is to set one of the steel spring
traps over their runs.
Neither corn nor millets are espe-
cially sensitive to acid. They will
often do well on soils which are sour
than clovers, but timothy will not do
well in soils markedly deficient IN
lime.
Among plants requiring large
amounts of lime in the soil are al
talfa, clovers, pease, beans and
vetches.
Lime should not be applied imme
diately preceding a crop Of potatoes.
They are more likely to be affected
with scab should such application be
made.
All implements that are not needed
further this summer should be taken
to the Toulouse and protected from
the sun. A dollar saved is equal to
collar made.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
AdulatIon Pleased Rousseau.

Rousseau, whose bicentenary cele-
bration occasioned riot in Paris the
other day, created a sensation when
he visited England in 1866. Rousseau
and his Armenian dress" wrote Lord
Charlemont, were followed by
crowds when he first arrived in Lon
don, and as long as this species of
admiration lasted he was contented
and happy. Garrick not only gave
supper in his honor, but played two
characters specially to please him.
Rousseau was highly gratified, but
Mrs. Garrick declared that she had
never spent more unpleasant eve
ming in her life, the philosopher be-
ing so anxious to display himself.
and hanging over the front Of the
box SO much, that she was obliged to
hold him by the skirts of his coat to
prevent him from falling over into
the pit"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
SECOND CHOICE TO DECIDE
Tenth District Republican Congress
sonaI Nomination Will Be Settled
by Official Ballot Count.

Eau Claire-Returns from the re-
publican primary first choice vote on
congressman, covering all The Tenth
congressional district except fifteen
Buffalo county precincts give Gilbert
son 4,0S8, Frear 4,101, and from all
except Buffalo county give Ingram
1927, Twesme, 1928.
While this gives Frear a lead of
thirty-three over Gilbertson, it is re-
ported the remaining precincts of
Buffalo county will probably put Gil
bertson finally ahead on the first
choice votes, as the eleven Buffalo
precincts heard from give him a
plurality of sixty-one over Frear
So many precincts have made de-
fective returns of the second choice
vote that recounts and new reports
thereon will be necessary in order to
provide the information required in
the process of distributing the sec
ond choice votes
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
POST MAKES A USEFUL GATE
Two Sections of Fence Can Be Bent
Apart at Top, Making Handy
and Convenient Passage.

Here is a fence, horse-high, bull
strong and pig-tight, and without a
gate in sight. Yet the man who knows
can pass through it easily. The secret
rests in pair of twin posts. Two
pieces of strong wood are shod with
iron at the bottoms. These iron feet
are hinged by being connected with a
long iron stake that is driven into the
ground and forms the foundation At
the tops of the posts are hook, and
loop to engage the hook, so that nor
mally the two posts are hooked to-
gether and form one rigid upright that
holds the wires as taut as they are on
the stationary posts that form the rest
of the fence. To pass through this
novel gate all that is necessary is to
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Names Prison Delegates.

Madison.-Goy. McGovern ap-
pointed eleven delegates to attend
the meeting of the American associa-
ton in Baltimore, Nov. to IA. They
are William H. Graebner, Milwau-
kee; DR.. R. W. Lindley, Chippewa
Falls; Ralph E. Smith, Merrill; Dan
lei Woodward Waupun; John P.
Lewis, Friendship; Kathrine Will
Jams, Milwaukee; G. w. Bowron,
Green Bay; A. j. Hutton, Waukesha;
Mary j. Berry, Milwaukee; M. J.
Toppins, Madison; Rev S. j. Dow
ling, Waupun.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
TO HOLD JOINT CONFERENCE
Meeting of Anti Tuher cuIosis' hsso-
citation and Chart s and Correc-
TONS at Madison, Oct. 4-S.

Madison.-A conference of the
State Anti-Tuberculosis association
and the state conference of charities
and correction will be held in this
city October 4 to 8, inclusive
The conference on Friday will be
devoted to the state campaign
against tuberculosis, closing on Sat
urday evening when DR.. Livingston
Farrand of New York will speak for
the anti-tuberculosis association. w.
F. Greeman of Milwaukee will de-
liver the presidents address for the
conference of charities and correc-
tions.
On Sunday the Madison pulpits
will be filled under the direction of a
local committee by speakers with
special experience In social work. A
union meeting will be held in the
First Congregational church in the
evening
Monday morning will be devoted to
the consideration of families and
neighborhoods. One hour of the aft
ernoon and the entire evening will
be devoted to children's interests.
The state board of control will
provide the program on Tuesday,
with reference to the problems of the
state and county institutions. There
will be unusually favorable oppor-
tunities for social conference and in
teresting excursions to institutions
near Madison.
1t is hoped that the county boards
viii make provision to send superin-
tendents of all county institutions to
this conference and that the social
and religious interests of every city
in the state will be represented
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13

makes a 10 per cent emulsion. Some
recommend Is per cent, but we have
found 10 per cent efficient in killing
the mites.
Kerosene used on the roost once
a week in hot weather will help to
keep down both mites and lice. Ii
put on a short time before the hens
go to roost, some OF it will get on
the feathers and will kill and drive
away lice. Care must be taken not
to get too much on the fowls, or 1t
will blister them and this will stop
the hens from laying just as much as
the lice will
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Size of Poultry House.

AS to the proportionate size Of the
house to the number of fowls kept.
only he who remembers that there
is more profit in house half full
than in a house twice full" Is safe
from laundering at this point. The
most ,evel-headed practical poultry
men insist upon ten square feet per
fowl. Contrast this with the room
afforded 100 fowls in a 12x20 house,
less than 1-3 feet Of space to each
(Which is common sight and Judge
al to the chances for eggs in the lat
ter case and take warning.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Rus -
aA
inexpensive Hay Rack.

on the wagon, remove the bolster from
the wagon and let the one made on
the frame take it's place
The side rails are made of 21ax6-
inch stuff The cross-pieces are PKG
inches and 6 feet 6 inches long. The
two boards that form the bows that
protect the wheels are made of ks
inch elm,l or some wood that is tough
and will not break in bending.
The frame is put together with
g inch bolts, assorted lengths to suit
the different thicknesses of material
The knees that support the front
cross-piece are 1 foot tall, without the
lemons; these are 6 inches on the
lower end and on the upper II well
put together out OF good materials,
and painted, and well taken care of,
this frame will last for 80 years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
HONEY BEE CARRIES POLLEN
As Assurance Of Crop Depends Upon
Insects as Distributors, Apiaries
Should Be In Orchards.

(By c. I. LEWIS and c. c. vINCENT.)
1t has been a question in the minds
of many experimenters for some time
just how much the wind aids in carry
ing pollen from tree to tree. If the
wind does aid in distributing pollen,
to insure the fertilization Of the
ovules?
Since so many of our varieties of
apples are known to be self-sterile, and
must depend upon foreign pollen for
fertilizing the ovules this question is
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
MURDER SUSPECT In ITALY
6oreIlo, Wanted for Killing of John
Sexton Near Eikhart Lake, Wis,
Arrested in Native Country.

ShebOygan. - District Attorney
Collins has been notified by Gov. Nc
Govern that Tony Borello, suspected
OF numbering John Sexton, the Elk
hart Lake hermit, has been arrested
in Italy and Will be returned here for
trial.
The murder and robbery of the
aged man occurred ON the night of
June 2S, 1911, and Italians employed
at the Elkhart lime kiln works were
suspected. Two of the gang disap-
peared at the time, but could not be
traced farther than Chicago The
matter was then placed with the
American ambassador at Rome
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Protect the YOUNGSTERS

Chickens that run with the hens
should have place to eat where they
will not be melested by the large ones.
troughs in the center. They will soon
learn to go into it and will there be
protected from the sun and rain. 1t
can be made of old boards and narrow
strips with spaces between for light
The posts may be driven into the
ground and the bottom strips nailed
on two inches or more from the
ground Cover the roof with paper
or se]t roofing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13


as the bee is the best agent for cross
polIination.
of serious consequence. Is it the wind
or our common honey bee that does
the work?
From observations made the past
few years it is evident that bees play a
most important part In the fertiliza-
ton Of the blossoms. To arrive at
some definite conclusions as to how
much pollen is transmitted through
the air by the wind, experiments have
been carried on in several states to
determine this question. These eX-
periments demonstrated beyond doubt
that plum pollen as we'll as pollen of
several species Of apples experimental
upon Is not transmitted through the
air in sufficient quantities to in
ture cross -pollination. Hence, the wind
cannot be relied upon as an agency to
transfer pollen from tree to tree
throughout the orchard.
That the honey-bee Is not attracted
to the blossom by the inflorescence
has also been shown. 1t is apparent
that the snowy petals of the blossoms
aid materially in attracting the bees
The blossom is well supplied with
nectar, and the open character of the
nectary makes 1t accessible to almost
all insects. The bees, in trying to
reach the nectar, brush against the
anthers and carry away with them on
their hairy legs and abdomen large
quantities of pollen. The insects in
visiting other blossoms transfer some
Of the foreign pollen to these pistils.
Since the wind aids so little in cross
pollination, it is evident that the vari-
Gus insects, especially the bees, are
carriers Of pollen.
AS the assurance of crop depends
upon insects as distributors Of the
pollen, it is necessary that apiaries be
established in the different fruit sec
lions. With favorable climatic condi-
tons and proper planting of varieties
the bees would insure pollination.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
German Farmer Good Business Ma

OeTHIaH TdTTTtT OOOu bUSIHeSS WdH.
Under seemingly generous offer
Of hospitality, North German farm
er has managed to include a good
stroke Of business for himself. In a
Hanover paper recently appeared
an advertisement that from fifteen to
twenty women and girls [not under
twelve years of age) who needed re-
cuperation could have free board ana
lodging On a country estate. But In
exchange they would be required to
pick peas from eight to ten hours
daily. Industrious pickers might also
be paid cash for their labor.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Rane for Fall Feed

Rape soWn at the rate OF two pounds
to the acre in the corn field when the
last blowing has been done, or even
later, will often furnish a wealth of
fall feed for sheep, swine and cattle
other than mich cows. Such a plan
is especially good if "hogging off,
corn is considered. Lambs will eat
the rape and not waste any of the
corn, and will produce meat at min
imum of expense 1t will be advisable
to snap or husk the corn before any
other animals are turned into the
field.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Stoughton Claims Heaviest Man,

Stoughton.-This city now claims
the biggest man in America. He is
G. E. Doenberg, Swede, who came
to this country several years ago
He secured employment as the fat
man with Barnum & Bailey and later
with wild west show. Doenberg is
now employed by the Mandt Wagon
company. He is over six feet high
and weighs about 700 pounds.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Cut Out the Weeds.

The weeds that are growing along
the fence rows and out-of-way places
will soon go to seed. If it Is desired
to make the place look tidy and neat,
more determined hold, they should be
cut at the earliest opportunity. A
mower will undoubtedly cut nearly all
of them. A scythe will be found nee
essary only to cut the weeds under the
fences and in the corners.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Value of SiIos.

The small silo is more expensive in
proportion to its capacity. A silo
should be not less than ten feet in di-
ameter. The height should be at
least twice as great as the diameter.
On the average farm two medium
sized silos are more satisfactory than
Qne extremely large one
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
LOG JAM CAUSES FLOOD
by Water, Inundating Big Section
Many Flee in Boats

Oconto.-Forced out of its banks
by log jam the Oconto river flood
ed most of the lower section of this
city, including a residence district
housing nearly 200 families.
Residents of the flooded district
moved out in rowboats and impro-
vised. RATS. Many small buildings
foated away. The city is crowded
with visitors who came for the coun-
ty fair, and these people are having
difficulty securing lodging.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Woman Officials Renominate d j..

Mar.nette.-Miss Adeline Pratt.
register of deeds of this county, was
Tenominated on the republican ticket
1T the primary election
Ashland.-Mrs. Nollie Archibald,
who two years ago was elected coun-
~ treasurer, one of the two women
county officials in Wisconsin, is re-
nominated by a vote of 2 to l over
her male opponent.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
kenoS Pastor Resjpns

Kenosha.-The Rev Edgar T. Far
rill, for the last ten years pastor of
the First Congregational church, has
resigned. Mr.. Farrill has been
active in church work in the city and
state, and recently resigned his Of
flee as president of the Wisconsin
Society of Christian Fndeavor-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Preserving Value of Manure.

When manure is left in piles in the
field the organic matter with it's nitro
gen will be converted into gas and will
escape In addition to all this, the fer
tilizing constituents are washed into
the soil with every rain. By spreading
1t Immediately all this loss is pre-
vented.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Moisture for Next Year.

Now is the time to think of conserv-
ing moisture for the crop next year.
If the stubble fields are disked as
soon as the grain is cut and capillarity
is broken, it will be much more diff
cult for the tons of water stored in the
ground by summer rains to evaporate.
1t will also be found that blowing can
be done more easily, and at less ex
pense to horse flesh.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
EXpand Railroad Xards

Janesville.-With the moving of
the old freight house of the ST. Paul
railroad IN this city, work was COM
menced on grading and construction
for the laying of a mile and a half
of additional switching tracks for the
company.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Bishop Crafton's VIII Filed.

Fond du Lac.-The will of Bishop
Grafton now on file disposes of an
estate valued at $1,000. The greater
part of this, apart from S10O be-
quests 10 sons of Bishop Weller and
Warden Rogers, goes to the Sister
hood of the Holy Nativity
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
Iowa County Carriers Orga,iz,

odgeville.-An Iowa county asso-
citation of rural carriers has been or
ganized with the following officers:
President, w. G. Gairs of Mineral
Point; vice president, T. S. Comor,
Highland; secretary-treasurer John
Grifhths, Dodgeviile.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-13
lutherans Name State Officers.

Stoughton.-Rev. Lloyd Steckel.
Platteville, was ELECTED president of
the state Luther league Other Off
GERS are: Gilda Midtborn, Slough
ton, secretary; Jennie Cutmann, La
Crosse, treasurer; John Lund, Mt.
Horeb, corresponding secretary