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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22

sized apartments, each holding
from four to six birds, as the case
may be.
The Stats or laths are Ia inches
wide, placed one and a half inches
apart at the ends, sides and tops Of
the crate, but those in front are placed
vertically two inches apart.
The floor of the crate is made of
Stats laid lengthwise, one inch apart,
leaving a one-inch space on either
side between the first lath and the
sides Of the crate. The crate should
stand on short legs or trestles, to
allow convenience in cleaning.
The trough is made the full length
Of the crate and Should be three or
four inches deep. 1t is supported at
either end on notcneo Doarus, III oruer
that it may be taken away when the
coops are cleaned.
Never leave the feed before the
chickens more than Is minutes, and
feed very little at the start, gradually
increasing the amount until the end
of the week they are getting all they
can eat three times a day
Some rations for fattening are given
below:
Equal parts by weight of finely
ground corn, oats and shorts, mixed
with sour skinned milk.
Same ration, except substitute
ground barley for the corn.
Finely ground oats mixed with
skinned milk.
Equal parts of finely ground oats,
corn and low-grade flour. If beef
scraps are used, Is per cent. is the
best proportion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
MAKE WIGS OF SPUN GLASS
Natural Hair Becoming Scarce, Deal
ers In Artificial Product Are
Driven to Extremities.

No one outside the artificial hair
business knows the difficulty that
merchants in hair-goods have expert
enced in getting material of sufficient
Quality-especially in braids-at any
thing like the prices which most peo-
pie are willing to pay. Many coun-
tries, indeed, place such restrictions
on wig-makers, owing to hygienic rea-
sons, that natural hair is becoming
more and more rare.
In certain parts Of France the ex-
pedient was resorted to of making
wigs from certain fbrinous plants;
especially was this done with those
which have served to furnish mate
rial for rugs and blankets. By split
ting the fibers very fine and treating
them chemically, it was possible to
make artificial hair. but the labor in
volved the asking of prices that
were almost prohibitive. Moreover,
complaints were made that the substi-
tute was not satisfactory. Horsehair
was treated to a like process of di-
vision and Frightening, but the imita-
ton, except for the very poor class Of
trade, signally failed. Now, thanks to
a series of experiments, it has been
found possible to utilize spun crystal
for the purpose, reducing it to any
shade which may be desired and to
any degree of finenes. Indeed, the
resemblance to human hair is said to
be all but absolute. The new product
has the advantage, moreover, of
weighing very little, and ''hair" made
of glass presents an appearance of
luster End is, above all, thoroughly
Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
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PAID ADVERTISEMENT.

Three dollars is paid for the insertion
Of the following matter, the same being
authorized by c. NJ. Dawson, Beaver
Dam, the author thereof
For President:
William Howard Taft
For zee President:
write name in
For delegates at large for William How
ard Taft:
James O. Davidson
". d. Hoard
George B. HudnaIl
Emanuel l.. Philips.
For district delegates for William
Howard Taft:
c. NJ Dawson
John Il. bennett
Please cut out and keep fer reference
at primaries.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22

NOUCe OF FFOCteuIngS.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court, Jeffer-
son County. In Probate.
In the matter Ofthe estate of William Pitt Owen
late of the town of IXonia in said county de-
ceased.
of the county court, to be held in and for said
county, at the city hall, in the City of Watertown
in said county, on the 18th day of April A. D.
1912 at the opening OF court on that day or as
soon thereafter as the same can be heard the
following matters will be heard and considered:
The petition of Lydia M. Shearer, a person in
terested in said estate, praying that the court de-
termne the names of grandchildren of said Viii
liam Pitt Owen deceased, and for the assignment
of the residue of said estate TO the persons en-
titled thereto.
Dated this goth day of March A. D. 1912.
BY the Court:
Charles B. Rogers,
County Judge.
Cl,i,n1nn,- q Tbn11n1 A4tnrnanS
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Trade in Horses.

A. B. Afford, transfer man of Phil
adelphia, states that with statistics
showing a larger number Of horses in
the United States than ever before, 1t
is harder to get hold Of good draft
animal, at fair price, than it was Is
years ago, when he could buy all he
wanted for from 500 to s125, and to-
day he cannot get horses of the same
kind for 5000 or $3.50.
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honor Of their daughters. Mrs. John
Perry's, fifth wedding anniversary.
Rev. Schmidt of Lebanon. spent Mon
day at the home of C. Henning.
Misses Florence and Laura Humphrey
were over Sunday visitors with their
cousin, David Lewis at Ixonia.
Misses Lillian and Viola Kohl of Wa
tertown, were over Sunday guests at the
home of their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs, H0llatz.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Laughed Out His Name,

1t is hard to be laughed out of ones
surname. That is what happened to an
inoffensive gentleman. Charles Sains-
bury Pickwick, Esq, who after the pub
LEGATION of Dickens famous novel felt
constrained to advertise in the Times
informing the world that owing to its
having been brought into ridicu1e and
made byword by the novelist he In
tended to abandon his name forever.
This was the more hard In his case
because he proudly traced his name
to a knightly origin-from "PiQuez-
vite"-"spur fast"
First Aid.
Edtth-Who are you writing to.
dear?
Ethel-Jack's written me that his
girl has thrown him overheard, so I'm
dropping him line.
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Charles B. Rogers. County Judge.


STATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court, Jeffer-
son County. In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Lydia Volkmann
late OF the town OF Watertown in said County
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at a special term
Of the County Court to be held in and for said
County, at the City hall, in the City of Water
town, in said County, on the 18th day of April
A. D. 1912 at the opening of Court On~that day or
as soon thereafter as the same can be heard, the
following matters will he heard and considered:
The petition of Paul VOkmann, executor of
said estate, praying for the examination and al
lowance of his final account therein, including
debts and claims paid not filed and allowed, and
for the assignment of the residue of said estate
to the persons entitled thereto.
Dated his 18th day of March A. D. 1912.
By the Court:
Charles B. Rogers,
County Judge
Skinner &c Thauer, Attorneys, Watertown Wis
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22

Notice OF proceedings.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court JeffeI
son County, In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas William
late of the city of Watertown in said county
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at a special ter
of the county court, to be held in and for sai
county, at the city hall, in the city of WatertOw
1912 at the opening of court on that day or
soonthereafter as the same can be heard &
following matters win be heard and considers
The application of William Williams and>Wm
field Williams to admit to probate the last vi
and testament of Thomas Williams, late of tn
city of WATERFOWL, county of Jefferson and Stat
of Wisconsin, deceased.
Dated this Goth day of March A. D. 1912.
By the Court:
Charles B. Rogers,
County Judge.
Skinner &c Thauer, Attys., WATERFOWL Wis.
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Pipersville.
Too late for last week.

Miss Agnes Schroeder OF Milwaukee,
spent Wednesday at her home here.
Miss Florence Henning visited Ocono-
mOwoc friends Sunday.
VIM. Schemerhorn OF Watertown,
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. C.
Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schroeder enter
tanned at their: home Wednesday evening
number of friends and relatives in
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
BREAKING A WEANLING COLT
ting Him Used to Stand Tied
When Hitched-

(By J. NJ. BELL, Virginia.)
A New York horse dealer came to
Virginia twenty-odd years ago and
bought farm for the purpose OF
raising colts in addition to small farm
ing. His method of handling colts is
worthy of imitation.
At thirty-six hours of age the colts
were battered and left in the stalls
one to stall, of course, as their dams
slept there at night.
Very soon the colts were perfectly
halter-broken Qong before they were
weaned) and in being halter-broken,
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First Pub.-Mar. %, 4 t.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT,
JEFFERSON COUNTY, In Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Wilhelmine
Ruege. late of the city of Waterfowl, in said
county, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at a special term
OF the county court, to be held in and for said
in said county the 18th day of Apr. A. D. 1912,
at the opening of court on that day or as soon
thereafter as the same can be heard, the follow
ing matters will be heard and considered:
The petition of Herman Ruege Of the town of
Greenfield. Milwaukee county, Wisconsin for
the proof and admission to probate of the instru-
ment bearing date Nov ember 9th. 1903, purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of said
Wilhelmine Ruege deceased and for the ap-
pointment Of said Herman Ruege, her son, as
administrator with the viii annexed of said es-
tate.
Dated this 18th day of March A D. 1912.
By the Court
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Dry Bed Appreciated.

Keep plenty of bright straw under
the live stock. 1t will do more good
there than standing In the fields rot
ting. A warm, dry bed for horse,
cow or hog is appreciated these days
and the manure makes a grand mulch
FOR the garden.
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Foresight.

How is it you were so successful
with your catch in the fishing party
when the rest couldn't get thing?"
Il invited the deaf and dumb girl in
the party to go with me-"
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DlsprovInu Maxims.

"She had chicken at one end of the
table and canvasback duck at the
other.
Which shows there is no economy
in making both ends meat"
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be shod with the ant1-skid chains IL
they are to be of any effect. Then
the faithful beast can give the black
smith the horse laugh, and stand IN
slippery places without his aid.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
CRATE TO FATTEN POULTRY
Work Should Be Done Four Weeks Be-
fore Killed to Get Right Pro-
portion of Fat and Lean.

Fowls should be fattened at least
four weeks before they are killed, not
to make them as fat as possible, but
to give them the right proportion Of
fat and lean to make the fowls fat
and juicy when cooked.
The fattening-crate shown herewith
is 6 feet long, 16 inches wide, Is inches
high and divided into three equal
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
SAW HIS DUTY POINTED OUT
Advertisement of John Ware Gave
Valuable Idea to tho Travelling
Salesman.

While working through Pennsyl
vaDia recently saw an advertisement
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
SKIN SORES
Easily and Quickly H,ecLed

Ing remedy for eczema, pimples, running sores
wounds, burns, salt rheum, ring -worm, piles
immediate relief. The burning. irritating infarn-
nation quickly subsidies and the sores dry and
disappear.
The Fs7o-D-oD Salve Is row put r- IN IS
4asd Sc cef.. s,eckages and sold by uesrf, all
dfuggiS 49, Ii it is not obtainabe In YOU Is atty
you ca o-7er- direct from swanson r. G. Co.
1sS LAX Chicago, H. and il viii he sent post
l'.'d rlss' receipt OF price. 1t Is excellent
J%4ai@da e1acked sin had scalp numoTs.
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First Pub. March 22-4t.l

Skinner C Thauer, Attorneys.
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First Pub. March 22-4t.l

Skinner G Thauer. Attorneys, Wafe I tlGge
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Skinner &c Thauer, Attys., WATERFOWL Wis
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01

Nicholas, autocrat Of all the Russias,
himself, and an exact replica of Prince
George. The prince strobe over toward
him.
"IIow are you, Nick?" he cried,
cheerily in English.
The car stretched out his hand me-
chemically; then, apparently recog-
nizing his visitor. he burst suddenly
into h%ysterical sobs and fell upon his
Cousins neck, embracing him.
you must help me; you can help
me-" he wept. what am l to do? All
Russia looks to me to answer the
Servian claims and to lead our soldiers
into Germany So, at least, says Linie'
witch, and France and England urge
me continually to draw the sword"
Then why not draw it in SO good a
cause?" asked the prince. "Who op,
poses?"
Michael and Alexis say that wal
with Germany would be fatal. And
Kaulbars gets angry with me. And my
father objects, too"
Your father?"
Alexander III. He came to me-
through Philippe, his spirit angry
hurting im%precations upon me If ! drew
the sword against Wilhelm"
Bah! An impudent fraud" said the
prince.
But I tell you I recognized his
voice." sobbed Nicholas. what shall
l do? How shall l decide in the coun
Gil meeting tomorrow"
Even with these words a blankness
seemed to come into his gaze, He
dropped his eyes and his voice sanl
into a dreamy muttering. His MOOD
had come upon him; that fatal melan
cholia, the curse of the Romanoffs
drove out the external world into
maze of fantasies, while his OWL
thoughts led him through heaven onl,
knows what depths of despair. Mich
olas was no longer conscious of oul
presence. 1t was evident that in thi.
condition he would be as amenable tt
suggestion az though hypnotized; Kaul
bars and the grand dukes would worl
their will with him on the morrow.
AS we stood gazing at each otheI
and at the car the door was flung
open violently, and a young office:
came striding in without formality
He raj toward Prince Henry with out
stretched hands.
THANK God!" he cried. II am from
General Linievitch. The grand dukes
have excluded him from the palace
But he has friends within and commu
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01
LEGEND OF THE lR0QUOIS
Canadian Indians Have Their Own
Way Of Accounting for the Five
Races of Men.

The 1roquois Indians of Canada, in
their efforts to account to themselves
for the existence Of the five races Of
men with which they are acquainted,
have shaped the following legend: In
the beginning the Great Spirit, in or
der to people the earth, went about
making a man Of each nation. He
took a lump Of earth and nodded it
into a a This first man was a
negro. Then he took another lump
and nodded another man. This was
a Chinaman. Then he made an Indian
In the same way, and gave life to all
three.
But two men, 3, Frenchmar and an
E~nglishman, remained to be created,
and no earth was at hand wherewith
to make them. What was to be done?
The Great Spirit reached out his arm
and seized the first animal that came
in his way. It was a butterfly. The
Great Spirit clipped off it's wings,
added arms and legs, breathed upon
it to give it a soul and set it. down
in a corner of the earth. This was
the first Frenchman.
Again extending his arm, the Great
Spirit seized another animal. It was
an ant. 1t was treated as the butter
fly had been; it was given the face
and soul Of a man, and was set down
in another coner of the earth. This
was the first Englishman.
This explains, says the Idoquois
story, why the English and tie French
have always been able to make their
way SO easily about the earth. Made
out of animals. and not from Jumps of
earth, they go everywhere, and sur
pass the poor negro and Indian and
Chtnaman in all things. This accounts,
too, for the difference in The charac-
ter Of the Englishman and the French.
man. The one has always preserved
something of the Industrious charac-
ter of the ant, and the other some
thing of the light ways Of the butter.
fy.-Harper's Weekly.
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1t was exactly moor on Monday when
we drew into st. Petersburg. I waited
in some trepidation for Stapfhaus to
emerge. I did not want the prince to
be discovered. He had evidently got
on at the local station, however, for
there was no sign of him. We hailed
a cab, were driven to the Hotel 'des
strangers and, as soon as we had re-
moved the evidences of travel, hurried
to the Winter palace in a landau. In
side the closed compartment the
prince Invested himself of his dis
guise. He opened his cloak; upon his
breast blazed the order of the Bath
and that of the Russian Eagle. We
saw the sentry present his rife and
order the driver down. He descended
and opened the door.
Descend, ~excellencies," he began.
No further can We"
The words died upon his lips. Over
his face there crept an expression of
awe; he fell prone in the mud before
us. The prince and I descended; l saw
the soldiers rifle fall Gathering to the
ground. Another came running up.
Would the bluff hold? II he were dis.
covered he would be dragged of to
the fortress. Prince George solved the
difficulty In a characteristic manner
Going up to the sentry who had let
his rife fall he boxed his ears soundly
at the same time swearing at him in
Russian. At this display of authority
the man who was advancing came to a
stop and, with military precision, pre-.
scented rms. Prince George and ]
strobe inside the gates. 1 heard a
bugle blown. The guard turned out,
rifles at the present. l saw men run.
ming through the corridors of the pal
ace. The news of the cars appear.
ance at the gate had evidently already
been spread by some electrical rumor
And in the calmest manner the prince
and I walked past the guard, right into
the Winter palace itself, beside the
broad and gentle Neva.
AS w passed through the passages
servitors seemed to appear miraculous
ly, as though trotting out of the earth
and stood bowling beside us. A little
page came trotting up toward us. He
could not have been more than sever
years old; evidently the discipline Of
the court had not been taught him, fol
he thrust his hand into the princes
co%nfidingly.
What is your name, little SOM
asked Prince George in Russian.
The boy started; his eyes filled witt
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nicated with me. He knows OF your
presence here. 1t is rumored through
the city that the gar went riding in
a closed carriage this afternoon; LIME
witch guessed by a miracle that you
had come to rescue us and save the ma
tion." He paused, painfully agitated;
I then resumed:
! Neither the grand dukes nor Kaul-
bars suspect that you are here. You
must impersonate the z Philippe
has tricked him into surrendering to
the German party; but to make doubly
sure they will send him on his ride
this afternoon behind unbroken horses
that will gallop far into the forests.
Hide in his bedroom, sir-this way.
They will be here in a moment"
l heard bugles blown outside, and
surmised that it was a royal summons.
The young officer half dragged, half
led the prince into the cars bedroom,
adjacent. The monarch's family were
at Tsarskoe-Selo; I knew that the
prince could hide undisturbed in one
of the wardrobes. The young officer
%ensconced him there behind an I'm
mense pile of clothing and hurried
back with me just as the door of the
apartment was flung wide open. "You
are his English physician" he whis-
pered, and stood like a statue at his
monarch's service.
Bowling and clicking heels, the cars
funkies entered-to discover me bend
ing over him, my fingers upon his
pulse. They lined up in a double row
OF six, and four more entered, bediz-
ened with gold lace, carrying a sedan
chair, lined with the'same blue velvet
that was a feature of the royal apart
ments. will your majesty deign to
take your driver" asked one, evidently
master of ceremonies.
Through the open door I caught
sight of the guards, hurriedly arraying
themselves in helmets and corselets as
they struggled into their places. But
to all those present the czar said no
word; of their presence he gave not
the slightest sign.
It was my turn to act. I must justly
my presence at his side. With fnge.s
on his wrist I whispered:
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tears. Thou hast forgotten me, en-
peror," he murmured. Ivan Vassilie.
witch, thy page"
mo, l was jesting," the prince an
swered. Come, Ivan Vassielievitch,
lead me to the apartments that l &C.
cupy."
But you are going away from
Them" said the page. II thought you
were going to the gardens, emperor.
I will precede you" And he turned
and went along the corridor, in ridicu-
lous imitation of the pompous strut of
a waiting man, and casting many back
ward glances.
A turn-we alone in a cor
ridor lined with blue velvet. At a door
the page paused. "Shall l enter with
you, emperor" he asked. The prince
sighed in the negative. "Then 1 will
play until you summon me-" he an
swered, and ran merrily along the pas
sage. The prince entered the apart
ment quickly. Instantly a half score
of armed guards, of the famous Guards
regiment (chosen from men with snub
noses-these had the most savage and
unhuman co%untenances) ran at us with
drawn swords; they dropped them sud-
denly and began muttering and point
ing from the prince to an inner door
in amazement.
They crossed themselves, as though
fearing magical means had brought
their Ear in to them while they be-
lieved he was behind the doors of his
apartment. But Prince George, waving
them aside, crossed the room in a few
strides and opened a further door with
out ceremony. 1t closed automatically
behind us.
We were at the entrance to a capa-
cious apartment whose padded walls.
lined with velvet of the same color as
the corridor, lent an aspect of singular
richness to the perspective. Rare and
costly pictures looked down from the
walls; white ivory statuettes glistened
between massed banks of ferns and
exotic flowers. But in the center,
stretched out upon an ottoman, on
which he half lay, half sat, mis- mild
eyes fixed upon ours, but evincing no
appearance Of any emotion, was q mar