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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-29
bonth In Hospital.

sidney z ciary J., wcm-known young
- S'H-n' Ct Mckenzie street twonty.
Noars old. died In the PETERSBURG
Yesterday afternoon o. tv-
r ~ ever. after protracted illness
Maggie n Clary. b-o,her ~ :
.iary' Of Wakefield. and tbreo sis,ora
,4rf oreida Nunnally and Miss pesri
'ary. ~ this city and Mrs will;ar,
y Shell. OF Richmond '''' III
=, annie Hubbard. younses, child q,
NJ and Mrs. J. H. Patterson -
,Inesieraeld County. died night Before
,ast IN" body viii be brourh, -
Biandfori Cemetery Tor b,,-t-,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-29
EIrl tImi> NJ MnrJ,

ne merchants Of Petersburg are CO.
operaiins with the Southslde Fsir As
so,.1iion in offering number Of
ct .1S 10 me winning members Of the
aiming clubs OF Dinwiddie
fair al inc october
Tho arc eight Of these cr,b. ..
I'D "'ddie win memberships OF of,v
a srr'S Though the exceedingly hot
disra.. Weather have been somewhat
h.S.'nrhTins tho girls have gone
hravely ON Ia ,hcir work and go.
max some highly cred.table exbi.
Pts 10 be shown at tho Roanoks
N..ninond and Petersburg fairs. rhev
neEan work on Angus, / and viii con.
'ru' through September.
co,,rs n'r Association is also en-
eng the boys corn clubs bv or.
iierinF very liberal premiums FOR ~.
D.S' 'Nhihi's in mis- line The boy.
'Nrected to shon 40 Handsomely
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-29
Fircmcn En- Route.

dozen or moro ,no,,bo--
volunteer fire depa-tmen, =. ne
"F'okshurg IN uniform were in rho ~.
to-day on their way to Roanote -
attend the State convention of o-o,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
MYSTIC ALGIERS.
1t Is Not City For Women Visitors to
Explore Alone.

No foreigner knows what the Arab
does. TIE few has it been given to un-
derstand what he thinks. Within his
.'ouse he is as much master in Algiers
as he is in Mecca, so long as he avoids
the appearance Of what the infidel calls
evil and SO long as he complies with
certain demands, equally foolish and
outrageous to him, in respect of regis
tration, vaccination, sanitation and the
like.
To any one who has ever seen for a
moment behind the veil of native life
there is something almost terrifying
about the impenetrable mystery of
these silent houses. Things happen
there and human nature assumes as
poets there of which the western world
never dreams. | confess to being I'M
easy when | see careless and ignorant
westerners-certainly when 1 see west
ern walking alone in the ma
tive quarters of eastern towns.
Suppose one Of those dark doors
should open suddenly, the stranger be
dragged quietly within and the door
forever without leaving q single trace
1t would be useless to search unless
the authorities were prepared to ran
sack every house to its most private
apartments in whole district, and to
do that would be, If not to provoke
revolt, at least to stir up such danger
Gus unrest and hostility as to make it
impossible.
What might happen to that stranger
is best not considered. II his or her
captors so chose there would be no
more trace than marks the spot where
a stone has fallen into the sea. Such
an event is, of course, very unlikely,
but it has horribly happened and might
happen again.-Sir Henry Norman, NJ.
F., in Srribner's.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
-VVVVVNVN|cVV'VV VVVVVVVVVVV
, A man may outgrow his pow (
erty If he has a piece of land to !
} do the growing on
Among the Chickens.

EPSON salts in their food Is worth
trying when the hens cease laying
from overlooking
A bird that has been sick with any
contagious disease is disqualified from
being either a safe breeder or mother.
Ducks In the garden will devour
many bugs. slugs and worms and can
not scratch. Guinea hens also are use
full In the garden.
Goslings will thrive If fed on grass
alone, but will not make such rapid
growth. Of course, as when they are
given a little grain.
Every farmer should plant such
crops as milo. sorghum, Kaffir and
shallu for his fowls. A small area of
land will produce enough grain to feed
a large flock of poultry.
Follow the practice approved by
many successful poultrymen of selling
water In eggshells The way to get it
inside Is to let the hens put it there
They will do 1t satisfactorily If given
an ample supply. and ii fed and other
wise managed properly and supplied
with grit they will put in more or less
other ingredients which the public will
pay for.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
Valuable Find of Manuscript,


A very interesting and remarkable
discovery of Illuminated manuscripts
and early printed books, ranging as
far back as 1880, has just been made
in the library at Oxton Hall, says the
Nottingham (Eng.) Guardian.
1t came about il this way: The
vicar of the parish, Rev. w. Laycock,
obtained permission to go through the
books in the library at his leisure.
While so doing his curiosity was
aroused by locked and forgotten
cupboard therein, which he proceeded
to investigate. It's contents proved to
be between forty and fifty volumes,
which confirmed the impression con-
veyed by the antiquity of their ap-
pearance that they belonged to the
very earliest stage of the art of print
ing, which was introduced into this
country in 1S47.
The majority of them are folio vol
umes, and with one exception they are
all in their original bindings. The
covers are carefully planed boards of
solid oak, and the books are bound
with stout leather 1aces, the backing
and lining being fragments of illum-
mated manuscripts of a much earlier
date, cut up as waste with ruthless
Indifference
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
HELPED OUT GREAT NOVELIST
Schoolgirl Friend OF His Daughter Sup
piled Names for Thackeray's
Great Story.

A delightful Thackeray anecdote
(Which, so far as one remembers, is
new has turned up at the dinner Of
the Colquhoun club. The guests in
cluded Philip Newman, who recount
ed that his wife when a girl happened
to go to the same school as the nov
elists daughters and afterwards kept
up an intimacy with the family.
One day, when she was out for a
walk with Miss Thackeray, the latter
mentioned that her father had started
new story but was at loss to de-
eide upon the hero's name The fu-
ture Mrs. Newman, with her fiance
in her thoughts, suggested that his
name, Philip" might serve the pur-
pose.
At that moment who should come
up unobserved behind the two girls
but Thackeray himself. Making his
presence known by laying a hand on
a shoulder of each of the young peo-
pie. he asked why they were so deep
in conversation. Thereupon Miss
Thackeyay, turning around, revealed
the subject under discussion and told
him her friends suggestion as to the
heros name.
Admirable" was Thackeray's ver-
dict. And now, my DEAR" he went
on, what is your own name?" Char
lotte." well, that's very nice name
too,' was the response, and Thack-
cray wore d look of satisfaction.
The result was the tale called "The
Adventures Of Philip" in which the
principal woman character figures as
charlotte. Pail Mall Gazette
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
DANGEROUS COLOR IS BLUE
Men Who Voyage Above the Earth
Prefer Red for the Covering of
Their Balloons.


In case you ever feel tempted to buy
balloon, don't buy blue one. Red
ones are the best. There is scientific
reason why. According to the re-
searches of M. Reynaud, caoutchouc Is
strongly attracted by the ultraviolet
rays from the mercury vapor lamp
with quartz tube, which is a power
full source of such rays. This fact
has practical bearing in connection
with balloon envelopes which are
treated with caoutchouc.
Aeronauts are familiar with the dis
covery that the envelopes suffer dur
ing ascensions, and this is explained
by the greater effect of ultraviolet
rays at high attitudes. Experiment
had already led to using yellow color
ing matter on the envelopes, and red
balloons are sometimes seen, but
never blue or violet. M. Reynaud con-
siders that red is the best color to
use, as it not only absorbs the ultra
violet rays, but also the blue rays, and
these last are likely to share in the
bad action of the suns rays upon bal
looms
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12

received the Message of the Kingdom
and has allowed the cares Of life and
the deceitfulness of riches to choke and
Illustrate his prospects Of the Kingdom
Is represented in this parable
a. According to the parable there viii
be one class who will attain the King
dom in the sense that they will bring
forth the kind of fruisage acceptable to
the Lord: but the difference will be in
the amount of fruitage-some thirty
some sixty and some hundred fold.
The Lord does not explain the differ
ence between these fruitages, but the
fully appreeiative and loving will be
the most energetic to know and to do
the Masters will, and will bring forth
the largest fruitage and will have the
chief places in the Kingdom.
st. Paul declares that as star differs
from star in glory. SO it viii be with
those who attain unto the First Resur
rection. Jesus assured James and John
that, If they were willing to drink of
His cup and be baptized into His death,
they should surely sit with Him in
His Throne; but as to the chief places
OF honor, 1t was not for Him to say.
Those places will be given according
to principles of justice and of merit.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
Royal NIGHT Bodyquards.

For more than 400 years body Of
men known as the Monteros de Es-
pinosa have enjoyed the exclusive
privilege Of watching over the slum-
bers Of the kings and queens Of Spain.
They are bound by tradition to be ma
tives of Espinosa and to have served
with distinction in the army. One Of
these is on guard at the door of the
bedroom Of each royal parsonage In
the palace, and the others. armed with
shoes, tread silently all through the
night along the corridors and halls.
Their service begins at midnight and
ceases at in the morning.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12

[From bulletin Kentucky agricultural sta
toni
tendon is given until the hay is cured.
He claims that hay cured in this way
is Of extra fine quality, but does not
say how much time it takes to handle
the hay in this manner 1t would prob
ably not prove practical on large
scale, but is worth trying with a small
crop.
Another contrivance often used in
curing soy bean or cowpea hay is IL
Illustrated here. The hay is allowed to
wilt and is then raked into windrows
and piled over these frames. Being
held up from the ground and having
an air space in the center of the shock,
the hay, Of course. cures quite rapidly.
This apparatus appears to be more
practical than the one described above.
Neither soy bean nor cowpea hay
keeps well in a stack unless given a
good covering of timothy or other
grass, because the coarseness of the
stems allows the water to penetrate
so readily. The stack should also be
made on brush, rails or boards to keep
the hay from becoming damp and
moldy on the bottom. Ken
lucky Agricultural Station
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
JUICE or THE POPPY.
The Flowers Are Lanced to Obtain the
Crude Opium.


1t is probable that few owners of
flower beds are aware that the pop
pies they cultivate purely for ornament
will, if treated correctly. produce OPT
um. When the flower petals have fall
en-, leaving the seed capsule bare, there
will exude, If an incision is made in
that body, a sticky juice. This juice
is opium. 1t varies in certain chemical
qualities according to the country
wherein it is cultivated and the vari-
ETY. of plant wherefrom it is produced
Although the poppy will grow in al
most any climate, it is In the east 1t
is most successfully cultivated. When
the land has been plowed and harrow
&c the poppy seed is sown, about six
pounds of seed being sufficient for
one-thtrd of an acre. Just as soon as
it begins to terminate, about a week
after sowing in certain localities, the
land is divided by burrows into rec
tangular beds about eight feet in length
by four in breadth. These channels
are employed for irrigation, as the
plants need frequent watering, some
times even until the time of maturity.
About two months and a half after
termination the flower appears, and it's
four petals are gently removed on the
third day after their expansion, to be
pasted together with the leaves des-
tined to form the outer shell of the
opium cake. Then after about eight
or ten days the capsules are lanced-at
highland the juice which has exud-
ed from the inciSiOns is scraped off In
the morning with small scoop and
transferred TO q metal or earthen YES
sci. This process is repeated three or
four times at intervals of two or three
days, the result being pure opium.
The flower petals. the plant leaves and
the stalks have also a considera BILE
value for packing purposes. The thick
er portions of the stalk are used by
natives for firewood.
The crude opium having been gath
cred, 1t is stored by the cultivator and
carefully watched and examined from
time to time in order that no mold or
faint may attack 1t. Finally the opium
is made into cakes, dried, packed in
boxes and removed to market for sale.
New York Press.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
Apiary Notes.

Don't use sulphuric acid for cleaning
beeswax, because it will burn the comb
and take the substance out of it to
such an extent that the bees will not
work upon it.
Bees won't thrive in cellar where
there are mice or any disturbing in
fuences. 1t is well to partition bees
OFF to themselves where it Is quiet,
with plenty of ventilation and little
light.
During spring manipulations, in pre-
pairing bees for winter and at other
times it may be necessary to feed them
Tor stimulation or to provide stores.
Honey from an unknown source should
never be used for fear of introducing
disease.
The first thing to be looked after in
making bee cellar would be the loca-
ton. This should be in a side hill or
knoll sloping to the south where the
soil Is gravel or sandy loan. By dig
g1ng into the bank a cellar of suffi-
Client size to hold the number Of colo
MES comforta bly, can be secured.
A curious interference on the part OF
the honeybee in our economic ques-
tons has occurred in the tobacco rails
Ing sections Of the country. They are
gathering nectar from the tobacco bios
SONS, and some of the apiarists COM
plain that the honey is Favored in
way that Is neither delightful nor
wholesome.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
Built In Blood.

The winter palace Of the cars was
built in blood. Almost every stone of
the walls and every square yard Of the
plaster lining them cost life. Mich
olas had given the order that the pal
ace must be rebuilt in a year, and
what was human life against the des-
pots will? Six thousand men were
kept at work day and night, with the
palace heated at 80 r. to dry the walls
rapidly, while the temperature outside
was often 80 degrees below zero R.
The men could only work with ice
packs on their heads, and, experience
ing a daily change Of 60 degrees, they
died by the score every day. By the
end OF the year the death roll was
some thousands, but the palace was
finished.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
BONEHEAD BASEBALL.
This Was About the Richest Double
Play Ever Perpetrated.

This Was About the Richest Double
Play Ever Perpetrated.
Double boneheads are rare in base
ball-scarcer than hens teeth, and
naturally so. for the completion of a
bonehead requires vigilance and quick
thinking by the opposition. Still, dou-
BILE concretes happen ever and anon.
the most famous one possibly being
that pulled by Cozy Dolan and Harry
Gessler at Chicago several years ago.
On this occasion Dolan had reached
second in the ninth, and one was
down, the score at the time being in
favor of the Cubs by one run mar
gin. The next batter hoisted long
fly over center field. Gessler grabbed
the ball and. deciding that it was the
third out, tucked the ball in his pock-
ct and flew for the clubhouse.
Dolan, instead of taking advantage
Of the break to score the tying run,
also figured that it was the third out
and followed Gessler across the field,
while a raving mob of players from
both teams, surrounding them, tried
to impress the horror of the situation
upon them.
Artie Hoffman finally took the ball
away from Gessler, chased Dolan to
the clubhouse and made the putout at
the edge of the bathtub. That was
the richest double break on record.
but there have been a few others al
most as funny.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
MAKING CHARCOAL FOR HOGS.
Helps Wonderfully In Keeping the AMI
mails In Good Condition.

mails In Good Condition.
When hogs are being fed corn they
nave Unsuitable appetites for charcoal.
and this goes to show that the char
coal meets some requirement OF the
animal system. What is palatabls sell
dom does the system any injury, and
then only when taken in excess, which
it is likely to be if the animals are not
accustomed to it, especially if they are
hungry. The fact that hogs when on
full feed OF corn eat all forms of char
coal with avidity and never get too
much of 1t Is sufficient grounds for
providing 1t in abundance and keeping
1t within reach Of the hogs at all times.
l utilize all the corncobs on my place
for making charcoal to feed my hogs,
says an Iowa Homestead correspond
ent. l dig pit about five feet deep,
which is smaller at the bottom than at
the top, in which to burn the cobs.
start fire at the bottom and gradually
fill with cobs, then cover the pit with a
sheet iron lid. Earth may be used In
covering the pit If large lid is not
available. In about twelve hours the
combustion has produced an exceeding
ly good grade of corncob charcoal.
In feeding the charcoal make up the
following mixture: Five bushels of
corncob charcoal, one bushel of wood
ashes. eight pounds of salt, two quarts
of air slaked lime, two pounds of sui
phur and a pound of copperas. / break
up the charcoal, mix all thoroughly to-
gether, put the mixture in self feeding
boxes and place where the hogs can
have free access to 1t. This combina-
ton furnishes good percentage of ash
for bone building, destroys worms and
helps wonderfully in keeping the hogs
in a thrifty condition. The amount of
charcoal that bunch Of hogs will eat
during the winter If given free access
to it at all times is really very surpris-
ing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12

WHAT YOU GOT IN THAT PASSED. r
think they are out with brass band
waiting for me-"
"Then climb In and come along. By
George. but that was singing! A little
more and you'd had me weeping"
eff you amt a constable and amt
going to take me to jail, what does all
this commotion mean?" / asked.
Wanted a Vocal Teacher.
'fWhy, thought told you long ago
I'm a farmer. Got three gals-Ann,
Susan and Hammer. Them gals Is no
later peelsrs. Been to school and
know all about everything. They can
play a parlor organ in way to melt
your heart one minute and make you
dance the next. I'm mighty proud
over 'em. They lack jest one thing to
put 'em on the top shelf"
"The tour Of EuropeY asked.
"No, sir. They've got voices on to
'em, but they can't sing. The voices
has got to be trained, cultivated-hoed
and tended like so many hills OF corn
and you are the man to do the job"
"But, man, I'm hobo"
"You jest think you are" he replied
with q wink. You are some rich mans
son out on the road in search Of ad-
venture. That makes the case all the
romanticker. Got singer there now,
but he used to be clock tinker and
the gals know it. Going to throw him
out and put you in. No hogs to feed. no
cows to milk, no getting up afore day
light. You just learn the gals to sing
Got some buds In that bundle of
yours"
"a few"
"Waal, you are Professor Delaney.
You say nothing Of the hobo business,
and III attend to the throwing out Of
hints. Well fix about the pay later
on. Say, sing that song over agin. It's
bettern'n a mince pie right out Of the
oven."
This time knew that was singing
for a soft job. and put In all the fer
vor and quavers and twists and lodges
could. 1t was success. When the
song was ended the farmer raised
hand and brought it down with q
thump and exclaimed:
Better Than "the Swan of Avo,."
"By the great lingo, but Shakespeare
can't beat itw
"But he's dead, you know"
$50? l didn't see anything In my
county paper about 1t, but l reckon you
know"
"And he was no singer"
$50? WAL. / heard the gals talking
about him. but mebbe l misunderstood.
At any rate, the clock tinker has got to
hike. 1 won't be three minutes throw
ing him out. It's about mile to the
farm yet, and you kinder keep hum
ming that song as we go along. /
hain't had anything soften me up like
that since l lost lawsuit and had to
pay my lawyer 500"
We drove directly to the barn when
we arrived at the farm, and put on
my rubber collar and made other
changes and was taken In and intro
duced. He went In first by five min
utes. and he got off that yarn about
Professor Delaney and a rich mans
son. knew he had. because when he
came out be winked at me and poked
me In the ribs and said:
"All three Of the gals are ready to
fall in love with you, but don't neglect
the singing"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
Parchment From Human Skin.

1t was tradition of the horror
stricken Scriptures Of "Old GauT' that
the Able Rivas, attracted by the ex-
treme tenuity and smoothness of the
leaves Of a Bible of the thirteenth
century, became convinced that the
satiny skin Of a beautiful woman had
furnished the parchment maker with
raw material for his unrivaled product.
In another instance, one Gayer de
Sansale, a famous bibliothecaire Of the
College of the Sorbonne, at Paris, de-
clared that some one had dressed and
finished human skin to make the
parchment used for certain Decretals.
National Magazine.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12

trates a very convenient farmers dali
ry house. The size of the rooms may
be varied to suit the individual needs.
A concrete tank near the pump
makes cooling of the milk convenient.
The separator should be located in the
same room. A room provided with a
sink and rack can be located at one
end of the building. This room should
be used exclusively for washing and
drying cans and bottles. A room with
shelves suitable for storing milk
should be partitioned off from the OPP
posite end of the building.
The walls and floor of the dairy
house should be of solid REINFORCED
concrete. The roof can be Of roofing
paper or shingles.
The cost of such building need not
exceed $1S5, varying according to the
size of the herd. - Kimbalrs Dairy
Farmer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
,JapaNese HSiIentv Music,

A curious ceremony used to be per-
formed in Japan by the court must
clans ct certain Shinto festivals. Both
stringed and wind instruments were
used, but it was held that no sound
should be allowed to fall upon I'M
worthy ears, and. as some Of the ears
present might be unworthy, all the
motions of playing were gone through
by the musicians. but not a single
sound was heard. This strange Gus
tom dated back many generations.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
a Wise Woman

"Now, for So" announced the star
gazer, 81 will furnish you with a
philter which will make your husband
love you to the exclusion Of all 9th
ers."
ST don't think I'll invest" decided
the practical housewife. But If you
have a philter which will make him
bring home some of his salary on pay
day I'll allow you percentage on all
sums realized" - Louisville Courier
Journal.