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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
KEEP TAB ON CHICKS
Toe Marks Valuable Where Line
Breeding Is Worked.
Considerable Time and Labor In,
volved, but 1t Pays Fancy Breed
err to Pedigree His Birds
and Eliminate Culls.

In practicing line breeding I use
trap nests in my breeding pens dur
ing the Matching season. If l wish to
keep a record of the chicks from in
diyidual' hens, each hens eggs are set
under bantam hens. These little
midgets are just the things for this
purpose, as they will cover from
seven to ten eggs, so you can set
each hens eggs before they are too
old.
After the chicks are Matched, each
brood is placed in separate coups
with runs attached, and when a
week old are toe-marked with punch
made for the purpose, which can be
procured at any poultry supply house,
or harness punch may be used,
writes Archie z. Vanderyort of Della
ware county, n Y. in the Farm and
Home. AS will be seen by the dia-
gram, a good many different marks
can be made. The coops are placed
in convenient places about the farm
as far apart as possible, so If chick
happens to get out Of the yard it will
not mingle with the others.
After they are three or four
months old they are leg-banded with
sealed bands and then are allowed to
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
Factories That Float

Floating factories have become an
important part of the development
or the forest resources Of India. In
certain parts of the country forests
are only accessible through the water
courses, and the great expense of
erecting land plants for the utilization
OF the lumber resources makes such
a course impracticable Therefore
sawmills and other manufacturing
establishments are built on floating
platforms and moved up the streams
as they are needed.
After the lumber Is prepared In
sawmill it can be packed in a way
that makes transportation much more
economical than any system of log
ging. Plants for the preparation OF
tannin extracts have also been estab-
lished in this manner. The plants are
built on fiat boats, 200 feet long by
q feet wide, capable of carrying
load of 470 tons.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
GET EARLY LAYING BULLETS
First Egg From White Leghorn
Chicken at Four Months and Four
teen Days at Ohio College.

A single-comb White Leghorn pull
let, that laid her first egg just four
months and fourteen days from the
date of her Matching, is one Of the re-
suits Of breeding for early maturity
obtained by the Ohio Agricultural
college. The usual age at which pull
let's begin laying is about six months.
This extraordinary fowl was one Of a
group Of 100 that were Matched at the
same time. Five or six others from
this group began laying much earlier
than ordinary fowls, showing that 1T
pays to breed for early maturity
They were from the Yesterlaid strain
of single-comb White Leghorns, that
had been bred especially 10 develop
early laying.
1t may be interesting to know just
how this flock was fed. Frora the
first day to the sixth week they re-
ceived twice a day a grain ration of
two pounds fine cracked corn and
three pounds cracked wheat. Up un.
til the twenty-frst day they also re-
ceived three times a day moist
mash composed of four pounds rolled
oats, three pounds corDmeal three
pounds wheat middlings, six pounds
wheat bran, four pounds sifted meat
scraps, two pounds alfalfa meal, one
quarter pound bone meal. one-quarter
pound fine charcoal. This was mixed
with skim milk or buttermilk and fed
in shallow trays. From the sixth
week to maturity they received
grain ration of two pounds cracked
corn and two pounds whole wheat, fed
In open hoppers. From the twenty.
first day to maturity they received
mash composed of one pound rolled
oats, one pound corn meal; one
pound wheat middlings, two pounds
wheat bran, one pound sifted meat
scraps, one-half pound alfalfa meal,
two ounces fine charcoal This was
fed dry In open hoppers- In addition
they were given green foods and
grits.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
According to John D. Archboid Wall
gtreet Has No Monopoly In
That Game.

Every now aud then John d. Arch
bold-whose brain Is considered In
Standard Oil only second to that OF
John D.-siices or q thick wedge OF
his fortune and confers 1t upon some
deserving institution. But II Is to be
observed that Mr.. Archbold always
hoes the slicing. No one ever hurrtes
up and takes money away from him.
And when he la engaged In bust
ness undertaking he can figure costs
and credits down to the ultimate deci-
NAL.
81 learned to do that In Leasburg.
o.. where I was born" said he to
friend 81 began my business life BY
clerking in a grocery store In Ohio.
The wives OF farmers would come In
with eggs and butter and trade them
for calico and sugar and other com
modities In those days there was no
such thing as a one price rule. We got
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20

astrakhan cap and dressed in long
oyercoat. He bowed and took a rich-
ly carved case from under MS coat.
put it on the dressing-table. bowed
once again and went to the door.
Did no one see you come il,
Darius?"
No, master"
Let no one see you go oft"
The servant glanced down the
passage and swiftly disappeared.
The Persian opened the case. 1t
contained a pair of long pistols.
When Christine Daae was carried
off, sir, sent word to my servant to
bring me these pistols. I have had
them long time and they can be re
lied upon"
do you mean to fight a duel?'
asked the young man.
1T will certainly be a duel which
we shall have to fight" said the other,
examining the printing Of his pistols
And what duel!' Handing one OF
the pistols to Raoul, he added: In
this duel, we shall be two to one but
you must be prepared for everything
for we shall be fighting the most ter
ribie adversary that you can imagine
But you love Christine Daae, do you
nct?"
Il worship the ground she stands
on, But you, sir, who do not love
her, tell me why l find you ready to
risk your life for her! You must GER
tainly hate Erik"
mo, SIR said the Persian sadly
Il do not hate him. If | hated him
he would long ago have ceased doing
harm"
HAS he done you harm?"
81 have forgiven him the harm
which he has done me-
Il do not understand you. You
treat him as a monster, you speak OF
his crime, he has done you harm and
I find In you the same inexplicable
pity that drove me to despair when ]
saw it in Christine!"
The Persian did not reply He
fetched a stool and set it against the
wall facing the great mirror that
filled the whole of the wall-space op
posite. Then he climbed on the stool
and, with his nose to the wallpaper
seemed to be looking for something
All" he said, after long search
81 have it.'
And, raising his finger above his
head, he pressed against a corner in
the pattern Of the paper. Then he
turned round and jumped Off the
stool.
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SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION Is caused on the last
r.grn that the Opera Is managed BY De-
bienne and Polfgny because Of the ap-
pearance or a ghost, said TO have been
In evidence on several previous occasions.
Christine Da-@ q member of the opera
company Is called upon to fill very
important part and scores q great sue
cess. Count de Chagny and his brother
Raoui are among those who applaud the
singer. RaOul tries to see Christine IN
the dressing room, but IS unable to do so
and later discovers that some one Is max
ing love to her. She energies alone, and
upon entering the room he finds it empty
While the farewell ceremony for the re-
firing managers is going on, the Opera
Ghost appears and informs the new man
ayers that Box No. ) is reserved for him
Box No is sold with disastrous results
The managers receive a letter from the
Opera Ghost calling attention to the err
ror. Christine Daae writes Raoul that
she has gone to visit the grave of her
father He goes also, and in the night
follows her to the church Wonderful
violin music Is heard. Raoul visits
graveyard Raoui is found next morning
almost frozen. Moncharmin and Richard
Investigate Box No. 5 and decide to see
the performance of Faust from front
the leading part in Faust is warned to
give the part to Christine. Carlotta
refusing. loses her voice in the middle
Of song and the main chandelier
crashes down, killing woman and
wounding many. Raoul searches for
Christine who has disappeared. He sees
her at last, but does not speak, ana later
a note Is received from her making an
appointment for masked oall Raoul
meets Christine at the ball. He sees a
person in the disguise of Red Death
He hears her conVersing with some one
whom she calls Erik. RaOul visits
Christine and tells her he knows the
name Of the unseen man whom she calls
the Angel OF Music. Christine and Raoul
become secretly engaged prior to polar
expedition that RsouI is to make. Chris
line relates a strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises to run away
with Raoul. Raoul announces his inten-
don of marrying Christine, which dis
pleases Philippe. In the midst of per
tormance the stage is enveiCped In dark
hess and Christine disappears. No trace
Of her is found M0ncharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely. Raoul searches
madly for the missing singer. The Opera
Ghost demands the first installment of his
allowance, and when 1t is left at an ap-
pointed place the sum myster1ously dis
appears Raoul goes In search of Chris
tine He meets a mysterious person
known as the Persian.
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Financial Talent on Farms

what we could-and. as markets had
not been systematixed al they are now.
and transportation facilities were poor,
we paid what we had to. and roughly
tried to figure out profit. One could
not take a slate and half an hour and
do that figuring in the rear OF the
store, either 1t had to be done right
OF the reel. and convincingly. I've
learned lot OF other things in busi
ness since then, but the best training
ever had was Ia that little Ohio gro
Gerry store 1t taught me the value OF
absolute knowledge OF the details OF
my business"
Some one suggested that Mr.. Arch.
bold probably laid the foundation OF
his fortune there.
Let me tell you." said he. inpres-
sively. There Ii lot Of good fnan.
cial talent going 70 waste on Ohio
farms. Most OF those farmers wives
skinned me-"
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Good Reason for Vacation
Whittier smiled.

MY dear boy" be replied, don't
you know that when everything Ii
running smoothly, when there Ia abso-
luteiy no cause for complaint. when
you simply couldn't improve on the
present condition IL you trfed-don' {
you understand that then the pure
and unauthorized cussedness Of hu-
man nature absolutely demands that
something be done to upset the har-
mony OF things? That's why I'm
going on a vacation. I'm looking for
trouble"
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There are several injudfcious ways
of making the best of things. One OF
them ia illustrated by the humble
young curate. pictured long ago In
Punch, who protested when the bishop,
his host. expressed doubts Of an egg
the curate was eating. "Oh. no. my
Lord; l assure you some parts OF It
are excellent" Fancy looking on the
bright sight OF bad egg! The effort
was surely less ingratiating than the
curate supposed. Indeed this habit
of seeing good in everything may be-
come the most unendurable OF virtues
AS distressing as grim patience,
which is a common and effective meth
cd Of wearing out the mind. like
to remember the complacent old lady
who said, when friend reminded her
that she had had little trouble in her
life. Yes. but I've made the most Of
what have had."-Atlanta Monthly.
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Students Placed on Honor.

Examinations took place recently,
for the first time In the history of the
University of Cincinnati. with the
professor absent from the class room
The following notice: Il pledge on
my honor that | have neither given
nor received aid during this examina-
ton" was inscribed on the black
board. The professor explained the
plan to the class, and after the IL
men and women signed the pledge he
submitted the examination questions
and left the room.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
Where Women Run Cars

The suggestion that women may be
employed as street car conductors in
Philadelphia has brought out the fact
that the women of Latin America,
usually thought OF as sheltered, retir-
ing and unprogressive, have been do
ing this kind of work for years. Dur
ing the war between Chill and Peru,
when all the men of Chilli were need
ed at the front, women took their
places on the street cars, and San
tiago, Valparaiso and several other
cities have had women conductors
ever since.
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but the Persian made a sign to him to
be silent and pointed to the glass.
There was sort of shivering
reflection. Their image was troubled
as in ripping sheet Of water and
then all became stationary again.
You see, sir, that it is not turn
ingi Let us take another road"
Tonight, there Is no other!" de-
clared the Persian, In singularly
mournfuI voice. And now, look out!
And be ready to fire"
He himself raised his pistol oppo-
site the glass. Raoul initiated his
movement With his free arm, the
Persian drew the young man to his
chest and, suddenly, the mirror
turned, in a binding daze OF cross
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
CHAPTER XIX.

The Viscount and the Persian.
Raoul now remembered that his
brother had once shown him that mys-
known except that he was a. Persian
and that be lived in a little old
fashioned fiat in the Rue de RtvOH.
The man with the ebony skin, the
eyes Of jade and the astrakhan cap
bent over Raoul.
''that you have not betrayed Erik's
secret?"
And why should I hesitate to be-
tray that monster, sir?" Raepl re-
joined haughtily, trying to shake OF
the intruder is he your friend, by
any chance?'
Il hope that you said nothing about
Erik, sir, because Erik's secret Is also
Christine Daae's and to talk about
one is to talk about the other!"
"Oh, sir" said Raoul, becoming
more and more impatient, you seem
to know about many things that in
terest me; and yet | have no tine to
listen to you'll"
Once more, M. de Chagny, where
are you going so fast?%
Cannot you guess? To Christine
Daae's assistance.
Then, sir, stay here. for Christine
Daae is here!"
With Erik?"
With Erik
How do you know"
81 was at the performance and no
one in the world but Erik could con
trive an abduction like that!
Oh" he said, with a deep sigA, Il
recognized the monsters toucti"
You know him then?"
The Persian did not rely, but
heaved a fresh sigh.
Sir" said Raoul, Il do rat know
what your intentions are, sG> can you
do anything to help met ( mean, to
help Christine Daae?"
Il think so, NJ de Ct.Gny, and that
is why l spoke to you
What can you dot"
TRY to take you to her
and TO him"
IF you can do ne that service, sir,
my life Is yours! One word
more: the commsxaary of police tells
me that Christics Daae has been car
fried Of by ny brother, Count Phi
Ilippe."
"Oh, M. de- Cnagny, | don't believe
q word OF it,
Its not possible. la ii ?"
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After All, There 10 Something o
Truth In Araument Put Forth
by Whittier.

Il am determined to go on Yaca-
toni"
Whittier looked almost fierce an ne
spoke Cleverton regarded him with
a Quizzical look
You have comfortable homer" he
asked
Splendid; nothing could be oetter.
And loving wife?"
None more SO. Studies TO please
all the time. Never obtrudes nersen'
and Is silent when desirable.
You are In good physical condi-
tion?"
Very; never felt better"
mo trouble OF any sort, no nioden
worry that you want to get away
from?"
None whatever. Everything Is
serene"
What. then. is the reason for your
gotng?"
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Punch Marks Between Toes.

run together. All the band numbers
are carefully recorded, as we'll as the
way in which the toes were marked;
If you do your Matching in incuba-
tors, you can get some pedigree trays
to place in the incubator, instead Of
the regular trays. These are con-
structed with compartments so that
the eggs can be kept separate, and
also the chicks Matched therefrom.
Before placing the chicks in the
marked
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
BEGAN YOUNG
Had "Coffee Nerves" From Youth.

when very young | began using
coffee and continued up to the last six
months" writes a Texas girl.
Il had been exceedingly nervous.
thin and very sallow. After quitting
coffee and drinking Postum about
month my nervousness disappeared
and has never returned. This lis the
more remarkable as / am a primary
teacher and have kept right on with
my work.
my complexion now Ia clear and
rosy, my skin soft and smooth. AS .
good complexion was something had
greatly desired. I feel amply repaid
even though this were the only benefit
derived from drinking Postum.
Before beginning it's use | had suf-
fered greatly from indigestion and
headache; these troubles are now I'M
known.
81 changed from coffee to Postum
without the slightest Inconvenience.
did not even have a headache. Have
known coffee drinkers, who were
visiting me, to use Postum week
without being aware that they were
not drinking coffee"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for booklet. "The
Road to MELVILLE"
Postum comes In two forms.
Regular (must be boiled.
Instant Postum doesn't require boil.
ing but is prepared instantly by stir
ring level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup of bot water, which MAKES II
right for most persons.
A big cup requires more and soma
people who like strong things put in
a heaping spoonful and temper II
with a large supply Of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate ane
have 1t served that way In the future
There's a Reason" for Postum.
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"Pleased to Meet You"

The Americans have a polite habit,
on being presented to a new acquaint-
ance, of uttering the words, PLEASED
to meet you" although upon what the
pleasure can rest, or how they know
that it is a pleasure, or why an ordi-
nary incident which is not the fulfill
ment of any anticipation, and which
may turn out to be very disagreeable,
should be pronounced at sight to be
pleasant, l have never been able to
Saturday Review.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20

Fowls like suEoower seeds, and II
beneficial to theiy welfare. No other
seeds will assist moltfng to such an
extent, and az conditioner for the
show pen they have no equal. Some
OF the commercial poultry feeds con-
tain sunnower seed, but those poultry
raisers who mix their own scratching
feeds should not fail to supply u linn
tied quantity of these seeds to the
hens
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shall be on his roadi' and crossing
the whole length of the dressing
room he felt the great mirror.
NO, it Is not yielding yet" he NUT
tered.
"Oh, are we going out by the mir
ror?" asked Raoul. Like Christine
Daae"
$50 you knew that Christine Daae
went out by that mirror?
''She did so before my eyes, sir! l
was hidden behind the curtain OF the
inner room and | saw her vanish not
by the glass, but In the glass"
And what did you do?'
Il thought 1t was an alteration OF
my senses, a mad dream.
"Or some new fancy OF the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
Infrjnujno His Prerouative.

New Parson dead Gulch taber-
nacle)-I win now close the service
with prayer.
Deacon-Hold on, parson! 1t is all
right-pray if yer want ter, but serv-
ices amt supposed ter close in dis
town till Tough Tompkins shoots de
lights out.-Puck.
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a Model Juror.

Counsel Ito talesman) Have you
any knowledge of anything in this
world or the world to come?
Talesman-I have not.
Counsel-Do you know enough to
come in out of the rain?
Talesman-I do not
Counsel-R you were standing on a
railroad track and an express train ap-
preached at speed of 80 miles an
hour, would you step out of the way2
TaleSman-I would not.
Chorus of Lawyers-Step right into
the jury box.-Puck, ~
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
BRIGHTEST LIaht In the World.

The inhabitants Of the Uruguayan
capital are seeking fame by adver-
Using the claim that it has the strong
est searchlight In existence. It has
recently been placed on the roof OF the
Bank OF international Pensions. In the
Plaza Libertad. Montevideo. The can
die power is 90,O00.000 and the light
can be seen II miles and Eliminates
every portion OF the city.
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puckIina and Chick.

A duckling does not know how to
get out of danger. Instead 1t will
become panic-stncken and remain an
easy prey for the enemy. On the con,
trary, chicken La always on ths
alert, scampering OF to some hiding
place the moment that 1t hears SON
strange noise.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20

lights: It turned Ike one of these re-
volving doors which have lately heen
taurants, it turned, carrying Raoul
and the Persian with it and suddenly
hurting them from the full light into
the deepest darkness
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Quite So.

81 hear that links and his wife have
been having some swell doings at
their house"
Il hadn't heard of their entertain
ing What functions did they have%
They haven't had anything. TIA
their kids who have the humps"
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Setting a Hen.

Do not set hen until II is posi-
tive that she is thoroughly broody
II she does not have the full fever,
she is apt to desert the nest after a
few days and thus spoil . nest full Of
eggs.
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But You Can't Make EN- Resign.
Whenever anything disturbing hap
pens In a European country the cab
met resigns In America the cabinet
merely declines to be interviewed
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
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Their AdvantaOe.

"Fireless cookers are great adj
vantage in the house"
Eyes, especially when you have a
cookless fire"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20

Girls like the sum OF addition, and
older women that Of subtraction.