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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-13
COLTS WIN AGAIN
FROM BEAVERS

PORTLAND. Sept. 13.-Port-
land made a great rally yesterday
In the eighth and ninth innings
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-13
MOHAWKS
MASSACRE

SEATTLE, Sept. 13.-Douglass
was too much for Seattle yester-
day and the Indians romped home
with the game. Schneider was
hit hard in his first appearance as
a Tilikum since his return from
Calgary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-13
Here's Positive Proof.
10 MAN "a or.u


/ cannot speak other than in the highest praise
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of the rheumatism. I believe that the appliance
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anything I ever purchased. / am 10 Years old ann M
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the present time II this letter Will help convince
others Of the true value OF Eleetra-vita, you can
publish II for I am NOR than anxious to let Others
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me. 7 used the appliance for weak back ana it has
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CURED
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-13

While you are sleeping 1t is pouring a continuous
current Of hfe-giving electricity into your system.
Inc weak. starving nerves absorb and retain this
Iorce and grow strong under it's vitalzfng fnflu-
ence. You wake up in the morning with q feeling
OF exhilaration. Your old-time energy quickly re-
turns: you feel the tingle of new life in your veins;
you Walk with Increased vigor. The dull. tired
sensation the headaches and back pains all dis
appear. and soon you are a rejuyenated man, in
possession of perfect health and strength.
70 the man who Is. %skeptical. about our treat
ment We say: Just ask those who have used Elec-
tra-Vlta what it has done for them. Thousands of
men can tell you that Electra-Vita cured them
utter otner methods failed. We will be pleased to
give you the names OF some of these men IL you
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
PROFITABLE WEIGHT OF PIGS
Should Net BE Fed Alter Reaching
Age of Nine Months-MoneY In
Young Animals.

Experiments made for the purpose
of determining the economic weight
Of i pig show conclusively that he
never should be fed beyond eight or
nine months old, and the largest profit
is found, as a rule, in a weight not eX-
ceeding 200 pounds. What is known
as the food CT support, says n writer
in the Farm and Home, plays a very
important part in the profit or loss
Of,large weights.
Suppose, as many farmers say, that
pig is not to be killed until he
reaches 800 pounds. He must take
from his food an increasing amount
each day to support or maintain the
weight already gained, or else he
drops back The experiments indi-
cate that 2 per cent. OF the live weight
in food must be taken each day TO
support that live weight
If the animal weighs 800 pounds
this amounts to six pounds Of food
daily, or over 40 pounds per week,
and as the only profit is the food that
is applied to make new weight, it re-
suits that over 40 pounds Of food
are consumed per week from which
no profit whatever is reaped. It fol-
lows that the most money can be
made from young hogs killed ct q
medium weight
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Best Crop Farm.

The boys and girls of the farm in
terested in farm life and agriculture
mean more TO the country than profit
able crops Of wheat, oats and live
stock. If the young people are inter
ested in farm life it means they will
take charge OF the work Of the farm
and become useful and valuable citi-
zens. They have no desire to move
to town and lose themselves in the
city They recognize the beautiful
side as well as the profitable side OF
farm life. Too much attention cannot
be given TO the boys and girls. They
should be made partners with mother
and father, and their every question
relative TO plant and animal life an
swered. In this way they will see
deeper than the surface, and will take
pride IN the work they are doing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
HARM IN CROWDING THE HEN
Tests Made by Maine Experiment Sta
ton on Space That Should Be
Allotted to Fowls.

The Maine experiment station re-
Gently furnished a test to ascertain
the number of hens most profitable
to keep in pens. All the pens were ten
by sixteen feet, giving 100 square feet.
The hens were Brahmas and Plym-
outh Rocks, and these tests continued
six months.
The hens were fifteen, twenty,
twenty-five and thirty to a pen. The
conditions and hens were as much
alike as possible to make the test a
conclusive one.
The pen with fifteen hens made
a profit of 80 cents per hen, and the
eggs laid numbered 976.
The pen with twenty hens made
a showing of 1908 eggs for the pen
and profit Of II cents per hen.
The pen with twenty-five hens made
a laying record of 1928 eggs and a
profit of 35 cents per hen.
The pen with thirty hens had an
egg production of 1000 and a profit
Of 80 cents per hen.
The experiment shows distinctly
that hens can be so crowded as to re-
duce the profit Of al egg farm. The
difference Of twenty-five eggs per hen
for six months is great On the basis
Of fifteen to the pen the profits of the
total ninety hens were s72 on basis
of thirty to the pen the profits were
S36. In each case the actual cost of
feed was deducted.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
STARTING OF SEEDS INDOORS
Soil Must He Kept Warm and Moist
but Not Too Wet-AVoid Crowd
inc of Plants.

Shallow boxes or flats are consid-
cred best for starting seeds indoors,
but pots do not take up so much
room. and are less unsightly, so for
starting just few seedlings or to try
choice seeds We often use pot,
writes Lulu G. Parker in the Farmers
Wife. We have started pansy and
other seedlings often in the big pots
in which rubber plants or cleanders,
OF other things which do not shade
the soil. are growing
The, soil must be kept warm and
moist but not wet. For this purpose
a piece of glass over the top of the
pot will help to held the moisture but
this glass must be tilted up some
what in order to let in some air or
Inc soil will sour and tho seedlings
mold or damp OF.
Sift the soil for the top layer and
cover The seeds about twice as deep
as the seed Is thick Press the soil
firmly over the seeds with the palm
Of the hand or {; little board before
giving water so that they will not be
washed out. For very fine seed It will
be a good plan to spread a damp cloth
over the soil and then sprinkle the
water on the cloth until the seeds be
gin TO sprout.
After the seeds begin to sprout they
must be kept III the lightest window
and never allowed to get too dry or
to grow too crowded
The rest depends upon the seed it
self, therefore always buy from a
reputable scotsman.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11

doctors and none Of them could do more
than relieve me for time.
al saw your advertisement in pa
per and decided to try Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. took
seven boxes of it and used two bottles
of the Sanative Wash, and l am COM
pletely cured of my trouble. When l
began taking the Compound l only
weighed ninety-six pounds and now
weigh one hundred and twenty-six
pounds. If anyone wishes to address
me in person / will cheerfully answer
ali letters, as cannot speak too highly
of the Pinkham remedies. Miss JEs-
Sic MARSH, Adrian, Texas.
Hundreds of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
plished are constantly being received,
proving the reliability of this grand old
remedy.
III you want special advice write to
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
CANADA WINS AGAIN
THE COLORADO SILVER TROPHY
FOB OATS WON A SECOND
TIME BY CANADA.

The most recent achievement OF
Canada's West ) winning for the sec
opd time the magnificent 81 800 silver
trophy awarded by the State of Colo
RADIO for the best peck of oats. At
Colum bus. Ohio, in 1911, J. c. Hill &
Sons of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan,
placed peck of oats grown on their
farm III competition, with oats FROM
every part OF the world. The judges
had no difficulty in deciding, and the
award was given TO the Saskatchewan
grown oats. In 1912, the Corn Expo
sition had no exhibition, and our Ca
madam friends, although ready for
second contest had no opportunity.
In 1913, the exhibition of the Society
was held at Columbus, S. c., and it is
said OF it that it was one of the best
yet held. At this exhibition, which
comprised corn and all the smaller
grains, Hill & Sons OF Lloydminster
had on exhibition for the contest an
other peck of oats grown on their
Saskatchewan farm, in 1912. There
was no trouble for the judges, no time
necessarily lost in reaching decision,
Hill & Sons won, and for the second
time their name will appear on the
crest of the cup. The third space will
doubtless be occupied by their name,
and then this splendid trophy will be
theirs.
During the past few years Western
Canada grains-wheat, oats, barley and
flax-have been in competition with
grains from all other countries, and in
every case their superiority has been
shown. II is not only in oats, but it
is in wheat, in barley and in fax, that
Canada more than holds it's own. when
pneed side by side with grains from
other parts.
Mixed farming is taking a strong
hold not only in those parts of Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta,
which up to the present have been de-
voted solely to grain growing, but also
in the districts contiguous. where the
conditions of climate, shelter, water,
grass and hay make farming of this
kind, easy to prosecute and large in
profits. It was in the Province of
Manitoba that the steer was raised
that carried off the Championship Of
the steer class, at Chicago last De-
cember. This beast had been fattened
on the grass and hay of the Province
and the only finishing grain it had was
barley; not an ounce of corn.
Western Canada presents innumer-
able opportunities for the big farmer
who wants to cultivate his thousands
of acres. the medium man satisfied
with a few hundred acres, the man
who is content to farm his free home
stead Of one hundred and sixty acres;
it has opportunities for the investor,
the capitalist, the business man, the
manufacturer and the laborer
Agents Of the Canadian Government
located at different points in the Unit
ed States will DE pleased on applica-
ton, to give any desired information,
free of cost.-Advertis
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11

up such a coop, except for the roof
ing AS no glass is used, the only
additional expense will be for nails,
hinges, a few yards of cheap cotton
domestic, and a little poultry net
ting.
The door into the coop is put at one
end of the front wall. 1t is not closed
with solid door, bat with a frame
covered with wire netting, having
curtain of muslin on the inside for
use in cold weather. The upper half
of the remaining part of the front is
also left open and covered with net
ting, with an inside muslin curtain.
In warm weather these curtains are
kept rolled up, but in cold weather
they are let down over the openings.
They should be large enough to cover
them we'll and have weights at the
bottom to hold them in place.
In the center of the back wall, two
feet above the floor, fasten frame
two feet wide and three feet long.
carrying two roosting poles. This
frame should be hinged to the wall SO
it can be raised out of the way when
desired. Under it, foot from the
floor, make little platform of boards
to catch the droppings. Do not fasten
this anywhere, as you will want to
take it up to clean it. On the front
corners of the roosting frame put loss
a foot long. which should rest on this
dropping board when the -oost is
lowered in place. Have both roosting
poles the same height, not set so the
frame will slant
On the ceiling, directly above the
r0ost.y nail strips Of inch boards SO as
To make frame the same size. or a.
trifie larger, than the roost itself To
tais tack strips of burlap sacking long
enough to reach the floor, and wide
enough to completely surround the
coop when they are dropped in place
at the lower edges put Stats to keep
them in place, as on the other cur
tains. On cold nights this makes a
snug, and yet not stuffy, sleeping place
for the biddies. In the warmer parts
Of the country this inside curtain
will not be needed, but in the colder
states it will give ample protection
through the winter. 1t should be
rolled up during the day.
The nest boxes-two are plenty
should be placed in the darkest part
CT the coop This will be against the
front wall, in the corner farthest
from the outer door A box three
feet long and foot deep, with parti-
ton in the middle, and doors cut in
the ends, makes a good nest when
turned bottom side up over a nice
deep bed of clean straw.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
POULTRY FOR THE BOY
Desirable to Manage Them Sepa-
rate From Other Fowls.
Plan Given for the Construction OF
Suitable House to Accommodate
Ten Hens and Maie-Coop
May Be Enlarged.
CBy KATHERINE ATHERTOS
cpIML,S


The boy who has fowls OF his own
will want to manage them so as to
keep them separate from the other
poultry on the farm. The following
plan, which is arranged to accom-
modate ten or twelve hens and a male,
has been found very satisfactory. It
may be enlarged for a greater number,
always remembering that each addi-
tional fowl means from five TO eight
square feet more of floor space.
The coop in question is five feet
wide and twelve feet long, giving a
floor space of sixty square feet-five
or six square feet per hen. 1t is six
feet high at the front, and four feet
at the back, and is built from cheap
lumber, and covered with tarred roof
ing. On most farms there are odds
and ends of boards enough TO put
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Badly Affected With Scahies.

can be softened while the sheep are
being dipped, by rubbing the thick
scabs with g. brush. Care should be
taken, however, not 10 draw blood,
as on coagulation 1t will protect the
mite from the dip.
Lambs do not need to be dipped for
SO Ions time as older sheep, As their
wool is short. They are also more
delicate in constitution. hence cannot
stand the dipping as well as older
sheep.
Always water sheep before dipping,
otherwise they may drink the dip
which is sometimes found in little
puddies in the dripping pens.
Each sheep should be held in the
dip from two to three minutes, and
the head quickly immersed once or
twice just before the sheep leaves the
vat.
A sheep in moderate length Of wool
and allowed to drip thoroughly after
being dipped will carry away from,
two to three quarts of the dip. a
sheep after being shorn will carry
away dPodI d 1udi L VI tHC zap.
The question should not be, how
many sheep can be dipped in 3 day
but how we'll can they be dipped
If scabby sheep are taken direct
from a pasture and dipped, they
should not be returned to that place
for a period of 80 days. Heavy
rains are said, however, to disinfect
open fields. If the sheep have been
housed in buildings prior to the dip
ping, these buildings should be dis
infected before the sheep are returned
to them
Purchase no proprietary dips ex-
cept those having the approval of
your state agricultural department.
Use all proprietary dips exactly &C
cording to directions
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
TREATING SHEEP SCAB
Din Made of Tobacco or Coal
Tar Is Preferred.
Warm Water Is Better Than Cold, as
Former Cuts Grease and Allows So
luton to Get to All Parts of
Animals Skin.

Diupjne in g. reliable dip is the
proper treatment for sheep afflicted
with sheep scab
Use a dip made of lime and sui
phur, tobacco and sulphur, CT one Of
the coal tar, dips
Remove all sediment from the lime
and sulphur dip. as it injured tie
wool
Tobacco dips should never be
boiled
Fer a general dip a tobacco or coal
tar preparation is TO be preferred TO
lime and sulphur as lime and sui
phur dip has little effect in destroy
ing the sheep tick or louise.
A fresh solution should be used for
the second Dipping This is absolutely
essential if ties lime and sulphur or
the tobacco and sulphur are &c be
used
Mix the dip well in the vat.
Tt is better to use warm water than
cold water il dipping sheep, as warm
water cuts the grease and allows the
dip to get to al. parts of the skin Of
the animal
The correct temperature for q
dip is from 100 to l0o degrees Fab
renheit.
Sheep can be dipped in the winter
# warm days are selected for that
purpose.
II the sheep are badly afflicted with
scab the thick scabs should be soft
ened previous to the dipping Of the
sheep by pouring some of the dip Oh
these places and rubbing them with
some smooth instrument, or the scabs
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Eco Iype IN Hens.

Many poultrymen claim there is an
egg type in fowls and that they can
pick out the good layers as we'll as the
poor ones in a flock. This claim is
based on the theory that certain Pc
culiarities Of form or shape, such as
long body, wedge shape, broad rear,
small head. ETC.. indicate good laying
qualities Experiments have shown
that hens with long as well as short
bodies were Indifferent layers. and
conversely good layers have been
found with short bodies, as we'll as
long ones. So far as tests have gone,
theory does not hold good
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
MOVING MACHINE IS UNIQUE
Object Is to Provide Bars That May
Adapt Themselves to Uneven
ness in the Ground.

The Scientific American in describ-
ing a moving machine Invented by A.
j. Anderson Of % Greenwich street,
New York, says:
This machine is self-propelled and
is provided with new and useful
means for controlling the cutter bar
frame. The principal object is to pro-
vide machine having a plurality of
bars thereon, the frame carrying the
bars being more or less loosely con-
structed whereby these bars may
adapt themselves to unevenness In the
ground when the machine is in use
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Beginning at Beginning.

Ii breeder wants good, strong
chicks, he must begin at the begin
ming and see that the stock that pro-
duces the eggs is strong and vigorous.
Figor is the foundation of the flock.
Strong fertile eggs come only from
stock that is in good condition, vigor-
Gus and healthy, well-fed and we'll
cared for
The germ in the egg from weak dis
eased stock will always be weak and
will never produce a strong chick if it
matches at all. To get best results
il is necessary that the breeding
stock be in the best condition.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Shorthand Typewriter.

type, has been invented, which en-
ables the shorthand writer to get
from 400 to 600 words a minute upon
paper in an absolutely correct and
accurate form. The basis OF operat-
ing a machine is phonetic spelling. 1t
is but shorthand typewriter. While
the work done is virtually the same as
done by shorthand it has the advaa-
tage of being recorded in plain Eng
lish characters.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Growing Table Vegetables.

Plant several kinds of beans to de-
termine which succeeds best In your
soil
low for green's
Sweet corn planted every two weeks
will give long succession.
Start cucumber seeds In the house
or q cold frame.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease, the Antiseptic powder for
tired, aching, swollen, nervous feet. Gives
rest and comfort. Makes walking delight.
Sold everywhere, Csc. Don't accept any sub
stitute For FREE sample address Allen S.
Olnyted lie Roy, ~. Y. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11

ngton.-Inventors will be in
terested in the establishment of a
Patent Information Bureau, Barrister
Building, Washington, D. c., which is
to supply free information regarding
the patentability of inventions, and
any other details relating to patents,
trademarks, copyrights, etc. Inquiries
addressed to this bureau will receive
prompt attention.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
6,lg|:1:j,2zdNA
81 " Is >
Moving Machine.

A further object is to provide means
for removing the cutter bar driving
mechanism out of operative position
in order to permit the machine to be
run over the ground with the bars in
operative The illustration herewith
represents the machine in side view.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Care With TURKEYS

Always be sure that every part of
any Enclosure where the turkey hen
and pouIts are kept is we'll drained.
Sometimes the hen will sit down at
night in a low place and a neavy
rain will fill the depression with wa
ter and chill or drown the poults
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
EGO Yield and the Feed

The egg yield can be controlled bv
the feed and manner of feeding
When fresh-laid eggs nave an often.
sive odor when broken or cooked. it
is time to examine the quality of fond
the hens are getting. Onions. fish.
manure piles and the like have !.
strong tendency to cause a bad smell,
and favor in eggs.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Boosters Cause Worry.

Too many surplus ROSTERS and
cockerels in the poultry yard mean
that they win worry the layers till
they will not lay well, and consume
valuable feed that should go toward
keeping mote profitable BIRDS.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11

and hope that 1t VIII
be of interest to suf-
fering women. For
four years I suffered
untold sgonies at
r regular intervals.
Su ch pains a n d
cramps, severe chills
andsicknessat stom-
ach, then finally hem
orrhages n til L
would be n e a ri y
blind. ] had five
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Not Pure Food.

"Madge looks good enough to eat. "
BE careful! They say she employs
artificial coloring matter. Boston
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Loo ThorouQh.

That naval officer is noted for al
ways going to the bottom Of things"
Good heavens / hope they won't
appoint him to the command of this
ship"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Heyedity-

That girl has such a metallic
voice.
That's because her father made
his money III steel"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
easy to take rs candy, regulate and invigorate
stomach, liver and bowels. Do not grippe. ADV.