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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
COULDN'T TEACH THAT GIRL
Smart Little New Yorker Disconnected
the "GroWn-Up" Who Had
Butted In.

Schools for very young children in
New York have adopted the plan of
taking their charges to the parks
on sunshiny days and having lessons
out Of doors. The granouithic walks
which the city has provided for foot
passengers serve admirably as black
boards and if you stroll through GER
tain parks at certain hours you may
find small girls and boys doing sums
under your feet. The other day
man who hadn't yet forgotten his
arithmetic came upon very young
young lady lying upon her stomach
on a straw mat and earnestly fgur-
ing. She was putting down l and 1
and adding them to make 2. The
stranger obligingty undertook to
show her that 1 and / really made
II, but she refused to be convinced.
"All right then, my dear" said the
grown-up, Chow much is 2 and q"
"Twenty-two," replied the saucy
mink, looking up at him sharply
from under her tumbled hair.-New
York Evening Post.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
"BIG-NAvY" BOOSTING.

There is one potent stimulus to
naval expansion that has been lack
ing in Canada, and we may note
the fact for our own instruction. The
money for ships and guns was all to
be spent out of the country. Canada
has no ornaments ring, like Eng
land, France and Germany, to pull
wires, promote scares and spend
money in all the various ways that
bring in orders for war material.
Without enthusiasm to bring re-
cruits, without contractors to
groundbait public opinion and ear
wig government officials, without
any foreign responsibility, desire to
interfere with other peoples affairs
or fear of being interfered with by
other people, Canada has failed to
see the necessity for entering into
the competition of ornaments. Hap
Ply land London Truth.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26

headed sharks while fishing Of Cape
Porpoise.
The men were well-nigh exhausted
when they reached Portland pier,
and Frank, the younger OF the two
brothers, was so weakened by the loss
of blood he had to be taken to his
home In taxicab. Their boat was
so badly damaged during the battle
with the monsters it was leaking
badly, and the two men were obliged
to bail out water all the way from
Cape Porpoise to Portland to keep
the craft afoat.
A shark which they had harpooned
upset the boat and threw them into
the water, and two other sharks hast
ened to the scene. The brothers man.
aged to right the boat and get back,
diving under the boat to escape their
clumsy foes.
Finally the biggest shark was
killed by blow on the head with a
steel wrench, and the other two de-
parted.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
FUNCTIONS OF FERTILIZERS
Commercial or Artificial Article 10
Used to Increase Fertility Above
Natural Capacity.

| (By c. w. COLVER, Assistant Chemist
idaho Experiment Station.)
FeruEzers are applied to the soil
for two general purposes-to main
| tain and to increase fertility.
Chief among those fertilizers that
are used for maintaining the fertil-
| ity Of the land is barnyard manure.
This III its main function, and just
as long as the principal constitu-
ents of the manure are all derived
from the soil it cannot increase it's
| fertility-at best, it can only main
tain its fertility.
If, however, the barnyard manure
| is obtained wholly or in part from
external sources it may increase fer
tility. Two such cases are plainly
evident. For examples, when the
barnyard manure is purchased from
town stables, as 1t is often done for
truck gardening near cities, or when
1t Is derived from fertilizing ingredi-
ents contained in oil cake or other
concentrated feeding stuffs consumed
by stock.
The commercial or artificial fertil-
izers, which have been employed for
a good many years, are used chiefly
for increasing the fertility of the soil
or, in other words, increasing the
productiveness of the soil above it's
natural capacity. Although this is
! their leading function, they act as
restorative agents whenever they are
| applied when barnyard manure is
withheld
In general, the restitution of the
fertility of the land is accomplished
| chiefly by the barnyard manure chat
is returned to the soil during q given
! crop rotation, and the increase in
crops is produced by commercial or
artificial fertilizers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
GREAT MOVEMENTS.

The challenge is thrown down to
name any great movement wherein
cannot be detected a positive better
ment of conditions and a decided
advance toward civic progress and
proper political conceptions in ma
ton and state. The great aglta-
ton In this state concerning the
new eugenic marriage law is bound
to better conditions even though
the law itself should be found to
be a farce. 1t will at least open
the peoples eyes to the fact that
there are terrible social diseases
menacing the welfare and future
happiness of the young women and
men of this country and that great
precautionary measures must be
taken to avert suffering and death.
When once this is realized the rest
will follow. All doctors will agree
that the young men at least ought
to be examined before marriage.
1t is therefore extremely surprising
that the physicians all over the
state should arise and protest
against the law because the fee
limit is not large enough. Is there
no sense of duty toward humanity
existing in the minds of these ply
sicians who thus protest? 1t is not
likely that a physician would be re-
CURED to examine more than a
dozen men each year and if he did
have to make this test at cost he
should be glad to do it for human
ity's sake. Can it be that this pro-
fession has such mercenary lot OF
men IN itP Perhaps a years ex-
perience editing a newspaper would
be a good thing tor these physicians
for then they would learn some
thing of mans duty to his fellow
man and they would give away
more than they received. We are
reminded Of Emerson's words:
As thou Sowest thou shalt reap,
Smite and thou shalt smart;
Serve and thou shalt be served.
II you live and serve men,
You cannot by any hiding escape
remuneration.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
al Hope You'll Get Them"

was being paid for was to get children
through her grade without botherine
the parents, who have many cares and
responsibilities
IF you were a capable teacher
Miss Etterick,' I said, instead of com
planning about poor little Frederick
and making his life miserable with
your nagging you would know what
to do to push him ahead / am sure
that's what fletcher ought to do
Really, my dear, l thought for s
minute that awful woman was going
to be insufferably insolent. She said
something about its not being hel
duty to furnish brains for her pupils
but ignored it. She is utterly impos
sible.
~ shall expect I told her, firmly
good reports from Frederick from
now on!'
am sure she said, I hope you'll
get them! But If you want good re
ports from him you must make him
study
Miss Etterick,' replied, I am en-
deavoring to bring up my son in g
way that will encourage him to dc
things without being made! / would
not insult his intelligence by ordering
him to do anythingl
with your heartless ideas about
children I told her, I wonder how
you manage to hold your position Il
Frederick fails to pass to the mex,
grade at the end of the year l shall
know the reason! It will be because
he was worked to death by you and
his nerves shattered
Then I walked away and left he,
speechless. l think 1t was a shock tc
her to see her real self SO accurately
described. My dear, 1 advise you tc
so and see what that women Is doing
to Eyangeline before It Is too late!
The idea OF her trying to make my
Frederick study against his will wher
Frederick Is so sensitvei"- Chicago
Daily News
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
FREDERICK THE SENSITIVE;
BY MAX HOGE.

The woman In the heliotrope gown
sighed. They certainly have queer
teachers in the schools nowadays"
she confided to the woman in grape
color. Your Evangeline Is in the
same class with my Frederick, isn't
she? Well, what do you thing of that
Miss Etterick they have to teach
them?"
II don't know" confessed the
woman in grape color. I've been so
busy getting the house cleaned and
doing the other fall work that I
haven't had time to visit the school"
Then you'd better!" soIemnly de-
clared the woman-in heliotrope. MY
dear, some one ought to do something!
Why, when / think of Frederick in
that Miss Etterick's charge all year,
and with his sensitive nature, I am
terribly upset. Do you know what
that woman did?N Wrote me a note
saying that Frederick was not doing
well in his arithmetic. She said he
evidently needed to put more work
on it,
We'll, after the receipt OF that
note l went to the school just as fast
as could!
Miss Etterick,' l said to her, 7
don't suppose you realize that when
you criticise Frederick you are crush
ing all the life and spirit out of him.
He is not like other boys said. He
needs encouragement and help and
interest, and l am sure he works very
hardi'
She sort of sighed and looked at me
In cold way. You could see she was
not trying in the least to make her
self agreeable. Help! INTEREST," She
repeated the words.
And then she declared that she de-
voted twice as much time to Frederick
az to any other boy in the class and
that she was perfectly discouraged at
his lack of interest. She said he knew
nothing at all that day about his les
son.
Il explained to her that Frederick
had had no time to study at home the
previous evening because I had taken
him to a chi1dren's party-and she
had the effrontery to say that children
shouldn't go to parties on school
nights! That was too ridiculous, for
the party was at the Bertons / told
her so-and she said stolidly: What
OF 1t? The Bertons! Why, / know
women who'd give their eye teeth to
get their children noticed by the Der.
tons!"
"Oh, think we can live without the
Bertons!" Declared the woman.
I'm sorry you take it so hard" said
the woman in heliotrope. But we
were speaking about Miss Etterick. /
told her that Frederick was nervous
and sensitive and that was not going
to have him ruin his constitution
studying and become nervous wreck.
/ pointed out to her that what she
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.

In physics the fact is well known
that surface of given color can
be Illuminated only by light of the
same color, and that under any light
not containing its own color such a
surface will appear dark G black.
A rather novel application of this
principle was made in a recent New
York exhibition, says the Electrical
World.
In this display a series of placards
rising from a dark background were
Illuminated by light reflected from
colored lamps placed in front and
at the sides of the cards.
A flasher connected to the lamp
circuits alternately switched on the
lamps of different colors, and as the
light fell upon the colored placards
portions of the pictures seemed to
disappear owing to the neutralizing
effects of the colored light employed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26

The person that tries each day to
do a little something that will
cause smiles to drive away tears;
that will put sunshine into a sad
heart; that will in a word make
ASSOCIATE s better happier and more
cheerful, that person is one God S
noblest of creatures and is a bene-
factor to all mankind. Smiles and
cheerful words in this world are
worth so much. Like the pebble
dropped into the lake, they cause
the wave to go on and on and on,
ripping merrily, and find Judgment
in hearts. They are Gods best
agencies.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
SOMETHING OF A WINTER
Summer Evidently Was lnfrequent
Visitor Where Old Prospector
Was Located.

A Chicago mining engineer tells
IF law suit tried in that city, where
in one of the witnesses was an old
prospector from a mining settlement
in the far northwest, settlement
situated about $4,000 feet above the
sea, where the snow drifts and packs
and remains the year round.
GLOW long have you lived in Mar
shall ?" asked the lawyer, conducting
the examination Of the old prospec-
tor.
''The best part of one winter"
CHATS very Indefinite" said the
lawyer. "What do you mean by the
best part of one winter2"
''Well,'' said the witness, after due
elaboration and reflection, GIVE
been up there about eleven months"
The Green Bag.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
People Worth Watching.

There are certain persons whom
physiognomists say should be avoid
ed by certain other persons. Thus. the
talker is warned to keep away from
the person with the overhsnging fore
head, for he will prove exceedingly
deep in argument. The business man
Is advised to watch carefully when
dealing with the man with the reced.
ing forehead and chin, the large,
curved and prominent nose, for he will
prove shrewd In business.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
Group and Cough Remedy.

Group is terrible disease, it attacks
children so suddenly they are very apt to
choke unless given the proper remedy at
once. There is nothing better in the
world than DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Lewis Chamberlain of Manchester, Ohio,
writes about his children: Sometimes
in severe attacks we were afraid they
would die, but since we proved what a
certain remedy DR.. Kings New Discovery
is. we have no fear. We rely On it for
Group, coughs and colds" So can you.
soc and 800 A bottle should be in
every home. At all druggists. Ell. E.
BUCKLEN & CO., PHILADELPHIA and
ST. LOUIS.-Adyertisem
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
A SENSIBLE DECISION

The decision of the Supreme
Court of this state, in which it is
held that board of trade dealings
in futures constitutes gambling and
are legally void is sane logical de-
cision and shows that the members
did not hesitate hit the practise
when the court had an opportunity
to do SO. 1t is gambling of the
worst kind and thousands of poor
fools have been robbed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
Mixing Feeds.

A few years ago some one asked
for an easy way to mix feed in water
for hogs. Here is a good way: Set
barrel over the end of V-shaped
hog trough, the barrel is as near to
water supply as possible, and bore
an auger hole in the bottom OF bar
rel to lead slop to the trough. A
stick as long as the barrel and point
ed at lower end is used to plug the
auger hole. To let the s1op run out
Just pull the stick out. Put in first
the amount of water, then mill feed
on top and it will be ready by the
next feed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
FEEDING Corn to r,us.

The feeding Of corn alone to pigs,
as Is practiced on many farms in this
country. has done more than any one
thing to reduce the vitality of these
animals, Corn alone is not balanced
ration for the hog any more than for
any other animal, and it cannot be fed
corn alone and be as strong and
prolific as though it had had a
changed and mixed diet If it were
possible for every breeder of swine
to follow these principles, there
would, in a short time, be no need of
serum for quelling the ravages of
hog cholera
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
Character Told by the Chin.

The shape of the chin is of consid-
srable Importance in reading charac-
ter A chin smooth and round de-
notes a childlike disposition and a
yielding will. The oval chin is an
indication Of an artistic, sensitive ma
ture, with some talent along those
lines, while the angular chin denotes
the scientific, practical nature. The
protruding chin always means COM
bativeness, determination and power,
and the receding chin denotes the
weak will, and the straight chin als<
denotes weakness
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
CURED HER.

"Does your wife often grieve be-
cause she threw over a wealthy man
in order to marry you?'
"She started to once, but I cured
her of it the first rattle out of the
box"
81 wish you would tell me how"
Il started right in grieving with
her. And grieved harder and
longer than she did"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
HoMERs SUGGEST HOMER.

The notice at Dudley street sta
ton, 'FWomen first, please" is not al
way obeyed. The other evening, dur
ing the rush for Dorchester car,
two young ladies, evidently students,
got aboard only after considerable
knocking about by struggling men.
Said one of the girls, Strengthening
her hat which had been almost
knocked off in the tussle: "This sort
of thing makes me think of Gree"
"Why SOP" asked the other. "Be-
cause" was the reply, 4Circe turned
men into hogs, too" Boston Globe.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
Test With Pios,

In a feeding test with eighty pigs,
last 100 days, on a ration of corn
chop, buttermilk and barley, and sor-
ghum forage, conducted at the Okla
bona station, the average daily gain
was 81 pound as compared with gain
Of 1.22 pounds on corn chop and but
termilk.
A lot of hogs turned into a field of
corn yielding at a rate of only II
bushels per acre made a gain of IL
pounds per head. Estimating the value
of the grain at seven cents per pound,
the hogs returned value Of 63.15
cents per bushel
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
SHARK FIGHT ON MAINE COAST
One OF the Monster8 Killed and Two
Escape After Battle With
Fishermen. 81,

With their hands cut and slashed,
their clothing covered with blood and
badly torn, Mel and Frank Darling,
two fishermen of South Portland, ar
rived at Portland, Maine, bringing a
stirring tale of an hour and half's
battle with three giant hammer
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
Golf an Ancient Game.

One of the few publications issued
for extended circulation by the Broth
ers of the Book is entitued the Links
OF Ancient Rome. 1t is in Latin, and
purports to show that the dignified
game of golf was played on early Ro.
man green's by characters who are "a
nous In history. The Brothers of the
Book is an organization of idealists in
more or less widely separated cities
The headquarters are In ChioPgo.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
EXCHANGE OF ATTIRE.

''The clothes don't make the
man." said the ready-made philoso-
pher.
II should say not. Bhggins is
wearing knickerbockers, and his
ttwelye-year-old son refuses to put on
anything except his Rough Rider
uniform. Washington Star.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
BUSINESS TIP.

Ragman-Any old bottles today,
mum?
Woman-No, but you might try
Mr.. Soakem's next door; his wife is
coming home tomorrow.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
OVERDID 1T.

$50 she married him to reform
him. And what is the result ?"
''He's SO good now that he's
shocked by the gowns she wears"
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ON E WAY.

Scott-I'm afraid that youngster
OF mine is a rather dull boy.
Motif you want to make him
shine make a bootblack of him.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
Rarf IF Eriandc

Are you good friends Of the
Browns?" Il should think so. We take
care Of their canary, bulldog and gold
fish while they're away on their vaca-
ton"
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AND THEN WET.

"See here, waiter. Can't you see
this coffee is muddy?"
"sure, sir, it ought to be. 1t was
ground this mornfng!"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
SURELY!

Scott-In the storm the other day
the borrowed umbrella I was carry
ing turned inside out.
Mott-That was a good time to
return it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
UNDER PRESSURE.

"Did you tell Charley that you
loved him ?"
eyes. l didn't want to, but he
just squeezed it out of me Fudge.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
THE REAL CAUSE.

"Did Binks fail for $4,000"
mo"
'eWhy, I heard he did"
mo, it was fer the want of it.
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THE REASON.

Wifey-Anyhow, a woman's mind
is always cleaner than mans.
Hubby-It ought to be. 1t changes
oftener.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26

Train No. 33 arrives from Milwaukee
and departs for Madison at 1872 a. m.
except Sunday.
Train No. 41O arrives from Madison at
9:20 a. M. except Sunday.
Train No. Z arrives from Chicago and
departs for Madison at 3:11 p, N. daily
except Sunday.
Train No. % ARR, es from Chicago and
departs for Madison at $40 p. m. except
Sunday.
Train No. IA arrives from Madison at
500 p. N. daily except Sunday.
Train No. 80 arrives from the east at
7:45 p. m. daily.
Sunday excursion train arrives from
Milwaukee at $50 a. N. and goes thru
to Madison, returning at $50 p. 10.
*Stops at Watertown Junction only.
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MORE IMPORTANT THING.

Wife Cat tablet fear that your
love is growing cold
Husband-Postpone that. So is
my dinner.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
TREASON.

"Why did Binhack leave Califor-
mis-? ?"
"He was forced out because he
wouldn't brag about the climate"
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IN AGREEM EMIT.

she-So they returned your man
uscript. It is too bad.
He-Yes; that's what the editor
said about it,
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Railway Time tables.
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
SOUTH


*Chicago Passenger. .......... 5:35 a. m.
*Chicago Passenger. .........1 :05 a. m.
OulCdSo. ..--......'. .oO u. Ill.
GAINESVILLE Passenger ... .7:15 p. m
5:35 p. m. train makes close connec-
tions for the west at jefferson Junction,
also for Milwaukee.
Both 11:05 a. no. and 7:15 p. m. trains
make close connections at Jefferson
Junction for Madison and all points
west.
NORTH.
Screen Bay passenger. ........7:55 a. m.
Green Bay. ...................S :lO a. m
Screen Bay Passenger. . .2:43 p. m.
*Northern Michigan. ... 1925 p. m.
Rockford Passenger arrives at Water
Town at $40 a. m. and goes no farther.
The 7:55 a. m. train makes connection
at Clyman junction for trains east.
A train goes west from Clyman juno
ton at p. m.
*These trains leave daily except Sunday
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26

Lady-What beautiful picture
of an angel!
Aviation Enthusiast-Yes but be-
tween you and me those wings aren't
practical.