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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
HOW BALLOONS TAKE FIRE
Reasoning of French Expert, Trans.
lated for Its Readers by the
Literary Digest.

The way in WHICH balloons are
made at present is well calculated to
produce electric sparks, says writer
in Cosmos, abstracting an article in
L'Industrie Electrique. And as cleo
trio sparks are perhaps the best
means for setting fire to the infam-
mable gas with which balloons are
filled, the expediency Of reform in
their manufacture would appear OBJ
vious. We read:
According to statistics, most of the
balloon fires are due to electric sparks.
All experiments to avoid the danger
of fire should have to do with the con-
stitution of these fabrics. The en-
velopes that are currently used are i'm
pregnated with rubber and may easily
be charged with electricity by fric-
ton. If rubber-coated fabric be
rubbed on a metal aluminium, for in
stance-the metal is charged positive
Iy and the fabric negatively. The
charge assumed by the envelope per-
sists even after several contacts with
the ground, and this condition may
be observed for several hours. In
Illumination by sparks is no longer to
be feared when the superficial and
sectional conductiVities are both good.
The best. fabric at present,
from this point of view, is gold-beat-
er's skin. TRANSLATION made for The
Literary Digest
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
Addina Value to the Tomato.

The chamber of French commerce
at Milan announces successful at
tempts to produce valuable cattle
fodder from the tomato seeds which
are a by-product of the canneries. The
seeds are desiccated in drying fur
naces and then sifted to separate them
from the woody fiber of the debris.
They are then crushed by heated mill
stones and the oil which they contain
in considerable quantities is separat-
ed by hydraulic press.
The residue is pressed into loaves
each about two Kilograms in weight.
According to tests at the agricultural
station at Portici, they contain an
abundance of proteids and carbohy-
drates.
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Tho pIIorIm.

Alfred Moves, the exponent of pay
ing poetry" told a good story at
Princeton.
"One morning." he said, my work
was interrupted by Westerner. He
rushed in on me enthusiastically. He
bruised my hand with the bower Of
his cordial clasp. He made me sit
down and write my name so times on
a sheet Of foolscap that he drew from
his pocket-he wanted to distribute,
he explained. my autograph among all
his friends. He even urged me to
write poem for him-to dash poem
off while he looked on. This failing.
he would not go till l had read him
half dozen selections from my
works"
Mr.. Noyes sighed.
And all the time" he ended, the
duffer called me Boyes."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

Buildings Which Have Survived Are
the Most Valuable Historical Rec
orde the World Has.

1t has been said that history was the
written order of things. No doubt
what had been written was of enor-
nous value, but it was not all, and even
where we had a literature of the past
1t was in some cases not the greater
part of what conveyed the past to us,
said Prof. Flinders Petrie. in London,
the Philadelphia Public Ledger states.
Where should we be in the under
standing of the ancient Greeks if there
We're no statuary and no sculpture?
How could we understand their mag
innocent sense Of accuracy, precision
and refinement If there were no archi-
lecture to study? Many years ago.
with regard to the great question of
objection was made that no person
could ever get to know precisely how
the columns were put together.
Professor Petrie thought = was only
question of measurements, and he
bought lathe in Athens and did some
careful measurements. To his intense
surprise he found he could not detect
the errors. There were none. He
thought he was gazing to deal with
tenths of an inch, but he found he had
to deal with hundredths How the
Greeks did it. he did not understand.
means of doing 1t on that scale. That
was only an instance of how much a
building could teach them. Who could
appreciate the accuracy. the sense Of
perfection and the sense Of beauty, If
we had not these material remains?
Then, if they looked a little later,
let them consider how miserable was
the greater part of the histories of the
emperors. What did they understand
of Rome? They understood the Coli
scum the majesty of it and the
cruelty of it-they could understand
architecture, and they could see from
that what Rome was far better than
by reading all the imperial historians.
And if they looked little later what
was there in the whole writings Of the
thirteenth century which gave them
mind as Salisbury cathedral?
He ventured to give these as illus.
trations of the value of the material
civilization side by side with the civil
lization Of the people, because he
thought they would enable them to
grasp perhaps more clearly how much
they could ascertain and feel and know
about the civilization Of which they
had material remains. They enabled
them to understand the feelings, senti-
ments and ideals of those bygone men
from their literature. The question of
material evidence might seem dead
and dull thing, but he ventured to
think they were as much a key to the
mental designs and powers as any
other form of expression.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

or anxious to hurry others. He was
a we'll dressed handsome young fellow
and he seemed fustered and excited
The stranger looked over Tim, then
his hack, and then old Ready. 1t was
apparent from the disappointed ex-
z 2&on Of his face that the layout
was not encouraging.
See here" he said rapidly, is
there a public garage anywhere
near?"
Mile down the avenue" vouchsafed
Tim.
Again the man looked over Tim and
his equipment.
Are you ready for hard rum he
inquired
We'll, SIR" replied Tim, "as you see,
old Ready is no racehorse, but if it's
sure steady plugging gait he can't
be beat"
Get up on your box and follow or
ders, them directed the stranger.
You shall have good pay, only do
just as l direct YOU" and to Tins
surprise the. man got up beside him as
though resolved to act as pilot direct.
He pulled his coat collar we'll up
over his face and spoke crisply, nerv-
ously when he spoke at ALL After
devious turns and windings he or
dered Tim to drive slowly down a dark
lane. Behind a three-story brick
house he whispered an order to halt
Then he was lost in the darkness of
the yard beyond for some minutes.
When he returned, to the amazement
of Tim he carried in his arms a girl
ish form wrapped up in a great water
proof coat.
See here, mister" exclaimed Tim,
aghast, whats kidnapping
NO" flared out the young man
breathlessly, "villainy. Poor. dear!"
and he held the form more sheItering-
ly. Get us away quick, if you want
to help a good cause
The man disposed of the senseless
form of the girl within the vehicle.
Then he spoke hurriedly and definite
ly to Tim He wished to reach a GER
tain point, a little suburb eight miles
distant
NO traversed roads" he explained.
You must cut across the prairies
west of the city"
It'll be slow work for this old rig,
that" reported Tim obviously.
Do your best-you shan't lose,' as
sured his fare.
It was. indeed slow work, and IN
pleasant and venturesome at that. The
old vehicle wobbled and creaked as
they left the paved streets. Old Ready
stumbled, pulled and had to halt fire.
auentiy for a rest. Then a mile or
less from their destination, a wheel
broke off in a rut- The hack nearly
pitched over. Ready gave final gasp
and sank down smashing the shafts
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

HIS STRANGE FARE
BY AUGUSTUS GOODRICH SHER-
WIN

Big Tim finished the last crumb of
his midnight lunch on the drivers seat
of his old-fashioned four-wheeled hack.
Then he took red luscious looking
apple from his pocket.
NO" he said suddenly, drawing 1t
back as he was about to sink his
teeth in its juicy depths-"Old Ready
will cheer up bit if 1 give it to him
| and he deserves it-brave. loyal fell
low!"
So Tim got down from the seat,
broke the pippin in two with his strong
fists and fed the sections to the horse.
The latter tried to express his appre-
munched at the last shred of the tooth
some dainty, his eye fixed gratefully
on his master and then rubbed his
frowsy cheek against that of Tim.
Its all right, isn't it," chirped Tim
Ever the best of friends, hey, old
scout? What chums we've been nigh
On to twenty years. And now-ah
mel"
Tim sighed, and well he might The
good old days were gone, indeed.
Square by square, mile by mile laws,
ordinances, the police had pushed the
old cab stand farther and farther from
the city center. New centers had
been formed but chauffeurs and auto
mobiles and electric cabs had in
truded
Thus for over year Tim and Ready
had been obliged to make their night
stand at the present corner-a street
car junction. An occasional fare came
along. There were some exigency
midnight calls from doctors, the hospi-
tal or some belated conytvialists
Tim had grown old and hardened in
the service. Ready was dropping and
gray. The hack had seen both it's
best and it's worst days. There was a
family of four at home. Tim knew
nothing but driving a hack, so he was
fast going down hill with a failing
business
If / only had the capital to buy
an electric cab he unused longingly
And new suit. Then me for a
fashionable hotel stand or the depots
and a good rest for you, old Ready
Fare, sir?''
Tim, always on the lookout for bust
ness, as a feature of routine hailed a
man who had suddenly appeared. look
ing about him as though in hurry
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

A Chicago man who has a son af
Cornell took occasion while on the
way home from New York to stop or
for the purpose OF seeing how the
boy was getting along 1t happened
to be just after the Cornell football
team, which had undergone many hu-
mutations that season, had been beat
en- by Colgate. How are things go
ing with the football team" the ia
Their asked, pretending to be seeking
information. THE Cornell football
team" the young man exclaimed with
all the disgust that he could put into
his tones; sit has been beaten by
everything except the Colonial
Dames!"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

and lying in the mud and niire, col
lapsed.
This is pretty serious" grumbled
Tim. Il hope you'll see to the dam
age"
Doubly over, my man." promised
the fare. All" he exclaimed joyful
ly. looking within the vehicle Aida,
it is 1. We have escaped" and he
fastened over some explanations. Il
will be back as soon as | get my
charge to the town just beyond here"
he assured Tim and half supporting
his companion he disappeared amid
the darkness
"H'm!" commented Tim lugubrious-
ly the end has come for the old lay
out. / guess
1t was about an hour later when
Tim, anxiously stroking poor Ready
who appeared to be at his last gasp,
was startled by the appearance OF
running and in a minute or two Tim
knew that they were on the trail of
his recent fare. They looked inside
the vehicle. Then they began to ques-
ton him as to the direction his pas
sengers had gone
Sturdy Tim gave them no satisfac-
ton and they tried to force him to
speak. He beat off one Of his as
sailants. The other Selling stone
was about to lay him out, when Ready
staggered to his feet With a quick
nip he seized the mans arm between
his powerful jaws. There was
crunching sound, curdling yell and
then the two baffied fellows sneaked
away.
Daylight was dawning as welcome
figure appeared upon the bleak spot
on the prairie. There was happy
relieved look in the face of the young
man.
We'll, my man. he hailed cheerily,
thought | was going to forget you.
I've had lots to do-among other
things getting married to the young
lady you have helped out of the hands
of scheming cruel relations"
why, sir, romance" intimated
Tim
We'll nigh a tragedy said the
young man seriously. They had
drugged her to spirit her away, but
got ahead of them. Now she is safe.
Dear! Dear! a wreck, indeed, isn't
it?'
Yes, the old hack will never run
again-nor Ready, much" observed
Tim.
The stranger asked a few questions.
Then he became interested and
pressed his inquiries still further.
Il see your mind is on an electric
cab," he observed finally. We'll, old
Ready deserves retirement. I'll settle
the bill for the new layout, uniform
and ALL
That is why, arrayed in spick and
span suit and proud owner of the
nobbiest cab in the city, Tim Downey
does a thriving business as a popular
up-to-date chauffeur
Copyright, 1914, by w. G. Chapman)
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
Took Himself Seriously.

Wifey-"Well, how was the circus,
Hiram? Hubby-"Rotten! The folks
at the door made me pay full price for
little Hiram" Wifey-"Well, he's a
good deal more'n twelve, you know"
Hubby-"Course he is, but fer the sake
ov a year or two | don't see why
them graspin' circus interests should
antagernize the farmin community"
Pittsburgh Dispatch
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
Humanity Improving.

Imagine the old Romans stopping
galley race to pick up some common
fellow who had fallen overheard! Yet
the Vanitie forgets she is racing, and
when seamen are swept into the ocean.
Maybe the human race hasn't been
moving backward, after all.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
tJDff0rmS

you can't judge a man by his
clothes"
only In a general way. For In
stance. a statesman wears a high hat
with frock coat, while ward poll
tician wears one with cutaway coat
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
Well Arr3nned

Maid-Mrs. Naybor returned much
cheaper coffee than she borrowed,
mum.
by itself and lend 1t to her when she
sends over again.-Boston Evening
Transcript.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
Important 70 Mother,
What He Needed Most.

Ragged Rogers-De lady in de next
house give me piece of homemade
cake. Won't you give me somethin.
too?
Mrs. Spiteful-Certainly I'll get you
pepsin tablet. = Boston Evening
Transcript.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
Afraid of MAKING Good.

I'm afraid" said the lawyer, chat
we will have to resort to the insanity
plea"
Don't do that" said the prisoner.
II served on jury once. If l have to
listen to another lot of expert argu-
ments on insanity III go crazy sure"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

The closer you keep up in market
Ing your eggs the less loss there will
be. 1t doesn't take long for eggs to
spoil when the mercury is hot
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
SeIf-Evident,

why do you name that especial
kind of hat band the Vaudeville? ."
Because, stupid, it's a headliner."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

Never grease the hen that is set
ting, as grease getting on the shells of
the eggs will close the pores and
smother the chickens.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

It is little less than cruelty to ami
mails to put a sore-footed horse on the
road. Keep him on the farm If you
will, but never try to make road
ster of him.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

The hog has been called the mort
gage litter" but it is the hen that
keeps the family in groceries while
the hog is growing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

Now and then we run across farm
r. who plants his corn before the
ground is rightly prepared. 1t never
pays to get in hurry and hog it in"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
Ihinus to Worry About.

Tears do not accompany a baby's
cries until it is three months old
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

The man who is well balanced Is nat
urally the one who isn't easily upset.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

The girl who accepts the first sutton
misses a lot of valuable experience.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

The swine industry is profitable and
affords market for waste products
and materials of little or no value in
themselves. Swine fit perfectly into a
diversified farm plan.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL. TELL yOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak. Watery
Eyes and Granulated Byelids; No Smartlng-
Just Eye Coplfort. Write for Book OF the Eye
by mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

Many valuable horse has been
'hipped" starting in at the barn door
that was simply thrown back and not
propped open.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

Woman's first law is the canceaI-
ment of her imperfections. Thus she
resembles man.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

To start an alfalfa field where
the soil is deficient in lime and plant
food is sometimes quite a task, but
when once established it is like
bank account for years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

A bit of wheat bran or ground oats
will put the fat on lambs fast, but give
it every day. Haphazard is no way to
do anything.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

It is better to thin the fruit than to
prop the trees. 1t means better quail
ity Of fruit and is not so hard on the
trees.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

AS a man grows older his bump OF
conceit gradually becomes dent
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

1t would be impossible to foretell
definitely at Just what date alfalfa
should be broken in any given locality.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

Keep ahead of tie weeds.
Rotation keeps out disease.
Keep the chicks free from vermin.
Fertilizer is an important problem.
Never let the colt nurse If the mare
is heated
Don't shut the bull up in dark,
lonesome place.
Oats are made more palatable for
poultry by sprouting.
Thin out the hills of corn. Three
good stalks are enough.
Only quiet, kind, fast mixers should
be allowed in the dairy barn.
All the cloyers are very hard to cure,
as the stems hold SO much sap.
Don't fool with garget. Begin treat
ment as soon as it is discovered.
Uniformity of type may be gotten In
a herd by using bulls of uniform
type.
With poultry as with other products,
1t is a good rule to market as soon as
ready.
The first requirements Of the young
chick are grit to aid in digestion and
pure water.
A cows pedigree is all right to tie to
just so long as it TALES with profits
in the milk pail.
A number of dairymen in the New
England states use hay caps for the
curing of clover and timothy.
1t would be impossible to foretell
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

Take good care of the work AMI
mails. for much will depend upon their
efficiency during the busy season
when crops must be cultivated fire.
quently and perhaps hurriedly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

The less one disturbs a setting hen
the more chicks she will hatch out.
that is If her nest is on the ground
where 1t should be if possible.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

A number Of dairymen in the New
England states use hay caps for the
curing of clover and timothy.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

The close observer in the poultry
business is the man who makes it win
He keeps his mind busy looking ahead
for breakers to avoid and smooth wa
tiers to enter. He is con stantly on the
alert for some better way. and while
he may not make much fuss about If
he will be found pushing his business
along and reaping substantial profits
for his industry
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

The aim of every farm poultryman
In our territory should be eggs first.
neat afterwards When meat is to
be given first place, better go into
beef cattle. mutton sheep or hogs.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

Hog sheds need not be expensive,
but they should be dry, tight enough
to exclude rains and SHOWS. and also
capable of being we'll ventilated in
summer when the weather is hot and
shade Is needed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

There are several good remedies for
the deadly head lice on chicks. but If
they cannot be obtained it is we'll to
use lard, plain vaseline or carbolated
vaseline, being careful to thoroughly
grease the head and upper part of the
neck of each chick
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

simple ration for chicks week
or more old may be made of two parts
by weight of finely cracked corn. one
part of broken wheat, one part cat
meal and one part of meat scraps.
Whole wheat can be substituted when
the chicks arrive at six weeks of age
Grit should be supplied at all times
as we'll as green food.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

The difference between hen-cost-
which is more than mere feed-and
the product of the average hen is not
enough to warrant one in keeping un-
productive birds, so it is wisdom to
give q thorough personal examination
when birds come to maturity.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

Doubtless buttermiIk can be fed to
pigs with great success. but as a gen
eral thing the sweet milk or skinned
product will be better. because it more
nearly approaches the sort of nourish-
ment the pig has been accustomed to
sill his short life.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

In selecting eggs for Matching much
care should be used. Select only nice
brown, well-formed and good-sfzed
eggs of healthy stock. Keep them Just
cool and incubate them as soon as pos
Sible
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

Barnyard manure is a very variable
substance. The more important con-
ditions which determine it's composi-
ton and value are age and kind of
animal, quantity and quality of food
proportion of litter. and method of
management and age
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

If rain is imminent while the oats
hay is in the windrow the oats should
be piled up into big shocks-the big
ger the better, for the big ones will
come nearer turning water.