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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
War Echoes.

Dove of peace, solus. where am
atY'-Chicago News.
1t takes q strong leash to hold back
the dogs of war.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Is this to be the history of the TWEEN
tieth century? when all the world
went mad"-New York Herald.
If it is any satisfaction to little Ser
via it can take pride in the fact that
it served as the pretext for Europe's
amazing display of craftsmanship
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
An armed clash of all Europe may
prove to be the spectacular finale of
earth's game of war. But it seems
that a worlds peace might be won
with less disaster.-New York World.
Nations do not prepare for war un-
less they expect war. The fallacy that
Europe's mighty armies assured peace
has been fully exposed. A test had
to come. 1t will be worth the cost
If it terminates the race to bankruptcy
which has characterized the prepare
tons of the last few years.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
sIREs N SONS.

Archie Thomas. a leper on Penikese
island. is an expert wireless operator.
Sir John Beecham recently paid
$15.OO0.O00 for the Bedford estate in
the heart of London.
DR.. David Starr Jordan, the new
president of the National Education
association. is a pronounced %suffragist.
During the sixty-three years he has
been rector of North Tawton, Devon.
England. the Rev. Robert Hole has
been away from his parish only three
Sundays.
Mahlon Shaaber Of Philadelphia Is
proud Of bis six feet six and q half
inches Of height. because his tallness
once attracted the attention Of Abra.
ham Lincoln.
Frank A. vanderlip, president of the
National City bank Of New York. be-
gan life thirty-tbree years ago as an
apprentice In the railroad shops at
Aurora. Ill. at s. a week.
William Graves Sharp, appointed by
President Wilson as ambassador to
France. succeeding Myron r. Herrick.
was a congressman from the Fourteenth
Ohio district. He is extensively en-
gagged in the manufacture Of charcoal.
pig iron and chemicals. At one time
he was prosecuting attorney Of Lorain
county and practiced law at Elyria.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
FADs AND FANcIEs.

EIT rEEL K, arL- WN". .-lI.. .-La --. ~
Stirring marks many frocks Of soft
fabrics. The skirts are shirred on
cords about the hips. thus disposing OF
fullness that might otherwise be awk-
ward in a skirt not cut on circular
lines.
The achu has many advocates this
spring. There are some pretty frocks
Of tafIeta. with hemstitched 1chus Of
the sheerest muslin. Many lingerie
frocks have ruined nchus draped about
the shoulders. And even some evening
frocks show this quaint adjunct
II. ons may Judge BY tho shops, won
en- arc again going to buy separate
leather belts. for many and good ones
are shown. They are to wear with
one piece frocks and with coats Of lin
en- and Of wool.
There Ia some dificulty about getting
imported laces owing to the war, but
there is no diflculty In getting lacy
and sheer fabrics There II lace cloth.
for instance. a fabric with Ill the
sheerness and ~irregularity Of surface
Of all over lace. yet withia good deal Of
body and strength u
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
SPORTS COAT.

The up to date girl is quite as much
interested in seasonable sports as Is
her brother, and the clothing she Sc
lects to wear upon the occasions when
she participates in a game of tennis
is quite as smart as is his. The
coat shown in the Illustration Is de-
signed to be worn to and from the ten
mis- court in the motor and is to this
end built of heavy tan checked worst
ed. 1t is smartly short in front, slop-
ing downward to three-quarter length
in the back. The collar is high. and
huge patch pockets snugly envelop the
hands. The buttons are large and are
covered with the material.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
Foul Bunts.

After noting the injuries actually
sustained In baseball it must be ad.
mitted that umpires. though much
threatened. are comparatively safe
Washington Star.
Senator Lane Of Oregon thinks we
ought to enlist the Indians in the
army. Well. not SO long as we can
make crack baseball players out Of
them.-Philadelphia Press.
Federal managers are making raids
on the stars Of the bush circuits. If
they turn out as the initial round.
up Of stars usually does. the older
leagues will bear up under the shock.
New York Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
Industrial Items.

There are no trades unions in Bel
GUM in the metal industries.
In California q universal eight hour
measure will be voted on at the No.
vember election. 49,.
Washington state has 535 shingle
mills with an aggregate daily output
of $4,000. 900 shingles.
The printing craft is said to be bet
ter organized in Germany than in any
other country in the world, more than
80 yer cent of the German printers be-
ing members Of the uniOn..'
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
FIippant filings.

The more beef goes up the less It
goes down.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Society is progressing right along.
You don't give a dance any more.
You give a dansant.-Baltimore Amer
lean. , ~
Americans carry a total life insur-
ance Of $4,000. 100000. II a few of us
died how prosperous the country
would be!-Wall Street Journal.
The London Times foresees that we
are bound to be a great world power.
There. there. Sammy: you'll be quite
a little man when you grow up!-New
York Evening Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07

the standpoint of the production of
poultry meat of high flavor and quail
ity the practice is very desirable.
In the same length of time it is pos
sible to produce capons that will weigh
q half more than they would have
weighed as cockerels.
When it is eight months Of age a
cockerel Of the American breeds will
weigh from four to five pounds. The
same bird, If caponized when about
twelve weeks old. can easily be made
to weigh from six to eight pounds. and
the resulting flesh will be softer and
possessed of finer texture and superior
flavor.
The capon at eight months Of age
will command on the market from %
to 80. cents, depending upon the sea
son, while the cockerel will bring from
10 to IS cents. These differences vary
considerably throughout the year, the
highest capon prices being realized
during the holidays.
The cost of feeding u capon during
the eight months period will beemuch
less than that of feeding q cockerel,
because more Of the food consumed Is
stored up on the body as flesh and less
Is devoted to energy. After the oper-
alton the disposition Of the birds be-
comes modified; they become quieter
and gentler, standing close confine-
ment well and not attempting to fly
over obstacles or to quarrel and fight
among themselves. '.
Cockerels may be ~caponized at any
age. but It is undesirable to perform
the operation when the birds are too
young or after they are more than six
months old. In determining the proper
time size should be the determining
factor rather than age, the most de-
sirable time being when the birds
weigh from a pound to a pound and a
half or after they have reached the
age Of at least two months.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
Electric Sparks.

An inventor in Stockholm. Sweden,
has devised an electrical apparatus for
storing heat.
1t requires 100000 kilowatt hours
Of electricity a year to charge all the
electric vehicles used In New York
city.
Blueprint paper may be used to de-
termtne electrical polarity, q white
spot developing around the negative
pole when the paper II In contact With
the wire. while the positive wire will
not affect It.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
Recent inventions.

A bathtub With all IT. customary
fittings 10 concealed within 4 couch
that has been invented for houses Of
limited room.
An umbrella With the handle %
1ointed that the center is carried over
the head Of the: person nsing It has
been patented.
A gun invented BY q New Yorker for
shooting lifelines from ship to ship or.
ship to shore ntilises the power Of
what ordinarily would be the recoil to
add to it, effectiveness.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07

NOTES.

Plant ut least a few onion sets
in the open ground just as soon
as the soil can be prepared. Ear
ly planting Is favorable to early
maturity and high yields.
1t is possible to grow strong
rhubarb roots for forcing pur-
poses in one year. The two es-
sentials are early planting under
glass and very rich soil when
they are planted out Of doors.
Witloof or French endive Is
easily forced in the cellar near
the furnace. Sow seed in the
open ground to produce roots for
forcing next winter.
Why not grow some strong
asparagus roots this summer for
your own use and a surplus to
sell to your neighbors?
The early. smooth peas may be
planted just as soon as the frost
is out Of the ground. See that
some rotten manure is worked
into the burrows.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07

That the proper care and manage
ment Of a farm dock has q great deal
to do with the success or failure Of
the business can be seen from Z recent
study Of eighteen farm docks Of spouE4ss
try In Ohio. The best flock OF 100 hens
produced $247 in one year. Wills the
poorest 1ock only cleared $16. Such
70 the difference between emciency
and ineflciency. :
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
PAYS TO cAPoNIzE
THE SURPLUS MALES

On the average farm all cockerels
that are not kept for breeding purposes
can be caponized and disposed Of in
the fall and winter more efficiently
than If they are sold in the spring as
broilers or in the fall as roasting chick
ems, writes II. r. Lewis in the Country
Gentleman. This is especially so since
the birds will have ideal growing con-
ditions with a small food cost. From
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
THE DETACHABLE LINING.
This 10 For Wear Under Handsoms
'8Iouses Of Silk or Grape.

This 10 For Wear Under Handsoms
'6Iousss Of Silk or Grape.
The careful woman will find It ad-
visable to instruct her seamstress to
make a detachable lining Of fine net
or habutai silk for wear beneath the
blouse Of georgette Grape Of radium
Of Of some n Of the new striped
silks. Such a foundation should have
sleeves rather loosely shaped and ter
minating just above the elbow. In
warm weather the perspiration across
the back and on the arms is apt to
stain or fade the fine material of the
outer garment
The lining should be made separate
~ and then loosely tackled to the inside
Of the blouse about the neck and shout
ders. It will then be easily removed
for a visit to the laundry or for other
renovation. Two Innings for a fine
waist are better than one. because this
insures a greater preservation Of the
outer fabric through cleanliness of the
inner. and while n lining is being
Numbered the other may be readily ad-
justed to the blouse. This same idea
applies to the frock Of silk OF Of linen.
OF course it is not advisable where the
outer fabric is Of sheer material like
organdie. thin wolfe or kindred mate
rails.
Allowance should be made for shrink
age when making up a new blouse or
dress. A couple Of extra blouse inch.
es should be extended beneath the belt.
and at the top Of the skirt the material
may be turned back SO that after 1t
comes from its first Tubing it may be
let down without serious Inconvenience.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
The He.lthiest

The hen that lays the most is the
liveliest and. as q matter Of course, is
the healthiest. Handle one that is lazy
and unproductive and then handle the
good layer and note the difference in
condition. One will be fat and soft1s
the other muscular and hard. Give us
the business hen every time for profit.
It is her eggs that will always be fer
tilted and her chicks stout and strong
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
Contagious ophthaImia.

The disease is due to a specific germ,
says Kimball's Dairy Farmer. Isolate
the affected animals in a darkened sta
BILE and feed them light. laxative ra-
tons. Twice daily battle the eyes with
a 10 per cent solution of boric acid ap-
piled each time with q fresh swab Of
absorbent cotton. Every other day dust
the eyeballs with a mixture Of finely
powdered calomel and boric acid. Sub
stitute iodoform for calomel in the
worst cases. After Inflammation sub
sides wet the eyeball once daily with
Il solution Of two grains Of nitrate of
silver in an ounce Of distilled water.
to be kept in a blue glass bottle to pre-
vent chemical changes. The latter
treatment is for opacity Of the eyeball.
Keep the cattle of low. wet pastures.
Cleah up, disinfect and whitewash the
stables. fences and feeding racks and
troughs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07

the bottom board. When the bottom
board is drawn out the nests are bot
tomless, making them free from louise
harboring dust. The upright end
boards and partitions are sawed of an
Cling, so the covering board when nail
ed OH will have sufficient slope to let
a hen that attempts to roost on top
slide of.
A board about five inches wide is
nailed on in front to keep the nest ma
terial In the nests. In front a / by
9 inch lath is fastened on, perch-like, so
as to be about five inches from the
nests and two inches above the level of
the sliding bottom. The use of the lath
is that a hen may walk on it until she
comes to a vacant nest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
B%ARRENNEss in CORN.
Various Reasons Other Than Heredity
Given For Loss Of Yield.

Various Reasons Other Than Heredity
Given For Loss Of Yield.
Many Of our corn breeders treat bar
rcnncss in corr as hereditary. How
ever, have noticed that if corn is
planted properly, not too thick, on well
prepared fertile soil and given good
cultivation there are as a rule very
few barren stalks, says a correspondent
Of the American Agriculturist.
On the other hand if the corn is
planted too thick and the grass and
weeds allowed to grow with the corn
there are more barren stalks In the
same variety than in such corn IL well
cared for.
If the b%arrennrss has any hereditary
tendency at AL in corn 1t may be
largely overcome by good soil prepa-
ration, careful planting and good Gull
%tivation. l would rather risk going to
the corncrib to select my seed in the
spring provided the corn was we'll
dried before storing and was stored
before hard freezing weather set in,
than to trust to seed from n distance
and thus get seed from a variety or
corn not known and tested in my
locality.
AS to barrenness Professor Hunt In
his Cereals In America" says: "a vary
ing percentage of the stalks Of the field
are barren. do not bear any ears. The
percentage of barren stalks on a given
soil varies with the thickness of plant
ing and the season. Barrenness does
not seem to be a variety characteristic.
1t seems to be largely the result of
environment. If it were a hereditary
characteristic the fact that the stalks
are barren would tend to eliminate
them"
Would it not be a good plan to OBJ
serve along the line of barrenness next
summer when the corn is caring rather
than to take it for granted that bar
renness is an hereditary characteristic
that can he overcome or controlled only
by years of painstaking breeding?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07

The Columbian Plymouth Rock
originated from a cross Of White
W%yandotte and Light Brahma. 1t
is a fine fowl both for beauty and
utility. 1t has the fine markings
Of the Light Brahma and the size
and conformation Of the Rocks. It
has a yellow. juicy. meaty areas
and lays a good quantity Of big
brown eggs. The Illustration shows
q Columbian cock.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
Sanitary Hens Nests.

Sanitary IONS NESTS.
The hens nests shown herewith are
easily kept clean and sanitary, writes
a correspondent of the Orange Judd
Farmer. Foot wide boards are best
to use in its construction. excepting the
covering board, which should be four
teen inches wide. or two boards that
total fourteen inches.
The board b, that forms the bot
tom Of the nest, is made 30 1t can
slide out and in, drawer fashion. 1t
is supported by two cieats. C c. one
each nailed to the lower ends of the
upright end boards. These end boards
are made two and one-half inches long
err than the partitions. Thus the low.
err ends Of the partitions are just above
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
Fiuino For Pineushions.

Filling For Pineushions.
Coffee grounds rinsed in cold water
and spread out to dry thoroughly on a
sheet Of paper make filing for a 'cush-
ion which is warranted not to rust
needles or pins thrust into 1t.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-07
POULTRY NOTES.

In the purchase Of q brooder
hover see that there is some
method Of supplying fresh air
under the hover.
A chick must be kept warm the
first ten days or 1t gets bowel
trouble.
II the chicks pant for breath
in the incubator it is not that
the temperature is too high. but
that the air is impure.
The smaller the poultry house
the more need there is of keeping
it clean.
The flock must have a clean
place to roost In and a large
place to scratch, or success N
the business is a great uncer.
J tainty.
.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09

teaching and besides has an Intimate
knowledge of law and political eco
nomics. She is at the statehouse each
day and says that her husband APP
pointed her his assistant because he
thinks a woman's views are necessary
on laws affecting women and children.
In addition to handling this side of the
government of the state, Mrs. Carlson
holds conferences with women who
are interested in constructive legisla-
ton. To reporters Mrs. Carlson said:
Il leave a large part of my boys
training to Mr. Carlson, and he leaves
the training Of the girls of the family
to me- Following the same theory, he
believes | am better fitted TO look after
the needs of the women and children
Of the state than he, man.
Don't you think that woman who
is competent to be the mother of four
children Is competent to have a hand
In the affairs Of state? / do.
81 am glad that my husband wants
my help, and / hope / shall be of real
service to the women. Of course he
and | shall consult together. We al
ways have"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09

at first he believed to be yellow
stone, but on closer inspection proved
to be gold coin.
Friedrich's first impulse was to ac-
cuse the landlord anew, fortified by
this proof. but he was not used to act
ing on impulse. Instead. he went to
the merchant. told him what be had
found and suggested that the thief had
buried the gold in different places I'M
der the snow and If they waited till
the sun uncovered the ground they
might recover it all.
The merchant consented, and they
remained where they were. one or the
other being outside all day to watch
both the ground and the landlord 70
see that he did not remove the gold.
As the sun melted the snow here and
there dozen or so pieces OF gold APP
peared. which were taken in. aud at
last every piece was recovered. Then
without word to the landlord they
went down the mountain into Italy
The merchant, being indebted 70
Friedrich for his life as well as for
the recovery of his gold, insisted on
dividing the money with him Fried
rich refused. but at last consented that
Morelli should send it by him TO Agatha
for a wedding present
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09

Just then got my gun loaded and
at the same time seen the gal drop hel
gun and put her hand to her shoulder
/ knowed she was hit. and it made me
mad to see gal struck like that with
lead fired by man. let drive, and
dropped the first man that left cover
to make the rush
"That kind O. clustered the jumpers
They didn't realize at first where my
shot come from. While they was
thinkin' about it l got in fresh load
and dropped another man. This only
TUX two Of 'em. but two out left only
one He caught sight of little smoke
driftin' off up where | was, and al
though it floated quiet, like bit O
fleece cloud in the sky above. it made
him jump. He didn't seem to know
what to do. | KEEP out o. sight. AID
he didn't know whether there was
one o. me or a dozen. He looked at
the two dead men, then lit out.
81 just dropped down among the fam
lily to see how bad they was hurt. They
was so unsartin about who had helped
'em out and so anxious about each
others wounds that they didn't know
whether to take notice O. me or the
wounded. | went for the gal and
stanched the blood from her shoulder
while the woman was pickiD' mp the
man. There was two wounded and
two of us all right The man was shot
through the lungs and was in a purity
bad way ! lit out for doctor and
got one there by noon. He said that
the mans wound wasn't mortal, but
it was mighty close call
1.-The gals wound was bound up. and
she was we'll on to recovery in ten
days, but the man-her father-was
nigh on to six weeks before he was
out O. the woods stayed with 'em
and tux care Of 'em, and when they
got Strengthened out | bid 'em goodby
and was gOin' away. The man stopped
me and told me that he'd struck payin
dirt. and since I'd saved him and his
wife's and daughters lives I was wei
come to any part O. the mine ! wanted
/ tole him | wasn't Sc. low down as to
take a mine for a LITTLE thing like that
and was goin' away when the woman
offered me a lump O. gold she'd had a
long while tole her that was too
much for two lead bullets. all I'd spent
on 'em, and was goin' away ag'in when
the gal asked me eff there really wasn't
somepin they could give me for what
I'd done for EN-
well | said. scratchin' my head
EFF you insist on maxim a payment
reckon I'll take you
The speaker stopped. and one of the
listeners exclaimed:
"Who says Jim hain't got no ro-
nance In himY'
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09

Miss Billy Lekachman of New York, is
visiting her brother. Herman Lekach-
man.
Our Skat club, composed of the follow
ing gentlemen, attended the tournament
at Milwaukee on Sunday: Emil Kres-
sine, Henry Stueber, L. j. Young, W j.
Collins, j. Berger, Jr., Raymond Metz
ger, Peter Gahlman, William Wendorf,
Frank hide, Thee klatt, Henry Ruff,
Anton Gahlman and Thee. Schraven.
The first three named were delegates
and assisted in securing the next tour
nament for Juneau.
Mrs. Emil Kressine arrived home on
Saturday from Saskatoon, Canada, where
she attended the funeral of her sister,
Mrs. Paul Sommerfeld. She was great
ly relieved when she got out of the Do
miniOn, as she was continually annoyed
by officers and detectives and all kinds
of questions to answer, besides having
her baggage, and even her pocket book
examined.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
GILMAN AND VICINITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Adam were Beaver
Dam visitors last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Lekachman visited
with relatives at Berlin on Sunday and
Monday of last week
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Mass are visiting
friends and relatives at Kendall.
Civil Engineer Thomas Irving visited
with his aunt, Mrs. Jacob Burger on Fri
day last.
Chas Schmidt and Ernst Wuestenberg
are visiting relatives at Hatley, Mara
thOn county, this week.
Miss Mile Gahlman of HoOpston, ILL.,,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. F. Gahlman.
Mrs. John McNally was a Milwaukee
visitor on Saturday and Sunday.