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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
JOHNSON Is A CANDIDATE
State Treasurer Indicates to Friends
That He Will be in Primary
/ for Reelection.

Madison.-State Treasurer Henry
Johnson is to be a candidate for re-
nomination for that office and soon
will make an announcement to that
effect.
This statement. categorical though
it is, has not been censored by the
state treasurer nor has he authorized
any statement as to his purpose, but
to his friends he has indicated that he
will not refuse to meet their request
that he be candidate before the pri-
mary for the position.
Mr.. Johnson has served the state
officially for fifteen years. He was a
member of the assembly in the ses-
sions of 1901. 1908 and 1905. In 1907
he was appointed assistant state
treasurer and served in that capacity
until 1912, when he was elected treas
urer. He now is serving his second
term in that office.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Pats Object.

During severe engagement in the
Afghan war private was espied by
his captain in the act Of beating a
hasty retreat. The man had been a
favorite with his superior officer, and
when the latter approached him on the
subject the following day 1t was in
sorrow more than in anger.
Il must confess, Pat" he said, that
your action in the engagement yester-
day surprised me-"
AN what's the reason of that. cap
tain, dear?"
Reason enough, Pat Didn't you
promise me you'd be in the thickest of
the fight, and didn't catch you actu-
ally running away, you rascal?"
Running away, is it? Indeed, cap
tain, but ye deceive yerself. 1t was in
remembrance Of my promise. sir, that
was runnin' around tryip' to find out
just where the fight was the thickest.
so / was"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
By E. F. WHITE. Mississippi Agricul-
tural College.)

(By E. F. WHITE, Mississippi Agrcul-
tural College,
At this season of the year an ex-
traordinarily large number of young or
chards are being planted throughout
the southern states.
All these young orchards should be
headed back right now.
Truly stitch in time saves nine in
this heading back operation, for it
will save many cuts later on in the
life of the tree.
Peach and plum trees should be
headed back to a single stem Is to 18
inches above the ground.
Apple and pear trees should be
headed back to 10 to "a inches from
the ground.
Care should be taken to make sure
that six to eight healthy buds are
left below the heading back cut, for
the best of these will be the future
major limbs of the tree
There are five reasons for having
the trees close to the ground instead
of trimming them UP" skyward
where only an agile climber armed
with an extension ladder can relieve
them of their fruits. These reasons
are:
1. Low headed trees are more cas-
lily pruned
2. Low headed trees are more cas-
lily sprayed.
8. Low headed trees are more cas-
fly picked.
4. Low headed trees have fewer
wind-fallen fruits from high winds.
s. Low headed trees shade the
trunk of the tree against sun scald.
If two-year-old trees are planted
they should not be headed back to a
single stem, but their limbs should be
cut back one-half.
Besides the five energy-conserving
reasons for heading fruit trees low,
there is still another very important
reason. 1t .conserves ones religion.
If you can stand or the ground while
pruning, spraying, and picking you
will find that your religion is far SAT-
er than if you had to do these opera
lions high among the whipping
branches of the trees.
This useless and barbarous prac-
tice of heading trees so high that a
giraffe cannot even pluck the lowest
branches must have come down to us
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

Frequent inquiries are received at
the Washington experiment station
concerning the growing of sunf1owsrs.
Doctor Cardiff, director Of the expert
ment station, gives the following IN
formation on this plant as an agri-
cultural crop:
The sunflower is an important agri-
cultural crop, though it has not been
used to any great extent in this coun-
try It is cultivated quite extensively
In Russia and used for variety of
purposes. 1t makes excellent silage,
especially when mixed with corn and
some legume in about equal parts of
each. The seed has an unusually high
oil and protein content On account
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Nun. 1uAt ~eeQ,
Sees the Sahara Reclaimed

Some day the world will get out OF
the Sahara all the good it has to offer.
Among the desert sands near Biskra,
last year, the French had over eight
hundred wells giving life and fruitage
to 100000 date palms. There is
chance for immense development of
the date industry all along the north
ern edge of the desert south of Mo-
Cana, a conservative and authoritative
writer, says that in time probably a
tenth of the Sahara will be reclaimed
for human usefulness.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

soil, early seeding with grain, prefer
ably with oats, the use of 20 pounds
Of seed per acre, a light annual top
dressing with commercial fertilizer,
and the use of land free fron weeds,
especially Quack grass and dodder.
On proper soil the crop had fair sue
cess and all the growers interested
pronounced it profitable, particularly
on certain kinds of soil. Gravelly or
slaty clay loans with good natural
underdrainage and gently sloping to
provide surface drainage gave the
best results.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

of the latter its growth rapidly ex-
hausts the nitrogen from the soil and,
therefore, if grown successfully on
land, the soil will require considerable
fertilizer. The oil portion does not
exhaust the soil since the elements
from which oil is made come from the
air and water
The seed is used in the production
of oil, which is extracted by compress
sion, and is of value for table use,
cooking purposes, and in general the
same use as is made Of olive oil.
In Russia the seeds of the larger
are in this country, and eaten raw by
the people.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Want State Association

Green Bodybuilding material deal
ers proposed to form a state associa-
ton at meeting attended by nearly
100 dealers from cities throughout this
part of the state. A committee to
study the question was named. The
meeting was held under the auspices
of the Fox River Valley Building Ma
terial association.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
ALFALFA GAINING In FAVOR
Vermont Agricultural Station Gives
Results of Growing Crop-Methods
of Culture Favored.

Alfalfa is gaining in popularity in
every section tried. The Vermont
Agricultural station gives the results
of alfalfa growing in that state. The
average total yield per acre ranged
from two and one-half to six tons.
The method of culture Endorsed in
cludes thorough preparation Of the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

cry day so that with
reading and thought one
need never tire of the
monotony in serving the
homely, but highly ap-
preciated vegetable.
Potato Croquettes. -
After a dinner when one
has served mashed nota-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Ii Miqht Be Tried,

Sonny, six, is very much averse to
anything that is 'sissifed." One day
while watching me dress his younger
brother in a much befrilled little suit,
he suddenly blurted out: Mamma,
it's a wonder you wouldn't put cor
set on Archie"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Still Ahead.

Hardup-There was a time when
people used to say that | had more
money than brains, but they can't say
that now.
Wife-Why not?
Hardup-Because I've come down to
my last dollar
Wife-Well, you still have dollar.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Home Not State Institution.

Madison.-The attorney general has
advised State Engineer ]. G. D. Mack
that the Wisconsin Veterans home at
Waupaca is not a Wisconsin institu-
ton and hence is not under the juris-
diction of the state engineers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

Eddie-Let's sneak round behind
the barn an smoke a cigarette.
Sammy-Too likely to get caught.
Ever since dad swore off he's been
sneaking around there to smoke his
own.-Judge.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Rate Ordered Reduced.

Madison. Wisconsin railroad
commission issued an order requiring
the Hillsboro Light and Power COM
pany to reduce its rates for electric
light service about 10 per cent.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Jones Reappointed Recent.

Madison.-Gov. Philip appointed G..
D. Jones of Wausau to be member of
the state board of regents for the uni.
versity, to succeed himself. for the
term ending the first Monday in Feb
ruary, 1922.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
College Favors Prohibition.

Beloit.-The Beloit College student
body has forwarded to Representative
Henry A. Cooper resolution urging
congress to pass the national prohibi-
ti0n amendment bill.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

Creole Spaghetti.-Dlce
and fry a fourth Of a
pound of bacon; slice
three onions and fry
them until light brown;
add one and a half cup.
fuls of chopped chicken,
veal or roast pork, then
a half can each of peas,
tomatoes, kidney beans,
mushrooms. simmer and
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Florence Nightingale's Gift.

On her return from the Crimea Flor
which she devoted to founding the
Nightingale Home for Training
Nurses.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
INTERNATIONAL
SUNlYSQlOOL
LESSON

(By E. o. SELLERS, Acting Director of
Sunday School Course, Moody Bible
instituted
Copyright, 1916. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

A typewriter is better than a pen
for writing poetry, because you can
start all the lines even.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

from past ages when that animal was
more plentiful and when his depreda-
lions upon orchards were serious. To
minimized, with the result that all
farmers who are not troubled with
this animal should not hesitate to head
their fruit trees down near the
ground.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
POTATO WAYS.

There are new methods of cooking
and serving potatoes springing up ev-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
COMPANY DISHES.

Here are a few good dishes good
enough to serve at any time:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

Character Cleared.
you said my boy drank like a fish
and he never touches liquor"
Neither does fish"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
IREHIBfIlN}
C6ABINNEE

A stronger glow sits on the lively
cheek
OF rudy fire; and luculent along
The purer rivers flow; their Sullen
deeps
Transparent, open to the shepherds
gaze
And murmur hoarsely at the fixing
frost.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

German casualties in the war total
2,525,76S Under Secretary Of War Ten
nant announced in the house of COM
mons. The Germans have lost 5000
in killed and 1,566,549 in wounded,
Tenant announced, while $50, 153 men
had been taken prisoner. In addition
24,0S0 Germans had died from various
causes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
CATCHING On TO Dad.

well, you still have a dollar.
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30
FAVoRS PAROLE FOR
SLAYER OF GOEBEL.

kcuiUrby greatest %.
tagaly is In tine me.eH.
Dm.e r. O sullivan. .ur
thr State Prison Board h
uomud Jhat hy has l,..
,ocuite to parole liy d.
iuw,,. Republican, ~E
.Ilr sentence for tIg l,ae. ..
ui Stat, Sen William u.
1899 Gucby. Was % Du. ..
.Na, shot dead wh.. ..
. .hy seat ol thc BepUr ...
.uor " $ Taylor
Sullivan says tU.t l.. s
.uut'rd to o. parole ag Dos
Ip yHtr uI tb, pu .
.H HN llr bass U-u
|pm.r l"r twelve !,.. U
/ Sullivan comments 600 M 2
|.U Nput-.y s OBJ. m. M
. 'N. Dpb, murder m- ,
IulV 100 prvn, auJ .. 4
.Hu,, who mrad hm .u ...,.
ur more guilty hm Hm .s
h.ru yuutudrd hy b."..
\ ihal Ynut,cy fired tho a.a
llh statement prompt. .w
forth llc declaration .rH
oiher commissioners uHt 'E
were opposed 10 granting l".
Sos @ parole.
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30
CHANGES IN SCHOOL
LAW ARE EXPLAINED


II'I''ii'rf I'l''4 ''l'"' '"'. '''
"iIi hy elected on lhe 1INt N''.
hnlal m ''luntr instead ol al.
gust ann county h''i"S 'I '"I'
riI.w "'I "re'"l1c 100 A'"i'' DO
,.ir "Iilro "i lh' county 'ui''r''.
"ud't aw iHr incumbent '''N
hr, N.4 h"Id over uull N'f,h
I'I' Ims N included 500 tlr
~'h"". Legislation rn"lrd hy u''
rr'-n' session col The general u.s.
nh.t Iw "u,us ths tcF
A..I '. 'Nr ..r'i miu WIS. e\O'n..
n- 100 ir' tud sr'"nd.r..s' '.trs.
i, thr .aW provides Tor h"nu.''
.N"..>,r HH-IN. WhIrh W..' Nt,"
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30
A HICKMAN MAN S
EXPERIENCE.
Results Tell The Tale.

Can YOU doubt the evidence OF
this Hickman c.t.zcu7
You can verify Hickman en-.
dorsemcut.
Read this:
John Weatherly, Hickman say
i was q victim of kidney com
plant ! had to get up many
time, during the night 10 pass se-
erection, and was all tired out in
the morning / doctorcd and
tried a lot of remedies, but 10 mo-
avail Finally, Doan's Kidney
Pills came 30 my attention and !
got a supply at Helm & Ellison IS
Drug store They made my kid
neys normal and improved my
condition in every way ,Sbto-
mcni given April H., l9OSI
OVER THREE YEARS LATEi
Mr. Wclthcrly slid: You are at
liberty 20 use the statement ]
gave some years ago recommend
ing Doau 3 Kidney Pills"
Price SOC ut all dealers. Don Z
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the same
that Mr.. Wcathcrly recommends.
Foster Milburn Co, props, Buf.
falo, n. Y. lAdyt)
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30
TO RESUME OPERATION.

The largest lumber plant IN
Southeast Missouri. the mll ot
the Wisconsin Lumber Company,
30 Drcriug, which was shut down
two years ago, just prior 90 the e.
lection. II was said. on account of
thc decreased pmcc of lumber :
planning 10 open with a full crcw
May l. II IS SAID John FiWlcy, ot
Memphis, has contracted tu fur.
uSh 10000 feet of logs monthly,
and that the concern wul work 20.
bout 100 men.
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30
INDEED IT WAS so.

The Frankfort State Journal
says it was a delightful session
socially considered. Indeed it was
40 one time a Representative
took the floor and charged a fc.-
low lawmaker with attempting 20
deain chambermald and at
other times guns were shaken
loose in their holster aund knives
drawn IN the interest OF debate
Courier-Jourual.
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30

John Buar and wife left Mon
day for their home in Howard,
N d., after q visit with his faith
er. VIM. Bruer and other re.a-
tiyeS.
Just received a fine lot of new
wall paper in nice patterns.-W
A. DOdds.
Z. b. Walker, Jr., of Clinton,
was here on business Friday
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30

IlERBlNE cures constipation
and re-esiabisheS regular bowel
movements. Price So. Sold by
Hickman Drug Co. Adv.
a NEW ONE: Kellogg S Cook
ed Bran (ready 70 seye), a big
package only 2jc. ASK about il.
E. b. Prather.
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30

Those who observe closely. have
noticed that the color of United
States 2-cent stamps are gradual
ly becoming lighter. THIS is be-
cause the war has cut off the sup
ply Of coloring matter needed m
ink used in printing the stamps
The government has arranged
with Germany for $4,000 worth
of coloring matter, and soon the
stamps are expected % bee of nor
maj hue.
G. w. Ahart and wife were
here saturday rom Phillippy Wis
iting their daughter, Mrs. Grace
Lindsay.
Scale books at this office.
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30
LEE LINE CHANGES.

The Lee Line Company has am
nomced spring schedule for all
the divisions between ST Louis
and Cairo. The sailing will pre-
vail until further notice. The
schedule follows.
There will be- q boat every Fri,
day out of Memphis for St. lou.s
and a boat every Tuesday ouu of
81. Louis for Memphis: q boat
out of Memphis for Cairo every
Friday and Tuesday.
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30
SPECIMEN ANSWERS TO
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS,

The following Is collection of
answers, the results uf eXamlna
tions held IN different parts OF the
county If they should merely be
ignorance il would not be 80
bad, but they show something
worse;
A bhzard is the inside of a
hen
sixty gallons make one hedge
hog
The femme gender Of bull is
MN Bull.
The stomach IS just south OF
the ribs.
Typhoid fever is prevented by
/ faciuation.
Il Geometry teaches us how to BIZ
scct angels
| The feminine gender Of friar is
to1stlcSs.
The rosetta stone was mis-
sionay 10 Turkey.
The stomach forms a part Of
the Adams Apple
When Cicero delivered his ora
tion he was a prefix.
The government Of England is
a limited mockery.
The first Governor of Mass was
.a Mr. Salem Witchcratt
A vacuum is a large empty
space whore the Pope lives
Ihr purpose oi 'hc skeleton,
something o. hitch meat to.
Georgia wgs founded by people
.Who have hen executed
The function of the stomach Is
90 hold up the pot'lcpals
1mNIHlion r that II there were
. nome We would f.y away
Il, aIImcutay cuuu Is located
.Iu rHo northern wrt pf ludIa.
Gyudcr shows whether man !,
feminine masculine u' ucutr
a .IvIc +, % round straight .In,
.W.rH % hole u the middle
Achilles WAS dipped u th,
f. .rnr ~'lN to maa. hm mmur
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30

The Old Governor S'cl CD.
Coffee, best of all at b...ea
worth.
h.H-uu s pu th.
The Hickman courier., 1916-03-30

Whenever You Ngrf o. ce-al Tonic
Take Groves
The Old STANDARD Gro. Tlslclcss
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic hcHHe Ij contains tn
well known tonic prr,r'..soiQUlN
and IRON. u ncis 600 th tN,r Drives
out Malari1, EHri.hrs Oh, Blood and
builds up the Whole system SO cents.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-05
ONLY Prize Crew Aboard.

NEWPORT NEWS. Feb. 4.-Only
Lieutenant Bergand his small prize
crew remained today aboard the form.
er British passenger steamer Appam
brought into these neutral waters last
Tuesday as prize of war. The liners
passengers and original ships com
pany, taken prisoners when the steam
er was captured by a mysterious Ger
man raider off the Canary Islands,
January Is, were liberated last night
by order of the United States govern
ment.
The passengers today were aboard
the Old Dominion liner Jefferson en-
route for New York, where they were
expected to arrive early tonight The
members of the crew, with the gun
pointers, taken from other British
steamers, which the raider sank be
fore the Appam was overhauled, were
in Norfolk awaiting the sailing of an
other New York steamer tonight Both
passengers and crew were transferred
from the Appam to tugs and taken tc
Norfolk on river steamers.
No guard has been placed on the
vessel by the United States, but Lieu
tenant Berg has given his word that
the steamer will not be moved unit
the diplomatic questions involved il
her disposition shall have been de
cided
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-05
CLAUDE CHASE
IS OCQU|TTED
7777ENM
AFTER BEING OUT ALL NIGHT
VERDICT is RETURNED BY
THE JURY.

LEESBURG, Ga, Feb. 4. Claude
Chance was declared not guilty in
superior court here at 9:30 O'Clock
this morning by jury which since
yesterday afternoon had considered
whether he had killed A. ID. Oliver.
It had been predicted here that
the cases against G. w. Chance. Min.
ter Kennedy and the negro, Ike Car
ter, jointly indicted with Claude
Chance, might be dropped in case
Chance was liberated. Oliver was
shot to death on the streets here last
November. The defense maintained
that the crime occurred at 10
O'Clock at night and devoted much Of
its testimony to bring out that Claude
Chance was not in Leesburg at that
time.
The case attracted much attention
in this section because Of the spec
tacular career Of the victim, he hav-
ing operated small banks after he
had served a term in the Mississippi
penitentiary AS result of mistaken
identity.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-05
DIRECTORS OF
BOARD TO MEET
QUESTION OF A NEW SECRETARY
TO BE CONSIDERED NEXT
TUESDAY NIGHT.

1t was announced yesterday that
the directors OF the Brunswick Board
of Trade will hold meeting next
Tuesday night for the purpose of
discussing the question of successor
to j. &. Weatherly, former secretary
OF the organization. This meeting.
however, is not to be held for the
purpose of electing secretary, but
merely for general discussion
During the past several days a large
number of applications have been re
Ceived by President Butts. They
have come from various sections of
Georgia and elsewhere All of these
applications have been filed, and at
the meeting Tuesday night they will
be read and discussed, and in this way
the directors hope TO get good line
on some of the applicants Then, at
a later meeting, a new secretary will
he named.
AS was announced by the directors
some time ago, il is their intention to
secure the best man available for the
place, and with this idea in view they
Millgn " Il
| Tvs successor,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-05
TEUTON CLAIMS
IN APPAM CASE
ARE ACCEPTED
TREATY WITH PRUSSIA HOLDS
IN MATTER OF PRIZE SHIP.
GERMANY's CONVENTIONS ARE
ADMITTED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Secretary
Lansing indicated today that the Unit
ed States has decided to hold that the
PTussianAmerican treaty governs the
case of the captured liner Appam, as
Germany contends, and that all that
remained to be decided was the in
depreciation of the application of the
treaty's form.
The secretary disclosed further that
the sole question to be decided by the
Interpretation was how long the Ap-
pam should be permitted to remain in
American waters. The treaty guaran-
tees to a German prize the right to
come and go freely. If the Appam were
forced to depart she would doubtless
become the prey of British cruisers as
.sembling outside the Virginia capes.
If forced to depart, German officials
have stated, the ship would be sunk to
prevent her recapture by the British.
Germany is expected to contend that
the treaty guarantees the Appam the
right to remain safe in Hampton
Roads until the case goes before a
prize court for adjudication. Techni-
-callX- the shin does not -hecnme- Ger
many's prize until such a court estab-
fishes the validity.