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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-30
from Another Point OF NieD
By c. T. 5.

A little boy has been born in the home
OF Charles Mead, meeting, We presume,
a crying one.
The railroad trainmen threatening to
strike, Labor Day will confer a great
favor by catching the public's signal TO
back up.
Phyllis says she notices the Turks have
lost Mush and wishes. she adds. that she
could say the same for the bill-of-fare up
at the boarding house.
The voters seem 10 have nominated Ed.
Stein for sheriff. The old pitcher, there
fore, becomes a catcher.
There are 66,662 reasons within the
party not in power why there should be
a presidential election every four years.
there being in the country that many
postoffces.
A Springwells-ave. butcher has filed a
petition in bankruptcy. taking what is
generally regarded 10 be the short cut.
The police arrested a man who attempt
cd TO commit suicide What is the pen
atty in case Of this kind, life?
ODD NAME CONTEST
Sporty Towns found in the Polk Gsze,teers:
Tennis, s Oak.
Golf, H.
La Crosse. Wis.
Bowling Green. Kv.
Race Track Mont
Hunting Wis
Fishing Greek Nd.
Shooting Greek. ~. q.
Background, Miss. r w F.
In New York, 1890 auto speeders we're
! fined $16,209 A little consolation. any
way, for Charlie Hampton.
while leather is so scarce" suggests
j. II. c.. why not utilize banana Feelings
and make slippers Of them?"
Who knows, however, but what there
may be something along that line on foot.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-30

a spinster say 10 there Is truth In
tho axiom that man proposes and
God disposes many men fail IN lseir
duty.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-30

Chatterton- Talkerton IL the worst
bore In this club.
Listener There arc others
Chatterton MebDe so But every
time ! start TO tell about nv lawsuit
he horns in with an account OF his
surgical operation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-30
Health questions Answered.

FNHFtN NUtbtIVNh FHHWtFful
a. y X asks how 20 get rid ~
pimply face.
BE regular IN your habits and
keep The skin pores open by IRE.
auent bathing and massage.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-30
TO ENJOY YOUR WALKS
eY X. AooINGToN BRUCE

Riddle OF Personality Psychology and Par-rAoodr
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
PROPHET IN WOODEN HOUSE
Emerson Led Life Devoid of Incl
dent and Left but Little for His
Biographer.

Emerson occupied in the natural
course of things the pontifical chair at
Concord Mass, in the days of New Eng
lands literary aScendancy when his
contemporaries were men like Long
fellow, Whittier, Hawthorne, Holmes
and Lowell.
His wooden house, homely and hos
pitable as simplicity and kindness
could make it, had the dignities Of
I,hilOSOphic supremacy.
Pilgrims of thought come and go in
that household temple, they sit at the
feet and circle round the hearth of
the radiant optimist," thinker and
poet and teacher, whose one reproach,
according to his English biographer,
was that with full knowledge that his
history must be written, he thought fit
to lead life devoid of incident, Of
early untroubled happiness and of alb
SOlute conformity to the moral law"
And the portrait has been drawn
again and again of the tall figure with
shoulders slightly bent as BELTS a
scholar, with brOwS not over high
above the deep-set blue eyes (the blue
ness is emphasizeD. with the sensi-
tive mouth and the semblance "as Of a
spirit intrusted with earthly inter
estS."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
Cont forget
WRIGlEYS
after every meal
The People Pay.

The people of the United States are
paying war prices for great many ar
ticles of everyday use because those
articles are not produced at home. In
other words, they are having prac-
teal demonstration at so much per of
the democratic free trade idea. The
idea is that we ought to buy where we
can buy cheapest. 1t may have worked
in the old days, but it doesn't work
now, because all the cheap sources Of
supply are closed. If the old Repub-
lican idea of protecting industry in our
own country had been followed con-
sistently for the last ten or fifteen
years we should have had factories
busy in the production of all these
things, and our people would be able
to purchase them at reasonable prices.
Right now the mistake of abandoning
the theory of protection is costing the
people of this country more than it
costs any European nation to do its
part in the war.-Yakima Republic.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18

| to the enjoyment of speculation a1d
chance. For the qualification of this
instinct | do not know any more in
teresting study than the phloX when
one resorts to seeds for the growth of
plants. Of course, the staid, regular
garden worker will resort to cuttings,
because no one can guess, even APP
proximately, what will come from the
seed venture.
But there is a lot of fun in taking
the seeds and watching the results.
They may be anything from a perverse
and hayward floral child to the light
of the garden when it is left to first
principles for its start in life.
The phlOX DrummOndi is the first
parent of the family. 1t was found
growing wild in Texas back in 1884,
and since that time it has grown in
popularity. Essentially a garden flow
or, it fully justifies the use of the
Greek name because it is literally Il
flame of light There is no question
but that it is far better for having
been planted in the fall. At the first
hint of spring it will start it's growth,
and the hard treatment of a rough win
ter will not serve to deter it in it's de-
termination to help brighten the world.
The one thing that phlOX will not
stand is heavy clay soil. Planted
along walls and hedges, with borders
and in places where the irregular size
of the plants affords contrast in color
there is nothing more calculated to add
life to the garden vista than the simple
DhlOX
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
SACRED MUSHROOM OF AZTEC
Ii Was Powerful Narcotic, Producing
the Most Fantastic
Visions

Mushrooms are dangerous enough in
the United States, where those who
gather them and eat them prize their
flavor, and sometimes perish by reason
Of wrong diagnosis, for there are dead
ly toadstoOls that look as much like
edible mushrooms as twins. In Mexico
it would seem that the mushroom sit
uation is worse than here, for while
Americans hunt mushrooms for food,
the Mexicans have reason to regard
them as both meat and drink. Read
the following statement of what hap
pened after consuming the sacred
mushroom Of the Aztecs, remarks the
Evening Wisconsin.
1t is a powerful narcotic, produc-
ing the most fantastic visions, and is
regarded by the Indians as a key
which, with their ceremonial, opens to
them all the glOries of another and
better world. A tincture made by
simply chOpping up the plant and al
lowing it to soak in diluted alcohol
for a couple of weeks is ii most serv-
iceable remedy for nervousness, head
aches and Insomnia. When chewed
(the Indians say it stops the painful
coughing of consumptives.
BOtanists say that the sacred much
room is not a mushroom at all, but a
cactus. That, however, is merely d
matter of bald detail. What is impor-
tant is the action Of the plant on the
system. This is attributed to an al
kalOid principle it contains known as
anhalonin, which chemists say is sep
arabic in the form of white, needleike
crystals.
The plant resembles a radish in
shape. 1t has buttonlike top, which
is all of it that appears above the
ground, and this is why it has been
taken for a mushroom. The top is
covered with prickles.
The early missionaries disapproved Of
the sacred mushroom" Because it's
use was part of the religious ceremo-
malls of the native priests, the good
missionaries called it devil root" An
other name of it is dream plant" be-
cause of the visions it produces. Be-
sides the dreamproducing alkaloid, it
yields deadly poison; so it would
not do for people unfamiliar with the
plant TO experiment with it's effects
on their own persons. People who
have had it administered to them by
physicians declare it is remedy for
the headachy condition that follows
immOderate use of alcohol.
That the announcement of this last
property of the plant may not lead to
the conviction that war with Mexico
is absolutely necessary, it is added
that anybody wanting to grow sacred
mushrooms in the United States will
find that it is easy to do SO under
glass.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
HOUSE PLANTS I'M WINTER
By L. M. BENNINGTON.


among the most beautiful and salts
Factory house plants for winter are
palms. They are very strong and
hardy, and with the observation of a
few simple rules can be kept green
and vigorous all winter More palms
are killed by Overheating than by cold.
u hey should have a temperature of be-
tween 30 and GO degrees. If it is not
convenient to have any room in the
house kept as cool at this, stand them
I'm the corner farthest from the ra
diatOr. as close as possible to the light,
but not in the glaring sun.
The worst enemy of the plants is
dust. Owing TO its smooth leaves, the
palm can be readily kept free from
this. Its leaves should be washed
with Il soft sponge and lukewarm wa
ter.
The watering of the plants is of
great interest The great danger is
that the housewife will be too gener
Gus in this respect. 1t is difficult to
give a definite rule Generally speak
ing the earth in the pot should be
kept moist, but not wet. If the room
is kept at high temperature, the plant
will require more water than In q
cool place. But winter should be a
time of rest for the plant. It should
not do much growing, and therefore
nourishment and water should be given
Sparingly 1t is easy to soak he soil
Of plant. but hard to dry it. once
thoroughly wet
Neither a palm. or any other plant
should ever be put in a glazed pot. If
an ornamental pot is desired. the earth
en- pot should be set inside A porous
pot absorbs and evaporates the mois-
ture, while in a glazed pot the earth
grows sour and unfit for even very
hardy plants. There should be hole
in the bottom of the pot, over which
81 stone, bit of broken crOckery or
something similar should be laid. This
will keep the earth from filling it up,
and the surplus water will trickle out
beneath. A few Jumps of common
charcoal at the bottom of the pot will
prevent the roots from rOttings and
powdered charcoal mixed with the
earth has the same effect, keeping the
bottom from turning sour.
Having temperature and moisture
right, the next enemy Of the plant is
parasites, such as fungi and insects.
Many little insect pests infest the
palm. Some of these are destroyed by
washing the leaves with a sponge and
soft brush. using clean water only.
Those that cannot be destroyed in
this way, such as scales, can be quick
~ dispatched by tobacco juice diluted
with water. Any tobacconiSt or cigar
manufactures will give you all the
ribs of tobacco leaves you want. Put
a handful of these in a quart of water
and boil Wash the leaves with this,
and if you put in little whale-oil
soap. it will be more effective OF
course, there are many insecticides
used by florists, but this is a cheap,
simple remedy, which is just as eff
fective as any other. Being a vege-
table poison. no great care is required
in handling or using the tobacco juice,
whereas paris green and other min
eral poisons should be applied with the
greatest precaution, as even a slight
overdose will Scorch the leaves and
thereby ruin the plant.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
He Knew.

The teacher was trying to make his
pupils understand that all good comes
from one source. As an illustration,
he told them of building a house and
putting water pipes with taps in all
the rooms, these pipes not being con-
nected with the main in the street.
comes, what is the matter?" He natu-
rally supposed that some of the boys
would answer that the water was
not turned on at the MAN. but they
didn't. On the contrary, one boy at
the foot of the class called out: You
didn't pay your water bill y
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
JAPANESE GARDENS POPULAR
BY ELIZABETH VAN BENTHUYsEN

BY ELIZABETH VAN BENTHUYSEN
Just another way of saying that one
may make Il pretty garden with COM
paratively little to put in it is to call
attention to the japanese idea of the
value of space in decorative effect.
1t is shown in the Japanese garden,
which. during this fall, is coming into
considerable vogue. Nippon art has
long taken the garden as it's chief
working ground. When travellers,
pushing curiously through the door
that Commodore Perry kicked open,
TO the untold benefit of the unwilling
natives, first knew the island empire,
they called it the Flowery kingdom.
On all sides were to be found little
gardens-the individual effort of Jap
anese town dwelIers. What most
gained attention was the fact that
these bright spots, giving q cOlorful
effect 30 the entire communities, were
made by smartly placing a very few
plants and flowers in artistic vessels,
and by relieving the blank spaces with
funny figures, carved TO represent men
or animals.
The wooden frog in the center of the
little japanese plot had all of the
space it needed, and the few others
scattered about in seemingly careless,
but actually very careful, arrange
ment, managed to fit into the plan to
leave The impression of lot of color
where really handful of flowers gave
the effect.
The same idea was to be found in
their houses, where one daring, color
full drawing had an entire wall to it
self, forcing the unoccupied space to
take on Il decorative task that would
not have been esteemed possible in
other lands.
One of the popular figures of the
Japanese garden that is being very
much used because it 80 truly repre-
Sents real Japanese idea. is the stone
lantern carved in numerous styles
from the roughly chiseled effort of a
mere amateur to the most elaborate
design of Il skilled artisan.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
COLLEGE,.

Impure seed does not neceSSa rily
mean seed which has been willfully
adulterated. Don't think just because
you grew the seed yourself and did not
put any weed seeds into it that it is
any better than that which you might
buy. If you Or your neighbors allow
weeds to flourish, there are chances
that your seed will bear large pro-
portion of weed seed.
Weed Remedies.
The problem is how to get rid of
weeds and keep them out.
First, rotate the crops; screen all
seed; cultivate frequently and thor
oughly; cut the weeds before they go
to seed, use smother crops; pasture
with sheep; and finally keep everlast-
ingly after them.
If your wheat field is weedy, seed it
e clover and blue grass; NOW the an
mails and biennials before they seed,
pasture with sheep Or hogs to keep
down the perennials; follow by cult
waited crop to kill any lingering weeds,
and you will have disposed of most
varieties.
Rotate, Pasture, Cultivate
Avoid sowing weed seed. Fan and
grade all seed
Prevent leaves forming. Cut just
under the crown and repeat the opera
ton as often as the leaves appear
Plants cannot live long in the growing
season unless, the leaves develop. If
no leaves are allowed to form, the
plant root will starve.
Generally in dealing with biennials,
it is necessary to cut below the crown,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
Why She Liked Saturn.

81 WONDER said the youthful as
trOnomer, who was slow to do what
was expected of him, 'if-if you would
let me associate you with some star
Venus, perhaps, star of lovew
We'll, no." said the lady adj
dressed thoughtfully; 81 would rather
you thought of me as Saturn"
Indeed Why?"
ooh, well, you know, didn't you tell
me that Saturn has a ring"
He bought one the next day.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
Substitute for Gold.

A substitute for gold is obtained by
combining "a parts of copper with 6
parts of anthony and adding little
magnesium carbonate to increase the
weight. 1t is said that this alloy can
be drawn, wrought and soldered very
much like gold, and that it also re-
ceives and retains a golden polish. 1t
is worth something like % cents a
pound.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
Guessed Wrong.

Captain Ito new recruiD-Always
remember that a soldiers first duty Is
prompt and unquestioning obedience to
his superior.
Recruit-And I joined the army to
get away from my wife.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
a Word to the Wise

Rector-Our collection today, my
dear brethren, is for clothing for the
poor. At the same time, may | ear
neStly impress upon you that, though
the collection is for the clothing fund,
It is not necessary TO contribute but
tons.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
In the Conservatory.

Nina-I understand the young grass
widow has failed in her efforts to
snare the rich old bachelor.
Verne-Is she much disappointed?
Nina-Indeed, she is! One would
think she was from Kentucky.
Verne-Because why?
Nina-She's such a blue grasa
widow
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
Control Wire Worms.

Wire VOTES injure corn and pOta-
toes most tut feed freely On wheat
and oats. They thrive best in sod
ground and may be controlled by
crop rotation, fall blowing and good
cultivation. Sc may the grub-worm.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
ACCURACY.

HAS the line been busy?- asked the
man with : nickel poised between his
thumb and forefinger.
M" answered the precise operator.
1.-THE line wasn't busy. l was"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
Method for Pcrennisis.
Early Cultivation Needed.

Shallow, early cultivation is needed
for corn that was planted in {. thor
oughly prepared seeded. L is this
method that best kills the weeds and
prevents the formation of a crust, thus
keeping the moisture in the soil
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
Care of Farm Machines.

Machines need to be kept clean, well
oiled and properly adjusted. That's
about all there is to it, yet the ma
jority of farmers do not seem to keep
on friendly terms with their machinery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
a Con SINNER

you must realize that you are the
ultimate consumer.
y do realize it," replied Mr.. Chug-
gins, every time | shove a gallon of
gasoline into the tank
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
BIissfuI Ignorance

Aimee wonder what the mosqui-
toes do in winter?
Hazel-My dear girl, you ought to
be thankful that you don't know.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
DoubIe-croppina In Garden.

Double-crOpping may be followed to
corn, cucumbers, tomatoes and late
celery follow the early crops very
nicely.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
His Kill,

did Jaeger bag anything on his
hunting trip last week."
Not much. Only the hunting dog
he borrowed from me-"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18

or the plant will quickly send forth
new shoots and perhaps seed close to
the ground, where ordinary moving
will not reach it.
If cut off the first year, the root is
not SO deep, is more tender more
easily cut and more easily killed. If
ennials will appear the. third year.
Watch for such sprouts.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
Some Noise.

"What do you meanW
81 root for em."-Froth.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
One He Missed.

Adam had his trials but he never
had to face jury.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18
CONSIDER THE PHLOX

BY L. M BENNINGTON
Even moralistS tell US that there is
an element in all mankind that leads
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18

Sheep dogs are free from tax in the
United Kingdom.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-18

prevented from seeding, sometimes BIZ
ennials will appear the third year.
Watch for such sprouts.
Cut Before Flowering.
Another point which may mark the
difference between success and failure
in your weed campaign is to cut just
before Towering While the plant is
growing it is storing away vitality to-
ward the time when it shall need it for
fruit production. When it begins to
produce fruit, it draws on this surplus
stock. When it has budded it has used
a large part of this stored vitality aud
is weaker than at any other time ex-
cept when it is very young. Now is the
time to cut. The seeds will not be
formed enough to live on to maturity,
the plant is at it's weakest and is more
readily killed If in addition, the
weather is hot and dry, it is practically
certain the root will die.
If you wait until it blossoms, some
of the seed may mature enough to
ripen even after the plant is cut down
and some seed will scatter for next
years weed crop. If after cutting the
seed seems to be mature enough to
ripen, the, only safe way is to rake the
weeds together and burn them. Some
times seed which seems to be green
will mature after it is plowed under,
lie dormant in the soil until conditions
are favorable, then sprout.
Method for Perenniais.
To eradicate perennials, the same
proposition holds: Prevent the old
plants seeding; kill the young plants
as they appear; kill the root stock.
The most absolutely effective way to
kill root is to dig it out. Ii you have
only small patch and the weeds are
really noxious, this may be the safest
way. If you have a large patch and the
roots are long and strong this is an al
most impossible task. In any case it is
tireSome one.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-17
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COURT HOUSE NEWS
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The trial of Rex Iurner, charged
Jointly with Cleve SlmpEns with mis-
appropriation of state funds, began thij
morning in Judge Kelly's department
of the circuit court. Turner was placed
on trial first and the examination of
iurymen began. The indications were
this afternoon that the entire day would
be taken up with the examination Of
talesmen and that no evidence would be
taken until tomorrow. Attorneys John
A. Carson and Charles l.. MeNary for
the defense were making a careful ex
animation of eah prospective iurymau
with special attention to the reports
that have been circulated in the news
papers relative to the alleged ticket
scandal at the fair grounds. District
Attorney Ringo was assigned by Attor-
ney James G.. Heltzel and C. NJ. Inman
was the third attorney appearing for
the defense. The iuron selected this
afternoon were: G. w. Lucas. Charles
Hinz, Geo. Higgens, Jonas NJ. Wills
John Marthaker, c., ?. Neibert, William
Zimmerman.