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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
sY,opovfapf IN M0$hava
The Force of IL.

The Force of 1t.
Don't you mean to put up a kick
about this natter"
with all my sole,"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

In Japan the son always follows the
trade of his father.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

When all others fail to please
Try Denison's Coffee.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
ONLY One "BROMO OUININE"

To get the genuine, call for full name, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUINlNE. Look for signature
of E. W. GROVE. Cures Cold in One Day. 2sc.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
a SYMPOSIUM OF SOUPS.

There is no dish that touches the
spot" like a hot, well-seasoned soup
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
Literal Praise.

How could you praise that tenor s
voice so highly when it has such
berry sound?"
Exactly Didn't | put the empha-
sis on his liquid notes?"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Great Britain has over 100000 male
clerks
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

New York city has 10000 club mem
bers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Most of us get what we deserve.
but few of us are able to recognize it
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Kaiser Wilhelm this year, because
of his indisposition, was able to spend
Christmas with his family at Pots
dam. A slight inflammation of the
cellular tissues" confines him to his
apartments, but not to bed, and he
was able to attend the celebration Of
the HohenZollern family Christmas
tree or rather Christmas trees, which
entertainment as usual was held
Christmas eve in the big hall in the
palace at Potsdam. The emperor, the
empress, their daughter, their daugh-
ters-in-law and grandchildren each had
an individual Christmas tree, gradu-
ated in size, on which his or her gifts
were arranged and also gifts for the
sons unable to leave the front.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
Pneumatic Pad for Watch.

The fine watch is protected by q
pneumatic pad
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Details of how the government in
terrupted what was to have been a
continuous procession of women trav-
cling from New York to Rotterdam
on Dutch steamers, their baggage
loaded with crude rubber for German
military uses, have come to light. Fed
eral officials had a statement from
Miss Anna Dekkers, whose baggage
was seized three weeks ago. Her
trunks contained 3,400 pounds Of rub
Der destined ultimately to German
motor car factories.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
IN THE FATHERLAND
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING IN OLD HOME
Summary of the Most Important Hap
penings in the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.

The American Association of Com
MERGE and Trade of Berlin has sent
wireless messages to the speaker Of
the house Of representatives and the
chamber of commerce of the United
States at Washington, urging the
pressing need of re-establishing cable
connection with Germany under con-
troll of the American government on
account of the vital issues involved
and asking congressional action to-
ward this end. The association be-
lieves that the desired result can be
accomplished either by taking advan-
tage of Germany's earlier offer to turn
over the severed German-American
cable to the American government TO
repair and operate, Or by laying a
purely American cable between the
United States and neutral countries,
which would be assured from the
start of large business.
The mayor of Augsburg recently
notified Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
that one of the principal streets of the
city had been named after him. The
great army leader sent the following
reply: Il do not eXaggerate when l
say that the honor paid to me by one
Of the three largest and most import
ant cities Of Bavaria has made me
very happy. Still more happy | am,
however, over the fact that the Ba-
varian troops under my command have
gloriously upheld the traditions Of the
Bavarian race by their wonderful
bravery and persistency. Bavaria and
sons, but the blood of the heroes has
not been shed in vain. They gave
their lives in order that future gen.
erations may enjoy safety, prosperity
and happiness"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Dr. Karl Helfferich, secretary Of the
imperial treasury, announced in the
reichstag that the next budget cannot
be balanced without additional in
come and that proposals for new tag
alton are now being drafted for SUBJ
mission to the reichstag. The secre-
tary declared that no matter how
large a war indemnity was received
the war would impose a colossal bur-
den Of taxation on the Germans and
they must therefore expect greatly
increased taxation after the war.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

By a royal proclamation the ex-
portation to Switzerland of virtually
everything that might be serviceable
to Germany is prohibited by England
unless consigned to the Societe Suiss
de Surveillance Economique which
corresponds with the Netherlands
Overseas trust, with which the gov
eminent has a similar agreement.
Thus the British policy of preventing
goods from reaching Germany through
neutral countries has been carried a
step farther.
An instance of the thoroughness Of
the German spy system at the front
is shown in the following from the
Belgian trenches: A regiment Of Bel
gian chausseurs was ordered to leave
the trenches one night at dark to re-
ceive new khaki uniforms. An hour
after the order was issued a sign was
hoisted from German trench across
the way: Good by, brave chausseurs.
Run along and get your new uniforms
at 20 francs apiece"
Kaiser Wilhelm has issued a Christ
mas proclamation to the people Of
Serbia promising to respect their ma
tionality and urging them to return to
their homes. The Germans have in
stalled a provisional government at
Nish.
The German government on August
9 filed at Constantinople protest
against the Turkish treatment Of Ar
menians, according to DR.. James l..
Barton, chairman of the American
national committee for Armenian and
Serbian relief
Prince Won Buelow, former German
imperial chancellor, who has been in
Switzerland since late October, but
who has denied that he was in that
country on peace mission, as has
been widely reported, has returned to
Germany, accompanied by his large
staff of secretaries
The Minden-Hanover waterway
was opened December 49, This is thu
last link in the Rhine Hanover canal.
which has been under construction for
several years at a cost of more than
ssO.O00,0Oo.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21

Various methods Of clarifying milk,
such as straining, filtering. sedimenta-
tion, and the use Of centrifugal ma
chimes, have been employed both in
this country and in Europe. Some of
these have been fairly successful in
removing both dirt and bacteria, but
hone has proved entirely satisfactory.
One important objection to such meth
DDS of handling milk, especially in the
small dairy, is that they require con-
siderable time, and some Of them ad-
ditional machinery, and thus add to
the cost Of production. 1t Is much
more important, however, to go far
ther back than this, and to prevent
the dirt from getting into the milk at
all, because much Of it dissolves read
lily in the warm milk, cannot be re-
moved, and thus contaminates the
milk with both filth and the bacteria
of the dirt It is necessary, therefore,
to secure some means whereby the
dirt can be originally excluded.
1t has been found that If the stables
are we'll cleaned and ventilated and
exposed to sunlight, if the COWS are
kept we'll brushed and cleaned; if, just
before milking, the parts of the cow
Immediately above and around the pail
are washed or wiped with a damp
cloth, and if the mixer is clean, wears
clean clothes, and uses sterile uten-
sils. the quantities OF dirt and bacteria
which get into the milk are greatly
reduced.
A number of devices for excluding
the dirt have been tried in this coun-
try and in Europe. One Of the SIM
plest and most practical of these is
milking pail with cover which re-
duces the area Of the surface exposed
during the milking. In order to test
the efficiency of such a pail for keep
ing out dirt that would fall into an
open pail, experiments were carried
on at the Connecticut experiment sta
ton which resulted in the following:
The amount or dirt In the milk from
the covered pail was only 81 per cent
of that in the open pail. BY the use of
the covered pail an average of 29 per
cent of the total number Of bacteria
and Al per cent of the acid-producing
bacteria were excluded from the fresh
milk.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
FREAK VARIETIES OF FRUITS
Homo orchardlot Should 30 Satlefiod
With Standard cIaasee-how
Kinda Aro Rloky.

(By c. W. RAPP. Department Of Horti-
culture A & II. College. Stiiiwator)
New and freak varieties Of eruits
are frequently gold bricks" A new
or freak variety Of fruit has no place
on the average farm. The home or.
chardist should be eontentsd with the
standard varieties. Then. whom hie
trees como into bearing. ho Will have
. real orchard. Il new or freak vs-
riesies arc planted they viii IN about
nine eases out OF ten be worthless.
The farmer should save his money and
leave tho testing OF unknown vnsie.
ties 20 those who can afford 20 DO Il.
Later he cSn DToat By their esDezS.
eGca.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
CARE FOR WATERMELON CROP
by c. K. McQuarrie of Florida
Experiment Station.

Frequent cultivation for water
melons is recommended by C. K. Nc
Quarrie of the Florida experiment sta
tion. They should be plowed with
some shallow-running tool until they
cover the ground. At the last culti-
vation some hay crop should be plant
ed between the rows. A legume Is pre-
ferred. Mr. McQuarrie does not rec.
omrnend the planting Of watermelons
in raised hills, except on hatwoods.
The hills soon dry out below the seed
and they will not germinate. On high
land 1t would probably be better to
plant In furrow. The hill not only
retards termination. but It confines
the root system OF the plants when
they come up.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21

ten inches. By keeping the sides yer.
tical only an inside form will be need.
ed. Have enough woven-wire fencing
7h feet long to cover the bottom Of
the pit. Lay the wire with an even
division Of the extra length, so that
it may project upward into the side
walls. The wire is laid after two inches
thickness of concrete has been put
in. The remaining three inches should
be tamped in after the wire has been
placed. Remove the forms after the
concrete has set four days. The pit
may be used after ten days. .,~1s~
Where manure is to be stored for a
considerable length of time, larger pits
or basins are required. Such pits are
seldom made over five feet deep Tin
the clear at the deeper end) and are
wide enough that the manure may be
loaded on q spreader in the pit and
drawn up a roughened concrete in
cline or run. The slope for such a
run must not be sleeper than one foot
up to four feet out.
In laying out the large pit bear in
mind that the concrete walls and floors
should be eight inches thick and make
due allowance for same when digging.
With a spade trim the sides and the
deep end vertical.
In order to form sump hole from
which the liquid manure can be
pumped, in one corner at the deep end
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
SAVE ALL FERTILIZER.
Concrete Pits Advocated for
Storage of Manure.
Enormous Amount of Waste in Fertil-
ity Prevented-Clear Dimensions of
Convenient Pit and Directions
for Building.

The use of concrete on the farm Is
long past the experimental stage. 1t
is a necessity. The first cost of con-
crete is higher than for structures
built Of wood, but concrete is much
cheaper in the long run.
For maintaining or restoring the
fertility of the fields, there is nothing
better than barnyard manure. By
the ordinary methods of piiing manure
on the ground or storing it in wooden
pens or boxes, 80 to so per cent Of its
fertility is lost This loss is brought
about in two ways: First, by teaching
or washing due to heavy rains;. Sec
ond, by fermentation or heating caused
by lack of sufficient moisture. Since
concrete pits are waterproof, manure
may be kept in them as moist as may
De necessary and such an enormous
waste in the fertility of the manure
may thus be entirely prevented. One
load Of manure from concrete pit
is worth 11a to loads Of manure as
usually stored Moreover, with con-
crete pits the supply Of manure is in
creased by all the liquid manure, the
richest part, from the barn cutters and
feeding floors.
Shallow manure pits do very well
where the manure can be frequently
hauled to the fields. The walls and
floor should be FIVE inches thick. The
clear dimensions of a convenient pit
are: Depth, feet; width, 6 feet;
length, - feet. Dig the trench feet
5 inches by feet 10 inches by II feet
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21

Of the pit dig hole IS inches deep by
21a feet In diameter.
Do not forget that dirt in the con-
crete may make poor wall. 80 II the
top Of the earthen wall tends to crum-
BILE hold 1t back with oneinch boards
braced against the forms. To keep out
food water. the pit may be extended
si1 inches above the ground by using
the lower half of o one-foot board to
hold back the dirt, By allowing the re'
Ihainder to project above the ground
level, and by adding six inches to the
height Of the inside form.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
Home Iolurl
Y Y Helps Y ;.
GET THE LOT CLEANED UP
Sound Common Sense in Having Va.
cant Property Present an At
tractive Appearance.

Have you a lot or a block of lots
you wish to put on the market the
coming season? Are they rough? Are
they weedy or brushy? Have they
been made more or less of dumping
ground for the past years? If so, you
will have two chances to one Of sell
ing them if you take the trouble to
put them into sale shape, says the
Minneapolis Journal.
A wise man selling horse would
see to it that the animal was in gooc
flesh and good coat before putting him
in the sale stable. Any grocer knows
that he can sell imore goods If his
wares are attractive to the eyes OF
the prospective customer. No mer-
chant will risk his sales to the imag-
ination Of the customer.
The average buyer of city lot is
not gifted with a rosy, constructive
imagination. He cannot make men
tai painting Of beautiful home
grounds out of a rough and ragged
vacant lot. In selling anything, from
a pair of trousers to a city lot, the
salesman should have the help of good
looks in his goods in order to make
quick or profitable sale.
It costs little to put the average
open, vacant city lot into sale form.
If but the front third of the lot were
smoothed. grassed, clipped regularly
and one door-yard tree properly plant
ed and kept the lot would have two
chances of sale where it otherwise
would have but one.
You may add this little expense to
the sale price, if you like, and it will
not hinder the sale. If you put your
rough property into an agents hands
you should not be disappointed if it is
left lying at the seasons end, or If the
agent is obliged to shade the price to
cover the ugliness Of the lot.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
DRAIN sOGGY SPOTS ON FARM
Wet, Marshy Places Are Not Only In.
convenient to Work Around, but
Are Expensive.

CBy DANIEL SCOATES. Mississippi Ex-
pertinent StationD
Couldn't you turn into money-mak-
ing patches those soggy spots on your
farm-marshy spots. where the young
corn turns yellow and has the
"drowned-out" look? Such spots are
not only inconvenient to work around.
but are expensive as well.
Tile drains. as a rule, have proved
to be the most economical form OF
drainage, as they last indefinitely and
give satisfactory returns.
Use good tile.
Use an engineers level In putting in
your tile.
Use finch tile or larger for ordinary
purposes.
Have the size OF your mains calcu.
lated.
Before you cover your tile test the
grade with o level to see that the
drain has the proper fall.
Protect your outleeG against caving
banks and burrowing animals.
Get assistance in putting In tile Il
you don't understand how It 10 done.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
BEST KIND OF WIRE FENCING
Much Dopendo on Purpose for Which
Foneo 10 intendod-6onorai.Pur.
POGO Fabric Favored.

The best kind OF vire fencing 20
erect depends on tho purpose for
which the fonce 10 used. On farm
where mixed types Of live stock are
kept . general.purpose woven.wire
fabric 10 needed. II only cattle and
horses are 70 be psatuzed. eoaruer
and Lees expensive woven fence can bo
used. When fencing 10 needed to IN.
close extensive passurea vhsre iealy
cattle, OF hasaes are 70 ea ksps the
excessive cost of 0 voven-wiro fence
would not make its use desirable. for
sesses OF stock By injury on hareed
viso would not be large enough 70
countorealance the difference In the
eoet OF maintaining she two diRe9e9s
kinda OF fences.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
Notice of Enrolment
Committees.
Opening Books For Voters In
The Democratic Primary
Election, Etc.

Notice is hereby given, that the
following committees for enrolment
have been appointed to enroll the
voters of Edge6eld county in the
Democratic Primary for the year
1916, and said books of enrolment
will be opened at the places desig>
mated for each club Tuesday, June
9th. 1916.
Bacon: J NJ Wright Secretary; G
NJ Smith, J H Bouknlght; at Bouk-
nights store.
Cleveland: G G Jones, Secretary,
j w Quar]es, T L Talbert; at G G
Jones store.
Golfers: DR. J NJ Grafton, Secre-
ary; D T Mathis E B Mathis; at
Mathis store.
Edgefeld Democratic Club No l.:
Walton Fuller, Secretary; A E Pad
gett, w E Lott; at Jones' store.
Edgefeld Democratic Club No 2:
j w Kemp, Secretary; T A High
tower, j D Kemp; at the Edgeheld
Mercantile Company.
Lee: w l. Coleman, Secretary;
w NJ Sawyer, John Wright; at 6 2
Cobb's store.
Calhoun: A NJ Clark, Secretary;
J A Lott, J w Hardy; at store of
Lott Walker Company.
Long Branch: E L Scott, Secreta-
ry; Luther Yonce, L G Clark; at
Lewis Clark's store.
Merlwether: H F Cooper, Secre-
tary; A A DeLaughter, ] o Scott
at A A DeLaughter's store.
Meeting Street: J K Allen, Sec
retary; ] R Blocker, George Logue,
at J X AlleE's residence.
Moss: 2 w Cheatham, Secretary; {;
T A Williams, w AReel; at Reels
store.
Pleasant Lane: J T Mcdowell,
Secretary; s T Williams. F L Tim
norman, at + L Timmerman's
store.
Red Hill: H E Quarles, Secreta-
ry; II w Quarles, r M johnson, at
n E Quarles' store.
Ropers: J E Dobey Secretary;
B T Lanhsm, r A Zimmerman; at
Timmerman's store.
Shaw: w " Wise, Secretary;
G F Long, J r Moss; at J r Moss
store.
Tslbert: J D Hughey, Secretary;
A Gilchrist, e p Winn; at E P
Winn's Store.
The qualifications Sor member
ship in any club of the party and
for voting at a primary are a. fol.
lows: The applicant for member:
ship, or voter, shalt /! be 2lsyears of
age, or shall become 90 before the
succeeding sas..:.al election and be
. white Democrat. He shall be .
citizen Of the United States and of
this State. No person shall belong to
any club or vote in any primary un
less hs has resided in the State two
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
fRv Y. A STOCKING. Jr.l

There is a steadily, and in many
places rapidly growing demand for
cleaner and more wholesome milk,
both for direct consumption and for
the production of butter, cheese and
other milk products. This demand
will continue to grow just as rapidly
as the milk-consuming public comes
to realize the Importance Of using
milk which has been produced under
healthful, sanitary conditions, and the
dangers which may accompany the use
of milk which has been produced and
handled under conditions both insani-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
KEEP DAIRY UTENSILS CLEAN
Vessels uoed for Milk Should Never
Be Used for Any osher Purpeeo-
Keep FREQ From Flee.

The utensils used for milk should
never he made use OF for any oshe.
purpose. They should alvayn be
scalded after using. ana placed where
they will be fTse from aies. Uncleen
pals mean dirty Raiik flsled With dta-
ease germs. Keep tho milk clean.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
SHIPPING the YOUNG CHICKS
Net haero Then Ptssy oAevid Do
Placed In Ono Les-cevee ?sooe
% DeH With DvPieg

Whea shipping day-old chicko do nee
gvs more than afty IN one lot, end ei.
ways cover tho aoos Of the eo1 VIA
burisp. tackled as sho edgeo, Do ehea
che MtsIo fellows can gos eooshoM
vhsa tho bog 10 tipped enc nes ee
.tArovn into oosney and roRe ina,red.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21


years and in the county six months
prior to the succeeding general eec-
tion and in the club district 60 days
prior to the first primary following
his offer to enroll; provided that
public school teachers and ministers
of the gospel in charge of regular
organized church shall be exempt
from the provisions of this section
as to residence, or otherwise quail
fed. Under the rules of new en-
rollment is required.
B. E. NICHOLSON,
County Chirman.
May 30, 1916.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
0provto From psaatoea.

0provt0 From Potatoes.
Potatoes which oro planted boaoFa
sprouts form usually esns zp one vsg.
orous gprous per eye: when sD7ooeed
before planting they sead up Numerous
sprouts por eye and never % hardy
and ssoGay 90 ehes sGrgs one.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21

tary and unhealthful Many progress
sive dairymen are awake to this call
for an improved quality of milk, and
are desirous of knowing now to meet
it. The increasing interest and i'm
portance of this question has led the
experiment station in nearly every
state in the Union 70 undertake the
work of finding out through careful ex-
eeriments the best methods of produc-
ing good milk
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
vesseahses eee esoaa.

Vesseablss ese keAa.
Tu7nips, esnDkina. psaaasc, eee.. are
eaten With greater relish By the haaa
when they are cooked. thoroughly
mixed VISTA O naSA eaa ed sseaEa.a9
bot .--.