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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15

COOK three hours or until the rabbit
is tender; make brown sauce and
serve with the sauce, garnished with
parsley or water cress.
Curried Pheasant.-Melt half cup.
full OF butter in saucepan, add two
chopped onions, and brown; then
strain out the onion and lay in the
pheasant, cut at the joints in neat
pieces, fry for five minutes, sprinkle
with a tablespoonful of curry DOW
der and cook five minutes longer; then
add the fried onions, a chopped ap-
pie, two cupfulS of stock, salt and pep
per to taste and simmer one hour
Add the lemon juice just before serv-
ing. Place the meat in the center of a
hot platter and surround it with well
seasoned boiled rice
Squirrel Pie.-Arrange thin slices
of bacon in the bottom of a deep bak-
ing dish, season with salt and pep
per; add a tablespoonful of chopped
parsley, one tablespoonful of mixed
herbs and a cupful of white sauce.
Cut two squirrels in serving-sized
pieces and place them over the bacon
cover with layer of sliced potatoes
and place a cover of puff paste or any
rich pastry will do. Bake an hour
in hot oven. Add another cupful
Of white sauce through the vent at the
top brush with egg and brown.
Venison Steak.-Lay the steak in
mixture of two tabiespoonfuls of
oil, one of vinegar and let it lie for
an hour, turning it often. Drain and
fry in hot frying pan or hroil before
Il hot fire. Serve with + n gravy
and spiced grape jelly.
Some foods are of themselves so
stimulating that they answer the pur-
pose of condiment and a food: such
are onions, peppers and garlic. Herbs
of various kinds also add their value
as condiments and flavor.
Roast Opossum.-Soak the opossum
over night in sailed water, then score
tie skin every quarter of an inch.
Place two chopped carrots, two onions,
one green pepper, a bay leaf and a
blade of mace, two cloves and a Glove
of garlic in a baking pan. Put in the
oposSum and roast slowly. Basic
often and serve with guava jelly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15
CONSIDER THE LILIES
BY L. M. BENNINGTON.

The time has come for the annual
shipments of Japanese and European
lilies to reach America, and some
thought must be given by prospective
producers to the things that must be
done in order to get results from these
pretty and valuable plants.
In the first place the amateur should
be reminded-it is not necessary to
tell the trained professionalism this
big country has many degrees of eli
mate. In many sections of the land
the ground will be frozen before the
bulbs can be received, much less
planted.
A little forehanded precautiOn will
serve to avoid the trouble that the cold
brings. Manure, old bagging, or any
other sort of recognized covering
which will protect the ground where
the bulbs are to be planted. will act as
q reception committee and keep the
ground ready to receive the bulbs.
After December l it is generally Gus
tomary to defer the planting until
spring, but there are many sections
where such delay is not at all neces-
sary.
Among the beautiful types that are
listed among the late impOrtatiOns are
the white lily of Japan, or Lilium
Auratum sVirginale Album. It has ex-
qulsitely pure white flowers, which as
sumo very large proportions and dis
play q Sulphur-yellOw band through
each petal. The Llium Auratum Wittel
also has immense flowers, and is very
tall and free Of bloom. The color is
creamy white, with a yellow band to
afford relief.
The variety listed for this season is
so great that it would take wealth
of detail to tell all about the beautiful
flowers. And while speaking of lilies.
! am reminded of the value of the
Chinese type. From a couple of plain
little cuttings that were picked up in
n dingy little store in New York's
Chinatown, Il New York woman has a
most attractive house ornament.
The sprouts We're simply put in a lar
Of water and placed over the mantel
and nature did the rest The lilies have
sprouted and fiourished indoors with
out the slightest care, save for the oc-
caSional renewal of the water. and
their long, green shoots give refresh
Ing relief to the room where they are
now persistently adding to their beauty
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15
Educated Rooster

"Spizzerinktum" is an odd name
even for rooster, but this rooster is
no ordinary fowl. The bird comes
from a strain Of Barred Plymouth
Rocks, was Matched last May and
weighs six pounds. He is owned by
z. e. Bennett of Hartford City, who
refuses to part with hiD prize-winner
at any price. Judges at various fairs
where he has been shown, have told
the owner that he is most promising
bird, and this Is borne out by the fact
that 500 has been offered for him.
"Spizzerinktum" is also an educated
fowl. One of his chief delights is rid
ing the seat of a specially constructed
wagon and holding the reins over eight
boys who act as steeds for him. He
drove this team In the centennial pa
rade at Hartford City.-Indianapolis
News.
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( desired effects. Up to the sizes from
two TO three feet in length, the more
bulk they have the better because they
offer greater resistance to the alterna-
tive elements of thawing and freezing.
| As primary proposition the gar
| dener wants to cut his bank on a slight
slant, and then begin laying his rocks
| with a backward and downward angle.
! When the bank has been cut few
| large stones should be nicely fitted to-
gether. Over them lay a covering of
rich soil, made from leaf mold or loan,
or, if no such soil is possible, prepare
well-rOtted manure instead of the leaf
mold. Put about half an inch of the
covering on the first rocks and pack
well to prevent it from falling out.
The roots of the plant should then
be pressed lightly into the soil, using
care that they be made firm and
steady. The next step calls for more
soil. 1t is essential that the stone
should be well set and so anchored as
to make it safe from slipping.
From this point on the process is
one of repetition. AS large or as small
q rock garden as one wishes may be
made by repeating the laying of rock
and the covering with soil and plants.
If one wishes to provide a water
supply it must be laid with the wall.
A few lengths of old farm tile will do
for the task. The line of the tile should
lie back of the stones.
The neOphyte will be astonished to
see how many really beautiful plants
will thrive in these surroundings. The
first results will be found in Paril.
The beautiful gold dust will be among
the first, spreading it's brilliant yellow
masses over the stones. Purple false
rock cress, Johnny jump-ups, alyssum,
moss pink, Iceland and Alpine peoples
and even native violets in both yellow
and purple follow among the POSSIBLE
tiles. White rock cress, pink and blue
forget-me-n0ts, dwarf iris and column
bines trail along the list and pretty
harebellS will bloom in June. The blue
flax, SnOw-in-summer, mock-strawber-
ry and the cat mint are all garden wall
friends.
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fastened in it, Each bud on the cane
will usually produce shoot, which by
this process is made to grow upward.
When these shoots are well started
the trench should be filed with soil.
Each of the shoots then takes root at
its base. Canes may be layered at
any season of the year, but most fire.
Quently in midsummer, when canes of
the same seasons growth are used.
These are bent down to the ground
and covered with earth, the growing
tips being allowed to project above
the soil. Roots will form by autumn
and the layers can then be cut from
the parent vines and divided, the Ia
terals which were left usually FORM
ing the tops of the new plants. After
being divided, the plants should be
thoroughly heeled in, like plants from
seeds or cuttings. In general prac-
tice the layers are not disturbed until
wanted for use in the spring.
Where vines are on overhead ar
boxes of soil il the arbors and layer
ing the canes into these boxes.
There are many so-called methods
Of grating. Bench, nursery, and vine
yard grating are resOrted to In gen.
eral vineyard practice. The mechani-
cal operations performed are similar
and the underlying principles are the
same, the essential difference being, as
the names imply, the place where the
work is done.
In the matter of pruning and train
ing, not only do various countries
have various methods of doing this
work, but methods often vary in the
several districts of the same country.
The inherent peculiarities of the va
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15
lncorriuibIe FIirt.

A newly married couple have just
moved into a bungalow in what the
real estate people call "a new develop
ment" near New York. The benevolent
land company runs an electric car from
the property to the railway station.
This car, which Qize the bonneville
trolley meets all trains, is manned, as
usual, by a conductor and a motor
man, both of whom are naturally on
very friendly terms with the patrons.
The other day the brides mother came
to visit her. She noticed that her
daughter often waved a greeting to-
ward the electric car as it passed the
house. "Why, Gladys" said the old
lady, ''do you know all the conductors
on this line already
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15

longs to the leguminOuS plants, to
which peas and beans belong Pea
nut oil used as a shortening is a good
substitute for olive oil. The peanut
forms very nutritious article of
food, exceeding three times it's weight
in beef
Peanut Soup-Grind five cents
worth of peanuts after removing the
Drown SHELL add two cupfuls of
strained oatmeal water, or rice water.
boiled well, add two cupfuls of milk,
season with salt pepper and butter
ana thicken with flour or a beaten egg.
Peanut Meatose.-Mix two cupfu4s
OF peanut butter with two cupfuls of
tomato juice; add cupful of corn
starch and two teaSpOonfuls of salt.
STIR and mix well; pour into baking
powder cans and steam five hours.
Serve cut in Slices
Nut Pie Crust.-Take three table
SpOonfuls of peanut butter to cl1pful
OF Hour and use as in making ordinary
pastry, adding cold water to make a
mixture to roll. Grind fresh roasted
peanuts and mix with mayonnaise or
any good salad dressing, spread on but
tered bread for sandwich filling.
A handful of fresh roasted peanuts
crushed with rollingpin and sprin-
kled over head lettuce with a little
shredded onion and a French dressing,
makes a most delicious salad.
A half cupful of crushed peanuts
sprinkled over the top of a custard
pie before going into the oven is
pleasant change
little salt Goldfish is good TO pre-
vent nausea, either car sickness or sea-
sickness is relieved by it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15
By G. C. HUSMANN.)


Native species Of the grape are
found in nearly all parts of the world,
and no country is blessed with a
greater number of them than our own
1t is therefore reasonable to conclude
that grapes can be successfully grown
almost everywhere in the United
States, results with them depending
largely upon the selection of varieties
of the species suited to the respective
conditions.
Grapevines are propagated from
seed, from cuttings, by layering, or
by grating.
Cuttings for propagation may be
prepared at any time after the vines
have become dormant. Other things
being equal, and if they are after
wards well cared for, the sooner they
are prepared after the vines have be-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15
NL hx~eeQ
Byron's Superstition,

The iiberal-spirited Byron was SUI
perstitious. He believed in ghosts, in
forebodings, OmenS and dreams. Fri
day was black day in his calendar.
He remembered with terror that he
had entered upon his journey TO
Greece on Friday.
In Genoa he once dismissed a tailor
because he brought him new suit on
a Friday. In Asia he sought one day
for a distinguished lady, whose &C
Quaintance he desired very much, but
on arriving at the door he turned away,
As he remembered it YVES Friday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15
HAD ALL SHE COULD STAND
Despite Possible Proposal, "Young
Old Maid" Was Unable to Put
Up With Bore.

Iole is a new and charming CORE
spondent who describes herself as "a
rather young old maid In whom the
eager desire for matrirnony is almost
Overbalanced by an unfortunate sense
Of the Righteousness of all masculine
beings" Her letter relating some re-
cent experiences with male bores and
Zanies Is too long to reproduce. We
print this brief excerpt:
'Fe talked Of socialism from 8 80 to
9 80, of the war from then till 10 80,
Of Bernard Shaw and how he is diff
ferent from Chesterton till II :30-and
then of psychic therapeutics.
"I am, you know he interjected,
connected with the Emmanuel move
ment.'
"'You surprise me- 1 murmured.
"'Why should you be surprised that
I am interested in so absorbing sub
jectY he demanded. And I'm afraid
I glanced at the clock as l an
swered:
az didn't imagine you could be con-
nected with any sort Of a-er-move-
mentr
"But isn't it too bad? l think he
would have proposed If I'd let him
talk for another hour or SOP
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15
MAKING THE STONES COUNT
BY [. MI. BENNINGTON.

There is no place where the taste
and originality of the garden worker
can be shown to better advantage than
In the making of a garden wall AL
most all of the lovers of the garden
have at some time cherished the de-
sire to have rock garden. 1t offers
an appeal and field that seems 70 be
Irresistible.
The beauty of the rock garden pros
pect is that one does not have TO de-
pend upon natural assistance to pro-
vide one. Almost any point in the gar
den where a retaining wall is needed,
or possible, affords the opportunity for
decorative effect.
The toughest field stones, of the kind
that any farmer uses for a dry wall,
may be utilized. The larger the stones
the better the chance for getting the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15
Four-Cane kniffIn system.


On the trunk of the vine at tho
lower wire of two-wire trellis, about
30 inches from the ground, two canes
and two spurs are left of last years
growth, and two more canes and spurs
are left at the top wire, about SO
inches from the ground. These canes
which are tied to the wire on each
side of the vine, produce fruiting
shoots which are allowed to hang
down or drOop.
This system is named after William
Kniffin, who first employed it. It has
been extensively used along the Hud-
son river and elsewhere, and is said
growing varieties. Vines trained by
this system are easily and quickly
pruned and require only a limited
amount of labor in the growing season.
Umbrella or TWo-Cane kniffin System.
A system very generally used in the
training of American vines, known as
the umbrella or twO-cane Kniffin sys-
tenn, differs from the foregoing in
that no canes or spurs are left at the
lower wire, the trunk of the vine ex-
tending directly to the top wire, where
the growth is annually cut back to
two canes and two spurs, one on each
side, which are fastened to the top
wire. 1t is best to tie the trunk to
both the upper and lower wires to
prevent violent whipping of the hang
ing shoots. Some growers dispense
with the lower wire.
This system is thought by many
growers to be an improvement ON the
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She Countered Neatly.

Three young chaps were eating in
the dining room at one Of Pittsburgh2
pleasure parks, and incidentally were
trying to flirt with the pretty waitress.
After devouring everything In sight
they decided to have some Ice cream
and cake.
What kind will you have7 DevilS
food, plain or nut cakesw asked the
waitress.
"Give me devils food" said two Of
them, and the other asked for walnut
cake.
1.-TWO devils and one nut" cried the
bright young girl.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15
Kidney Disorder
(BY DIR. Y. n. PIERCE.

1.-THE most simple methods are usu.
ally the most effective ones when
treating any disorder of the human
system" The mere drinking a cup
OF hot water each morning, plenty
OF pure water all day, and a little
Anuric before every meal has been
found the most effective means Of
overcoming kidney trouble. Death
would occur if the kidneys did not
work day and night in separating
poisons and uric acid from the blood.
The danger signals are backache,
depressions, pains, heaviness, drowsi-
ness, irritability, headaches, chilli
ness, rheumatic twinges, swollen
joints or govt.
Since it is such a simple matter to
step into your favorite drug store and
obtain Anuric, anyone who earnestly
desires to regain health and new life
viii waste no time in beginning this
treatment.
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Diagram of Grapevine, Showing Diff
ferent Parts and Illustrating Four
Cane System of Training.

A, Arms or ramifications of the
branches, usually of wood two or more
years old; 3, branches which are of ma
ture wood, being several years old; c.,
canes, called shoots when green and
canes when mature; L, latera1s, the sec
ondary shoots of a cane; S, suckers, the
shoots starting below the ground from
the main body; T, trunk, the stem or
main body of the vine; w S. water
sprouts, the shoots which start above the
ground from wood older than one year,
], 2, 3, 4, tWo-year-old arms.
come dormant the better. The length
of the cuttings may vary from to 20
inches, depending on the climatic and
other conditions of the locality in
which they are to be planted.
Propagation by Layers.
All varieties of the grape may be
propagated by layers. In layering
choose canes of the last seasons
growth, preferably those that start
near the base of the vine. 1 is well,
the summer before, to leave on the
vine for this purpose some shoots
starting close above ground and allow
them to grow as long as possible. In
pruning these canes all the well-de-
velOped buds are left. The ground is
made mellow, a trench about 2 inches
deep is drawn from the vine with the
hoe, and the cane is bent down and
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-15
HoKTTOHEV
GBLNE fz@ zA

This world which clouds thy world
with doubt
Is but a carpet inside out
It's when We view these shreds and
ends,
We know not what the whole intends;
So, when on earth, things look but odd.
They're working out some scheme of
God
What now seem random strokes, will
there
In order AMI design appear
Then shall we praise what here we
spurned:
For then the carpet shall be turned.
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A-BundIe of Grape Cuttings; B.
Diagram of Grapevine With Two
Canes Layered, Showing Method of
Propagation by Layers.

this system posts are set 8 feet apart
each way and made to project 61a feet
above the ground, a single wire run
ming on top from post to post in both
directions. A single trunk vine is
trained up each post, four canes be-
ing run from it at the top of the post
and one cane is fastened to each of
the radiating wires. These canes are
renewed each year.
Fan System.
In the fan system the vine growth,
which is trained to an upright trelIis.
is annually renewed to within q short
distance from the ground. The vines
are cut back usually to four canes and
as many spurs each year; the canes
are spread out and tied to the trellis,
giving the vine the shape of fan.
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Altogether Too Economical.

Mr.. A.-So the Tompkins- Chorkins
match is broken off, is it?
Mr.. B.-Yes. The Tompkins object
ed to Chorkins being so economical
Mr.. A.-You astonish me.
Mr.. B.-Yes. You know he is a con-
tractor himself, and so sent circulars
to all the ministers in town asking for
their lowest estimates for performing
the ceremony.
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-'A - " u y ~
Of serving them.
IN different locaIi-
ties it is called by
V a r i gu S names,
goOber, ground nut.
z r 0 u n d pea and
earth nut. 1t is
claSSed with nuts,
but it really be
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cooked and seasoned.
Use a cleaver to divide
the portions, as one does
chicken, saute in q little
hot fat, then stew in a
casserole with onion, a
little lemon juice and a
cupful of any kind of
soup stock, or a little
kitchen bouquet with wa
Tor. rrilI d e., ILL IL .
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for several years. Was weak. thin,
could not eat, and was ready to give
up until 1 learned Of DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription it gave relief at
once, and four bottles, with the Pleas
ant Pellets completely cured me. I
have been healthy and strong ever
since."-MRS. MINNIE MEYER, 287
Washington St.-Adv.
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Wethers for Fall Market

The wethers intended for the fall
market should be taken from the flock,
until they are SO fat that another
weeks feeding will not add a pound.
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There is no action so slight nor so
mean, but it may be done to a great
purpose, and ennObled thereby; nor is
any purpose SO great but that slight
acts may help it.-Ruskiu
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REQUISITES for Comfort

Right feed, fresh air, dry quarters,
wind protection and sunshine are the
main requisites for comfort in the
poultry yard.
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G, canes, called shoots when green and
canes when mature; SIP, spurs, canes cut
back to one to four eyes; T, trunk the
main stem or body of the vines; A, 3, c.,
d, arms older than two years.
four-cane system. The absence of the
two lower canes insures a good up
right trunk, and the renewal of the
fruit-bearing wood to one head makes
the vine more easily pruned, leaves
less old wood, and results in cleaner
and better-yentilated vines.
Overhead Caywood System.
In the overhead system, which has
been used to some extent in New
York, the vines are carried upon a
canopy or overhead arbor 6 feet above
the ground, consisting of three hOri-
zontal wires stretched at the same
height. The center wire is fastened
to posts which are placed at regular
intervals, and the side wires are at
tached to 3-foOt cross arms of wood
fastened to the posts, The head of
the vine is annually cut back to five
canes and FIVE spurs. The canes are
fastened on the wires, two in one di-
rection and three in the other, this
division being alternated each year.
Cross-Wire System.
The single cross-wire system is used
in the vicinity of Marlboro, N. Y. In
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THIS WOMAN WAS WEAK,
THIN, COULDN'T EAT

L am giving this
testimonial Ia
the hope that
some suffering
woman will see
it and receive as
much benefit
from the use Of
DR.. p e. C e s
remedies as I
b a V e. S ON g
years age l was
afflicted w | { b
woman'S weak
ness. | suffered
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WAYS WITH PEANUTS.

Peanuts are so cheap, so common
and so wholesome that one should
IpHrn mora NaVS
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rietfes themselves often require spe-
cial methods to obtain the best results
OF the many styles of pruning and
training, a few will be mentioned
here: