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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31

easily. Fill your lungs just moderately
full, keep on practicing until you can
always breathe without CLOSING the
trapdoor." If you have trouble with the
epiglottis closing, you may be sure that
you fill your lungs entirely too full
Put all of your attention on breathing
easily, rhythmically. holding the breath
moment and then exhaling slowly
through the nostrils. Take pains TO
make the exhalation fully as long as
the inhalation.
l believe in exhaling through the nos
trils for all ordinary breathing pur-
poses, because believe in breath con-
troll and not In lung stretching. Most
of the control comes from the slow eS.
haling.-NautiluS.
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lows take possession of a martin
house it is good plan to put up a
one-room house In the vicinity and re-
move the nest from the martin house.
InterlOpers, thus evicted, often trans
fer their housekeeping to the small
house. Houses designed for woodpeck-
ers should always have an inch or so
ception of eggs, as woodpeckers do not
gather nest materials. Due attention
should be given to repairs. 1t is easier
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
Never Besjeoed-

Petrograd is one of the few Euro
pean capitals which has never been be-
sieged or captured by enemy forces.
May %, 1908, Peter the Great founded
the city by building himself d small
wooden hut. In ITO Count GolovkiD
built the first brick house, and in the
following year the emperor laid the
foundation of a house OF the same ma
teriaI for his own home. and trans.
ferred the seat of government from
Moscow to the new capital.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
CARE OF BIRD HOUSES; GUARD.
ING AGAINST BIRD ENEMIES.

Each spring before birds return
from the South, all filth and litter
should be carefully removed from bird
houses, the United States bureau of
biological survey recommends. In adj
dition to the relics of previous occu-
pancy, houses are likely to contain CO.
coons of insects, and nests of bees or
squirrels. Attention to this one item
tor in attaching birds permanently to
their houses. A little sulphur scat
tered about Il house is u good remedy
for parasites. When bluebirds or swaI-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
Oh, Mrs. Snooksi

Listen TO this. Matilda" said Mr..
Shocks, as he unfolded his scientific
paper This article states that in
some of the old Roman prisons that
have been unearthed they found the
petriied remains OF the prisoners"
Gracious, James 20 exclaimed Mrs.
Shocks, with a smile; "them's what
they called hardened criminals, l ex-
pect."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
WESTERN CANADA LEADS
AS WHEAT PRODUCER
342, 100000 Bushels Wheat in
1915; In 1916 Many Farm
ers Paid for Their Land
Out of Their Crop.

That Western Canada is indeed
Mistress of Wheat" TO the extent thar
Its 1915 crop exceeded, acre for acre.
the production of any country on this
continent is striking fact proved by
the following figures:
In 1915 the Dominion of Canada pro-
duced 376,OO0,OOO bushels Of wheat,
which represented an average yield OF
% bushels to the acre. The United
States produced 1,011 .505,OO0 bushels
yield of II bushels per acre. The only
serious competitors In wheat produc'
ton IN South America were Argentine,
with It's, POI 900 bushels, or less than
u bushels per acre, and Chile, with
100000 bushels or Ii bushels per
acre.
The three Western Canadian prairie
provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta produced between them
342,O00,000 bushels out of the total Ca
madam 3T6,0O0,O00 bushels. 1t win be
seen, therefore, that, outside of the
United States, Western Canada pro-
duced considerably more than the com
bined production of North and South
America: Canada Is of course a new
settled country, and the fact that the
crop of the United States was practi-
cally three times as much is no dis
couragement. The United States has
at present more than twelve times the
population of Canada in approximately
the same area.
To illustrate further the greater pro-
ductiveneSs of Western Canadian land,
we submit the following figures. show
Ing the 1915 yields per acre In the
three provinces of Western Canada
and In the states which In that year
produced the greatest quantity OF
wheat The figures are taken from the
u. s. department of agriculture's an
nual report and from the figures of the
Dominion census bureau:
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Coriander seds, which are twice men
tioned in the Bible, are the Seedlike
fruits of Coriandrum satioum, no doubt
native to southern Europe and prob
ably escaped from gardens and run
Wild In Egypt. Persia and India. The
use OF the seeds In this country has
been nearly abandoned in favor of the
uearly-related caraway-
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Iaxa's Coca Trade.

For many years the Dutch colony.
Java. has controlled the market fol
cinchona bark. at least so far as the
material used in the manufacture OF
quinine is concerned. On a much larg
er scale. this fertile island has of late
been supplying the demand for coca
leaves, the raw material from which
cocaine is derived.
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profitable, unless they are given thor-
Ough cultivation and fertilizers. The
fertilizers should always be applied in
the fall and worked into the soil with
the first cultivation in the spring.
Gooseberries require the same treat
ment as currants, as they have the
same fruit habits.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
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.

A summary of the German ad-
miralty's official statement on the de-
tention as prisoners of war of neutral
sailors aboard armed merchantmen
captured by the German naval forces,
was cabled TO the state department at
washington by Ambassador Gerard
January q. German official circles
profess to regard the case as afford
Ing an opportunity for negotiations
looking to the settlement between
America and Germany of the status of
armed merchantmen. Since the men
IN question are safe and the case is
not complicated by the loss of human
LIE, optimism over an amicable adj
JuStment is expressed in Berlin. Since
the issuing of the German memOran-
DUN on armed merchantmen earlier
In the war, German authorities have
held that ship which counts guns.
whether they be intended for defense
or offense, loses its status as q pri-
vate commercial craft and becomes a
Warship. Sailors taking service on
such ship, these authorities contend,
lose their neutral status, just as if they
had enlisted in the naval forces of
belligerent. These grounds are set
forth in the second annex TO the Ger
man prize code. which states specific
ally that the crews of armed merchant
men which offer resistance to German
naval forces shall be treated as war
prisoners.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
Enemies of House Birds.

Bird tenants have numerous enc
mics from which a careful landlord
will try to guard them. Among these
Is the English sparrow, whose persist
ent attacks too often drive more deSir-
able birds away from their nests and
from the neighborhood. Those who
wish to free their premises of these
sparrows will find recommendations in
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
Book Ends.

You can make your own book ends
by joining two pieces of metal or wooG
and then covering it with cover made
IF green linen, heavily embroidered In
a conventional design.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
Discourage Mice.

Be sure that the snow is well
tramped about the apple and plum
trees. This will discourage mice from
lsting near them
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Soil for Small Fruits.

Always plant small fruits on deep
rich alluyial soil, one which carries
plenty Of humus
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Cows With Heavy Udders.

Cows with long heavy udders
should be driven slowly and should
not be driven over high stills.
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Cool Milk Rapidly.

The more rapidly milk Is cooled
the safer it is and the longer it viii
keep sweet.
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Sows From Large Litters.

Select sows from large filters as
this is quite likely to be an inherited
family trait.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31

More than one-third of the total
population of Dublin consists Of fam
uies living In single room.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
Cut From Menu.

"What are you paying for eggs?''
Nothing. They're too blamed
high"
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house. A number of gourds thus pre-
pared and strung on a pole seems TO
make q satisfactory tenement house
for a colony Of martins. Used singly,
as shown In Figure 4, they are equally
well adapted TO Wrens and bluebirds.
While gourds are not durable when ex-
posed to the weather, they are easily
replaced.
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In 1916 the crop was not as heavy.
but the yields in many districts were
very large. So large, indeed, was the
acreage under cultivation in 1915 that
the resulting crop proved too large to be
all threshed the same fall. 1t over
loaded railroads, and made marketing
slow. A less amount of fall blowing
was done than would have been done
in less heavy year, because the aver
age farmer was too busy with his
threshing. ALI these conditions nee
essarily reacted upon the acreage
seeded in the spring of 1916. Add to
this that labor last year, owing to the
great number of Canadians who have
enlisted, was scarce and high-priced,
and one factor in the decreased yield
smaller acreage under crop was evil
dent.
Another factor is that this year
Western Canada. has experienced, In
common with the entire North Ameri-
can continent, conditions that tave
been less favorable to the production
of big crops. The conditions have re
suited in smaller yield per acre and
reduced grade of grain in certain local
tiles.
The average yield Of wheat in the
three western provinces is estimated
by the government at about 10 bushels
per acre. oats 43 bushels, and barley
27 bushels.
The financial value of their crops to
Western Canadian farmers has been
greater this year than ever before.
Owing to the high prices Of grain that
are prevailing. returns have been re-
ceived that are extremely profitable.
With wheat standing at the present
time at over $1.90 per bushel at the
Great Lakes, wheat crop at present
figures would pay the farmer, even
supposing he had only the average of
16 bushels per acre, over $1,000 per
acre. A large number are receiving
5000 per acre-sOme have received
$500, and few even more than that.
This price, Of course, is not oil profit
it represents the gross return, and the
cost of operation must be deducted.
But it does not, even at the highest hg-
ures, cost more than 65 cents to raise
bushel Of wheat in Western Canada.
so that the profit can be figured accord
ipgly. 1t must be emphasized that the
acre which produces $4,000 crop costs
in the first case. probably less than
that. In the United States the same
class of land would cost in many dis
tricts from 500 to $500 per acre, and
even then q return Of $4,000 HOuld be
considered extremely satisfactory. In
Western Canada the best class Of az
ricuituraI land, capable OF producing
crops that in size compare with any
country in the world except, perhaps.
some European countries, can be OBJ.
tanned at, on the average, from $40 to
$50 per acre, with irrigated lands some
what higher. II Is no exaggeratIon
whatever TO say that q number of
Western Canadian farmers have paid
for their land entirely from the pro-
ceeds of last years crop, and this In
ciudes men who last year began for the
DrSt Observation-Disclosures
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mato cans when properly prepared
and placed In suitable locations, ac-
cording to the United States bureau
Of biological survey. A circular piece
Of wood is fitted in the open end with
an opening to admit the bird, as shown
In Figure 1. Another method Is to
remove one end and fasten to the top
Of post. A hole Is cut In the side
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NVITT the bids
DbeNEIGf1BOPS

for entrance of the bird, as shown in
Figure 2.
Birdhouses in the southern states
have long been made from gourds. The
entrance Is in the side and there is
a drain hole in the bottom, as shown
in Figure 3. A piece Of wire through
the neck for mounting 1t completes the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31

The Austrian prime minister, Count
Clammartinitz. and the Hungarian
prime minister. Count Tisza returned
to Vienna January 20 from Berlin after
discussing various questions at issue,
especially those of an economic char
acter. Negotiations were held with
delegates of both military administra-
tions. A full conformity of views was
established. The German foreign Sec
rotary, Herr Zimmerman, went to
Vienna for an official call. He was
received by Kaiser Karl. The Austrian
foreign minister, Count Czernin, also
has been in Berlin recently Repre-
sentatives of the Austrian, Hungarian,
Bulgarian and Turkish parliaments ar
rived in Berlin January 20. A dinner
in their honor was given by the reichs-
tag president, Herr Kaempf Those
present were the German chancellor,
the AustrO-Hungarian ambassador,
Prince ohe-Schillingfuerst; the
Turkish ambassador Haiku PaSha;
the Bulgarian minister, Rizow the sec
rotary of state, Helfferich under sec
retarieS of state. Stumm and VAIN
-schaffe, and Prince Radziwil. The
Polish state council will send a depu-
tation to Vienna, Berlin. Sofia and Con
stantinOple in order to communicate
officially with regard to it's consti-
tuition.
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Produce Bloody Milk.
Heavy feeding may produce bloody
milk.
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CANS SUIT RLUEsiRps.

The bluebird probably is the best
beloved Of all our native birds and its
usefulness has as great claims upon
our esteem as its beauty and engaging
ways upon our affections. Bluebirds
and wrens will nest In ordinary to-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31

In order that British manufacturers
may have an opportunity Of familiariz-
ing themselves with German and Aus
trian methods of advertising, the Brit
ish board of trade collected over 1900
specimen catalogues of German and
Austrian origin. One feature, which
is of especial interest to the Brit
ish manufacturers who are themselves
publishing catalogues with q view to
increasing their export trade, is the
number Of foreign languages in which
the German and Austrian catalogues
are printed. The board of trade collec-
ton includes catalogues printed in
English, French. Spanish, Portuguese.
Roumanian, Russian, Finnish, Polish,
Italian. Dutch, Hungarian, Bohemian,
Greek and Chinese. Many are poly
glOt in character and are printed in
three. four, and in some cases eight
different languages.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31

German medical papers report a
striking innovation in surgery tried by
Doctor Neuhaeuser in all army hos
pital-a new method Of growing new
fingers TO replace amputated digits.
The earlier method was to graft a toe
upon the amputated finger or thumb.
but Doctor Neuhaeuser successfully
has used a piece of rib as material for
fingers and thumbs, getting at the same
time a covering for the new members
in flap Of skin taken from the breast
just outside the ribs.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31

Tins enough having elapsed since
the publication of the entente'S reply
man opinion to crystalline, the pro-
nunciamento Of the allies may be re-
garded as having virtually eliminated
the peace party in Germany, except
for small minority Of socialists, some
of whose newspapers still see the pos
sibility of continuing peace discus
sions. Virtually the entire nation is be-
hind the government for energetic
prosecution of the war
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31

Germany is flooding Spain with cir
culars advising Spanish traders that
industries and factories have remained
intact despite the war and that when
peace comes the Germans will be ready
to carry out Spanish orders as of old.
Spanish plants are requested not to
give orders to the allies or to neutrals
during the war
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31

Prince Vaclaw Won NiemoyOvski has
been appointed vicerOy of Poland by
the German emperor, according to a
Warsaw dispatch. Prince Niemoyov-
ski recently was elected crown mar
shall of Poland. He is q grandson of
the president of the Polish ma
tional government of 1880. A War
saw dispatch quotes in part proc
lamation by the provisional state coun-
Gil of Poland: 'The great task is flu
ture expansion TO countries snatched
from Russia and which incline toward
Poland. The creation of a large and
well disciplined Polish army is Deces-
sity for u.s.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-18
S0x BACK IN
SECOND PLACE
Batting Slump Sets New
Record for Loss Of
Form.

NEW YORK. Aug lS-In the
throes OF q batting slump that rivals
all other historical losses OF form.
the White SoX today are back In
second plaCe---and their second best
hitting regular is doing his ball play
ing on the bench
Happy Felsch Is the only member
OF the team picked 20 win an Amer
lean league pennant who Is even
bidding foi a 500 batting average.
Buck Weaver is next with a mark
Of 217
Eddie Collins and Joe Jackson are
lost ina struggle for third place
among tho Sox with .2T0 and 269.
respectively
Reh Russell. pitcher. IS tho clubs
best hiftor. with 327
Bonnie Kaun, once king Of The
Federal league batsmen. is making
q valiant fight for this years honors
in the National League. but he has
an awful struggle ahead 20 over
take Eddie Rousch. OF Cincinnati
Rousch is hitting 34S n 321 for
KauT Cruise, 81 Louis. is in third
place with BIS Other National
league 800 hitters are Steele. Pitts.
burgh prendorEast Chicago;
Hornsby. st Louis Fischer Pitts
hurph. Groh. Cincinnati. Griffith,
Cincinnati; Zimmerman. New York
without. New York Neale. Cincin-
natl. Clarke. Cincinnati. Burns.
New York AMI Reuter-. Cincinnati
Ty Cobb Is croWdlng 400. with an
average this week. of .3Si Iris
Speaker IS sorord with 2fq and
'Grorcc Sslpr third with 24s 9th
er 800 hitters In The American
hague are Hamilton ST Louis.
Ruth. Boston Russell. Chicago.
Russell. New York Veach, Detroit
Chapman Cleveland Klepfer
Cleveland IS the leader of the
American league hurlerg with 10
victories and three defeats. Ruth
Roston, has won II and lost 8 CT
cote, Chicago, has won Is and lost
10
Benton. New York. tops the Ma
-uona league Fingers with II vic
tories and two defeats Slim Salloe.
New York, Is right behind with l2
victories and four defeats
Pitcher CHIEF Bendcr occasionally
goes on the ruh"cr for th" pills. hut
tho old whiN-g-y-glp u lacking la
the Ghiefs offerings.
Few chicago fan. recognized "HiR
Ed" Nnlsh when the former white
Sox star went 10 the coaching box
for the Hrav~s 80 Chicago recently.
buck Weaver seems 10 hive rot
himself In bnd with the boston fans.
The white sou third baser H. hoocd
Nv tho Huh ro"ters on the slightest
proN ocrtion.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-18
MISS BRO VINE is
SINGLE WINNER
California Woman Defeats Ma
tiOnal Champion in the
Finals.

BOSTON. Aug IS Miss Mary
Browne. OF California, defeated Miss
Molla Bjurstedt. Of Norway, in the
final round OF the womens singles
an the National Patriotic doubles
tournament at the L.ongwood Crick-
81 club yesterday afternoon The
victory. which was in straight sets.
was the third success Miss Browne
has had over the national champion
this season
Miss Browne. paired with n w.
Niles, OF Boston again defeated
Miss Bjurstedt who was playing
with Irving c Wright, OF Boston, in
the semi-hnals OF the mixed
doubles. r. Norris Williams. 2nd,
national singles champion with his
partner, Mrs George w Wightman.
OF Boston. earned the right 10 play
Miss Browne and Niles in the finals
OF mixed doubles.
Yesterdays summary
Women's singlrs finals Miss
Mary Browne. California. defeated
Miss Molla Biurstedt. Norway, Ca
SIS.
Mixed doubles. semi finals Mrs.
George Wightman and r. Norris
williams 2nd. Boston. defeated Miss
Eleapora Sears Boston. and J G.
Strachan. San Francisco. Ca 60
Miss Mary Browne, California. and
y W. Niles. Boston. defeated Miss
Molla Bjurstedt. Norway. and G..
Wright. Boston. 62. ~.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-18
SAYS RELIGIOUS
LEADERS SHOULD
BE EXEMPTED

IL have been giving half n day 10
securing the exemption 81 a season.
cd religious leader who has been
drafted" said Rev James VI. Bark.
ley. n trustee OF Alma college, as ne
took the train for Mackinac city
Friday night The call for Y. NJ.
G. a secretaries In France 10 take
the places Of minister's and priests
who have been killed or disabled IN
the war is going 20 strip religious
work in this country Of trained and
competent young leaders unless ok
cmptions can be secured for the
conscripteG men of this type |
believe II Is as unwlse 10 deplcto
the forces OF educated and expo
rienced religious leaders rs II would
he 20 cripple industrial and agricul.
tural production"
The Detroit times., 1917-08-18
HOSPITAL UNIT
RECEIVES GIFTS

Tho Detroit College Of Medicine
base hospital unit, OF which Lieut.
Col. Burt X Shurly IS director. VIII
assemble on Belle lsle Saturday att.
enoon TO receive a number OF gifts
from patriotic citizens Three auto.
mobile ambulGnces and an automo-
bile truck viii be presented 10 the
unit by Mrs. ED ~ Stair. the Far.
well estate, semploycs OF the Paige.
Henry b. Lewis, oi the Lewis Hail
Iron works
Or. George +. Fay, OF tho medical
officers reserve corps. who has boen
examining physician for the regular
army recruiting station, with the
rank az lieutenant. has received
notice from the war department that
he has been promoted 10 BE- cap
tain. Lee ] Smits, Detroit news.
paper man, Friday enlisted i'm tho
quartermaster's department OF tho
regular army lie will GO to the
University Of Michigan for six
weeks course OF training before be.
Ing assigned 10 post.