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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
WHEAT REPORT GOOD
BULLETINS OFCRoP CONDITIONS
MOST ENCOURAGING
The Weather Throughout the Lead.
ing Grain-GrowinG States During
the Month of November Was Fa-
yorable for Farm Work.

Following is the monthly Official crop
report The month as a whole was dry,
with temperatures averaging above the
normal west of the Mississippi river,
while to the eastward Of the Mississippi
it was colder than usual.
The whole winter wheat area has suf-
fered to greater or le xtent from in
sufficient moisture during November.
Winter wheat is, however, reported in
promising condition in Kansas, western
Missouri, and generally in Illinois. In
central and eastern Missouri and general
" throughout the Ohio valley and mid
Atlantic States the conditions of the crop
are not promising, although it was some
what improved by rains in the latter part
of the month, In the upper Ohio valley
and Michigan much seeding was purpose
ly delayed to avoid the Hessian =. ia
the Pacific coast States the Outlook Ior
fall sown grain is promising, especially
in California.
The following statements, relatanS
mainly TO winter wheat, have been for
warded by State section directors of the
climate and crop service of the weather
bureau in the principal Western winter
wheat States:
Missouri-Month exceptionally pleasant;
precipitation deficient; in extreme western
counties wheat Is in fine condition and con
siderable being paStured, elsewhere growth
has generally been SLOW, owing to drought;
In few counties stands poor; slight damage
by fly in some localities.
IlInOis-November has been rather dry
and wheat and rye have suffered somewhat;
wheat generally promising, but least so IN
northern district. and enters winter in fairly
good condition; pastures and meadows are
less promising, owing 10 the heat OF sum
mer and subsequent airy weather.
lndGna--Much wheat was sown late TO
avoid damage by insects: 1t has made Slow.
growth On account of con inued dry weather;
stand in most sections fairly good, but, as
whole plant has not stooled or rooted well
and needs rain badly.
Ohio-Dry weather has injured wheat ex.
cept In the nortEeasl ern portion; in the
south there was insufficient moisture for
proper termination Of the seed; in central
and western counties the plants have grown
little: fly IS reported in few southern eoun-
ties.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TOO dry for best
growth and winter wheat is small hut
healthy and well colored; acreage smaller
than last year and mostly seeded later than
ever before 10 avoid Hessian fly; early seed
ing has some ny in 1t, but later seeding
seems to be affected little.
November warm and generally
dry, fine for farm work; wheat generally In
fine condition, much being pastured; sowing
not finished in extreme west; some plowingi
some alfalfa cutting fer hay.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
About Selling Apples.

If apples are sold to commission men
or fruit dealers it is best to consult
them as 10 the time and manner of
picking, grading and packing, says
Farmers Tribune. They are familiar
with the wants of the trade and know
best how to meet it's demands. A large
crop of good winter apples can some
times be disposed of to the best a6van-
tage by selling in the orchard for a
lump sum. This obviates the work and
worry of marketing, and holding such
n pershable crop for higher prices is
risky business. 1t is not apt to pay
unless one is a good judge of the mar
ket and the fruit is well stored. Where
the apples are sold on the trees one
should be able to correctly estimate the
quantity of apples on tree and know
the highest price which they viii COM
mand on the market. But however the
crop is sold, it is well for the orchard
list to have the picking under his con-
troll. as trees are often injured, limbs
broken etc
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
cHAPTER YI.-lContinnedl
BY MARY CECIL HAY

''rhen you will doubtless have TINS
window blocked at once, and, as this
door locks-yOu told me that no other did
You will decide, / feel sure, to leave the
key here, and lock and seal the door until
Mr.. DoyIe's arrival. Is that what you
Intend?" inquired Mark, cooliy, as young
Corr, muttering angrily, shuffled across
the hall to the front door.
.'As you like returned Nuel, icily.
''What was Corr doing%"
ooh, worshiping. of course" answered
Mark, with the keenest irony. ''on his
knees before the shrine. You seemed to
know it all by Instructor by previous
knowledge Of your man-else l would
have told you in his presence. He has a
spiritual countcnance, has ne not
He is a man." remarked DIR. Arm
strong, pointedy, whose retaliation
would know no limits Of law or piety, If
you injured him without cause"
Yes, he looks a viIdictiye vaGahond, >"
Tejoined Mark, coo}Iy Now. shall we
help Breen? And then you will seal this
door, with my assistance. | had hoped
70 be half way 10 Fintona by this time
Dr. Armstrong did his part carefully,
feeling how keen were the eyes that
watched him, and how dexterous the
hands which helped. Aud then Mark
Poynz walked away from the old house,
slowly and thoughtfuIiy, in the whiten-
ing dawn.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
For Late Monltins Hens.

1t often happens that if the fowls are
not properly fed during the mOulting
season they are good while getting
their new coat of feathers and seem to
be long in recovering afterward and
getting down TO laying. When this is
the case some of the best-known con
dition powders are good to use as a
tonic. If one objects for any reason
to using condition powders, then give
plenty of whole wheat at the night
feeding and add fresh linseed meal at
the rate of half a pint to each fifty
hens, to the morning mash. A handful
of animal meal may also be added to
advantage.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
To Kill Insects.

1t may rot be generally known that
skim milk or buttermiIk readily mixes
with kerosene, forming an emulsion
which destroys insects without danger
or injury to animals or plants on which
they might be that might result ON
the use of pure oil and water, says the
American Cultiyator. We first learned
of this from using this mixture for the
scale insect, or mite, which causes
scaly legs on fowls. We found that one
or two clippings or 'washings with it
would cure the worst case of scaly leg
and leave the skin as smooth as when
first Matched. We never had occasion
to try it for lousy animals, for we new
er had one, but we do not hesitate to
recommend it, and we have lately seen
its use advised for ticks on sheep,
using a gill of kerosene to one gallon
of milk We did not make our mixture
so strong of kerosene as that, but per-
haps the larger tick may need a strong
er application than an insect so small
as to be scarcely visible to the naked
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
Odds and Ends

Safe in Jackson Bank, Rayenswood,
w Va, was cracked, but the burglars
failed to get any cash. Escaped.
Burglars. Frost. Ohio, dubbed 4Ier-
chant John Lemon, but failed TO make
him tell where his money was.
Florence Ann Yates, a pretty Cincin-
natl girl, killed herself, carbolic route
Said young man had gone back on her.
A. B. Hulett and several other Topeka
men are organizing a company to estab-
lish some creameries in Mexico. Up to
date Mexico has no creameries.
Maj. II. ]. Woodside, the Canadian
government census commissioner, reports
the population Of the Yukon territory as
10000 and Of Dawson City, g 1865
John G. Armstrong, At one time provost
marshal in New York City. is dead. In
the sos Armstrong conducted a stage
coach through arizona and New Mexico.
Rev. Father Charles II. Brent of Bos-
tor, Mass, bishop-elect o. the Episcopa.
Church in the Philippines. has definitely
announced his acceptance OF tie Office
conferred upon aim.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
TRIED TO BURY THE PAST.
Burned Up Everything Associated with
His Wife and Child

William J. Faith is a prosperous New
York merchant. With his wife and child
he lived happily at Montclair, y. j. Mrs.
Faith and the little one died and the hus-
band and father was heaFt-broken. He
broke up housekeeping and stored his
household effects This week he went TO
Montclair. paid the s4jG storage fees and
ordered the furniture conveyed to va
cant lOt
With the piano as a center piece he
piled all the valuable furniture, carpets
and bric-a-brac into heap and set the
pile on fire. Men and women begged for
the furniture. saying that it was wicked
to burn 1t when they could make such
good use Of it.
But Mr.. Faith was inexorable. He
declared that he could not bear the
thought Of anyone using what had once
belonged to his beloved wife and child;
neither could he bring himself to keep
the things. He wanted to bury the
happy past and to destroy everything
which would in any way remind him of
his dead ones.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
CTo be continued.1
HOFFMAN, TO PIANO PLAYERS
The Famous Pianist's Advice to Those
Who Arc Studying Music.

The Famous Pianist's Advice to Those
Who Are Studying Music.
"Do not practice longer than two
hours in succession; altogether not more
than six hours daily" writes Josef Hof-
mann in The Ladies' Home Journal in
telling about Playing the Piano Cor
rectly." Beware of overstudying
your pieces, and stop when you have
been fairly successful few times with
the passages which you have been
studying. 1t is advisable to keep the
ears open, rather than the eyes, and al
ways to use the best possible instru-
ment for practicing, go that you may
know whether it is the fault of the in
strument or that of the fingers if you
miss a tone. In this way the ear will
be accustomed to euph0ny, and the
sense for beauty of sound will be culti-
waited. Quick passages should repeated
ly be played at a slower tempo, slow
ones at a quicker tempo-the latter be-
cause tendency to dragging is created
by the constant slow playing of pas
sage. Do not waste too much time on
finger exercises. In the long run they
will impair the musical nature of the
student You can employ your time
much better by selecting technically
difficult passages from good compost
tions and practicing them like etudes.
1 would also advise the student to at
tend orchestral concerts as frequently
as possible, for these are Of greater ben
eft than anything else. Follow no sys-
tenn in practicing. Do not play from 8
o'clock sharp until Il every forenoon,
and so on through several years, but
play different pieces at different hours
and on different days. Never practice
until fatigued."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
TESTING Seerl.


The result of tests made by compe-
tent men with samples of seeds sent
to the Buffalo Exposition proves two
things: First, the necessity for care on
the part of farmers i'll buying seeds
only from reputable seedsmen, and,
second, the desirability of testing all
seeds during the winter, that the loss
of both seed and crop may be avoided.
In the tests referred to the percentage
of good seed was very low in the ma
jority of cases With some samples
the good seed was found to be only
about 20 per cent of the whole. In one
test of orchard grass sold at s. per
hundred pounds, the good seed was
only 16.5 per cent of the whole, MAX
ing the real cost of the good seed
S3S.46 per hundred pounds. 1t is true
the original price of s. per hundred
pounds is low, but the result ought to
have been better even then
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

of the horse stumbling from any cause;
| would, therefore, say that, instead of
preventing horses from falling, the
Eearingrein Is calculated to render
falling more frequent. Other not UNI
common results of the use of this in
strument Of torture are distortion of
the windpipe to such a degree as to
impede the respiration ever afterward,
eXcoriation Of the Eouth and lips,
paralysis of the musc.es of the face,
etc. Another writer says: Tying one
part of an animals body to another
does not necessarily keep him on his
feet. 1t is the pull from the arm Of the
driver that makes the horse regain him
self when he stumbles. One might as
well say that tying mans head back
to belt at his waist would prevent
him from falling if he stumbled in a
race"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
Dancer i'm Feedinr SwiII.

Swine that are fed on Heel swill and
kitchen Stops often become victims of
sickness showing much the same
symptoms as those Of hog cholera. The
animals suffer from diarrhea and par
tial paralysis, and nearly all of those
attacked die. The trouble is caused by
the presence of a quantity of alkaline
soaps in such swill, which poisons the
swine. 1t is never safe to feed hotel
swill, and 1t is safe to feed kitchen
Stops only when we know that no guam
tity of soap has become mixed with it.
Farm Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
sir. Whistler and the N.;sfit Hat.

The most picturesque figure IN
American art to-day is James Abbott
Mcneil Whistler" writes Lillian
Baynes Griffin in the Ladies' Home
Journal. HE lives in England. and no
end of stories concerning his eccen-
triclties circulate there.
while he was trying on hat in a
London shop one day a customer rush
ed in and mistaking him for a clerk.
exclaimed: I say, this at does not
fit.'
The artist eyed him for a minute.
and then replied scornfully: Neither
does your coat, and I'll be hanged if
like the color Of your trousers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

is, the owner or driver does not desire
to torture the animal He either does
not know any better, or else does what
others about Kim have been doing for
years. There are many ways in which
the tight, oyerdrawn check-rein annoys
or Injuries tie horse. The picture show
ing the wrong way of checking well
illustrates the trouble. In fact the pic
lures are a whole story in themselves.
The leafiet mentioned makes a strong
argument against the tight check, quot
ing some of the most noted breeders,
drivers and horsemen against it. Here
are two samples-the first from VIM.
Pritchard, president of the Royal Vet
Urinary College, London:
The continued pressure Of the bit of
the bearing-rein (check-reinj Geadens
the surrounding portion of the mouth
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
non, DRINK puring Meals.

Be careful to limit the amount of
water and fluids which you take during
meals. since large quantities of these,
especially ice water, hinder digestion.
Not more than one glass of water
should be taken during each meal. In
order TO quench the thirst which is apt
TO clanor for water at meals, an emf
nent authority suggests taking a glass
of hot water fifteen or thirty minutes
before meals. This acts especially well
in the morning. as it cleanses the stom-
ach.-LadieS' Home Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
The General Purpose Cow.

The farmer who keeps a few COWS
generally desires to obtain the largest
possible quantity of milk and yet have
animals that will make good and prof
liable beef when they are desired for
that purpose. This kind of COW
should be of good form, but she should
be large and of the shape most accu-
rately described by the word "roomy."
She should be a good mixer in every
sense of the word. of docile disposition.
capable of bearing q large calf, and
yet easily fattened when dry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
Ration= for MiIch Cows,

1t is generally understood that the
average COW ought to have between
two and three pounds of digestibIe
protein daily as a part of the ration.
One often finds one or more cows in a
herd that viii do well ON a ration con-
tanning less than two pounds of pro
TEN. and on the other hand some of the
herd need considerable more protein.
Wheat bran Of good quality is gener-
ally conceded to be an ideal product
to feed with corn and other grains, al
though we may obtain mu, more pro-
TEN and considerable mineral matter
from feeding cotton-seed meal, but
this may not be fed in large quanti-
ties. Gluten meal supplies protein in
other sections. while in still! other sec
tons dependence for protein is placed
almost wholly on cowpea hay and al
falfa. with small feeds of cotton seed
zeal. the hay of the cowpeas and al
falfa being ground The essential
thing is TO obtain the best quality of
protein for ones herd at the smallest
possible expense.-Exchangs
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
Fall Planting.

When the ground is reasonably moist
it is safe to plant some things in the
fall in pretty high attitudes, such as
the blackberry. raspberry, grape, cur
rant, gooseberry, shrubbery and small
fruit trees. which can all have their
tops bent over and covered by hill of
earth after being planted. The top can
also be covered TO prevent evaporation.
If the planting of these, however, is to
be done in a very exposed situation, it
is usually best to defer it until spring.
Iowa Homestead
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
Imnrovement in HOGS.

The hog has been improved in the
last twenty years 10 sr~h an extent
that he is able to matu e earlier and
produce a larger amount of grain and
growth from the same quantity Of food.
The improved pig shows the great feed
ing capabilities and earlier maturing
qualities that have been bred into him.
No time Is lost. PIGS can be marketed
as quickly az crop of grain.-Kansas
Farmer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
RECEIPTS FROM WAR REVENUE.
Total of $343 S3S, 634 Collected from
ALI sources.

A statement prepared in the internal
revenue bureau shows the total receipts
from the war revenue act only
from June IS. 1898, to June 80,
1901; also the four months of the
act of March >, 1901, from July / to
Oct. 81, 1901 The total receipts from
these acts alone amounted to S343, $685.
GA. as follows, cents omitted:
Documentary stamps, S115,3o2, 800;
proprietary stamps, S14,279,S55; beer,
Sill, T0003S; special taxes. $lS,S29, 500;
tobacco. So, 0S722TIa}; snuff, $2,971, 19S;
cigars, $9,4S0,54.; cigarettes, $3,907 OLA;
legacies. 81 ,162. So; excise tax, S3053,-
81; mixed foa- S23,154; additional
taxes ON tobacco and beer. 1891, POS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
A Mashington Church.

AT the communion services in one of
the Presbyterian churches in Washing
ton one SUNDAY recently the bread and
wine were passed by two admirals. q
general. two Supreme Court justices
and former Secretary of State.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
Farm Animals in America.

For every man. woman and child in
this country there is an average of two
farm animals. There are about 10000
GOO each of sheep and swine. about A.
100000 cows and other cattle. and
about 16.OO0. 900 horses and mules.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

II l > hEclAAiiihdAy
trial before Justice
Eben C. Poole, and
was bound over to
the Circuit Court
without bail. At the
last minute Sher-
Wells old counsel,
Il u n k h o Il S + &
Funkhouser, APP
peared for the de-
PENDANT. They ex-
planned that they
did this because Of
the two mysterious
kilograms that had
been sent relatives
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

How can be produced hens that viii
lay 200 eggs per annum? BY scientific
breeding. as for good butter cow or a
sow mixer. or for good trotter or
high jumping horse. Experiments have
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
Tree Protectors.

Tree guards and, other protectors are
now in order. a strip of wire fly
screening is about the best thing We
know of. and it will remain on the trees
for several years.-Exchange
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

with which Il is IN
contact, thus pro-
ducing a partially in
sensible condition of
tia condition most
ill-suited to receive
a sudden impression,
as a check from the
driver, in the event
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

dence, Z. I. THIS
committee is call
ing attention to
some of the ways
in which our do
nestle animals are
abused. 4 good
deal of this abuse
L +hn,,rhflnSS-fhaf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

The combine of fruit Jar manufacture
ers has failed and from now on each
manufacturer viii sell his own product
at whatever price he thinks best.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

W. D. shEh" ILL of Sherwell in Ohio
for the apparent motive of keeping aid
from the prisoner. The State only in
troduced few of the important wit
nesses. The defense offered no evidence.
Sherwell seemed to regard the whole
proceeding as a joke.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

It's often better to be the sole owner
OF small dog than a stakeholder in a
large one.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

An effort is being made 10 unionize the
miners Of Virginia and West Virginia.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
Abuse of the Check Rein,

The accompanying illustrations are
taken from leafiet issued by the HUI
name Education Committee at Provi-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
sHERwELL HELD WITHOUT BAIL

Original Counsel Appear in Behalf of
the Prisoner.
Patrolman Wilbur s. Sherwell, charged
with the murders OF Lena Renner and
Georgia Railey at Evansville, Ind, had
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

The engagement of Miss Helen Hay,
daughter of the Secretary of State, and
Payne Whitney, the second son of Will
liam G. Whitney, has been formally an
nounced. Miss Helen Hay is the eldest
daughter Of the Secretary of State and
she was presented at court when her
father was ambassador to Great Britain
She is young woman of charming per-
sonality and varied talents. During the
last Inauguration Payne Whitney was
the guest of Secretary and Mrs. Hay at
their home here. Mr.. Whitney also was
a visitor at the summer home Of the
Hays this season.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

according to report the best men in
the United States secret service and the
cleyerest inspectors in the Postoffice De
partment are at present working in the
attempt to discover the details of new
green goods scheme. The victims are
second, third and fourth class postmas-
tiers, who do not dare complain to the
authorities. 1t is known that since July
/ more than 1000 postmasters have been
swindled out of sums ranging from $3.50
to $1,000. The principle of the game is
the same as that of the old-fashioned
green goods game.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

If you write photo" on the wrapping
Of the picture ron send at Christmas time
the postage on the package viii be the
same as if it were big, fat letter. This
is what the postofiice regulations sag.
Two cents a half ounce is the legal post
age charge on letters. Or frst-class mail
matter. Printed matter, photographs and
kindred packages. third-class matter, are
carried by Uncle Sam ordinarily for two
cents an ounce. But when eEp writes
on the wrappers of tkis ssszc-class mae
ter IN addition to the address, such words
as Photo" Printed Matter" or ''Caben-
dar," the package then becomes irst-class
matter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

With hundreds Of feet of fire hose.
scrubbing brushes, securing soap and
thousands of gallons of Potomac water,
a force Of men gave the Capitol its an
nual bath before Congress should meet.
The great granite walls of the historic
building, from the statue on the towering
dome to the broad tseps approaching the
entrance, were washed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10

Congressman Hepburn, who is chair
man of the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, predicts the early pas
sage by Congress of his Nicaraguan canal
bill. 1T passed the House last session,
and do not expect any delay in getting
it through this winter" he said. II win
reintroduce it promptly, and | believe it
Will become law"