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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
Farm Notes,

Abundant foliage assists in protecting
fruit on trees and vines, Fruit ripens
earlier on trees where the leaves have
not been killed. and. IS leaves take
carbonlc acid from the air and give OF
oxygen. they serve to purify the sir
while deriving food therefrom.
Grass crops are always valuable to
the farmer. Irrespective OF market
prices, because they are the most use
full crops grown on the farm. Hay viii
bring good prices IL used for producing
the best quality of milk, butter and
meat. and no farm is complete that
does not produce grass.
Roots are superior to ensilage SIS win
ter food for stock. but the cost of en-
Stage is much less than roots A crop
OF carrots will he found one of the best
foods that can be grown on the farm.
but the work OF growing the carrots
Is the great drawback. Ensilage, on
the contrary. can be always relied upon
as something sure. as the corn may he
cut at any stage OF growth should
necessity 50 demand.
II is somewhat n common practice
10 discard the tips and butts OF the
ears when shelling corn for planting.
but che practice IS OF doubtful benefit.
Some of the experiment stations in
both the North and South have made
repeated tests Of the pruductiveness
Of seed from different parts Of the ear.
hut these tests have shown no marked
or constant differences in yield. even
when the selections have been repeated
through several generations.
Good silage that has been well and
closely packed in the silo is estimated
10 weigh about twenty pounas - s.sss.l,s
per cubic foot. and forty pounds ii
about the ration allowed each COW Tot
one day. A sllo ten feet d,aep and ten
feet square win Consequently hold
enough ensilage 70 supply two or more
COS over four months. Such a silsp II
a small one. bat the estimate shows
what large proportion OF food can
be stoned Away for winter In small
place by the use OF ensslage.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14

both winter and spring WHEAT are
grown In the same locality. In this
case the mature insects with wings de-
post their eggs upon the young plants
of winter wheat When these hatch.
the larvae feed upon the central part
of the plants on their course down
ward. They remain during the win
Ter ia the surface of the ground and
appear In the spring in the adult form.
These In turn lay their eggs upon
spring wheat plants and cause the de-
,struction of such plants as they feed
upon.
The accompanying illustration shows
portions of two heads Of wheat that
have been affected by this insect as
well as the pupa and larva form and
mature condition OF the insect. These
are magnified. and conception of the
real size may be obtained by the little
character placed beside each figure,
which indicates their exact length.
The available remedies for this in
sect are preventive rather than cura-
tive. Wheat should not be grown con
tinuously on the same soil. and indeed
long rotation should be introduced in
which there are variety of crops.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14

new development Of mirror veiyets, Is
pretty, in solid colorS striped and flower
ed designs. and makes lovely suits aid
coats. Pressed velvet is seen, too, in
happy combination with handsome silk
or cloth. White velvet gowns for even
ing usually are rather simply trimmed.
More velvet is a neES weave that makes
up prettily for COSTUMES and coats. Heavy
laces. fancy passemeAsoHIes and embroid-
cries trim it. Nelvets are trimmed more
freely than in recent seasons. white heing
the only exception ta this rule, and black
and dark shades coming in for amounts of
trimming that surprise for quantity and
richness. The black velvet of the neSt
picture, with its wide rews and vest
pieces OF gold embroidery and its whits
MORE in yoke and inner sleeves. was an
example Across the picture is type of
gown that is especially stylish for after
noon receptions. u was black net over
white silk with applique of pink chiffon
rose wreaths and tucked white chiffon
yoke latticed with rose pink velvet rib
bon. Black laces are similarly used, ard
either lace or net may be put over a
bright silk. Sometimes lace and net are
combined These dresses are richly APP
pliqued with handsome passementeries
and heavy ecru and cream iaces.
Hairy materials are being moro fanci-
fully trimmed and put to drcssy use.
Heavy laees ornament many of them, and
wool embroideries are greatly liked for
heavy cloths and look well on them.
Crepe de chimes and soft silk and wool
materials are beautifully embroidered in
woods of various tints and put to the
most dressy use. and the former may be
lace trimmed after the most delicate fash
ion. The central gown of the third Of
these pictures was an example of this
last treatment. 1t was white crepe de
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
Charcoal for Pigs.

Charcoal for pigs has been found
highly beneficial. When confined in
pens pigs will consume coal. ashes, rot
ten wood, and even soft bricks. This
is due to the lack of certain elements
In the food, usually mineral matter.
Charcoal serves as a corrective, and
may be used freely. but 1t is better to
avoid coal and other very hard sub
stances. Wood ashes contain n large
proportion Of lime. and If supply can
be kept In box within easy access of
the animals, with an allowance Of
freshly-burned charcoal, the pigs will
make rapid growth and keep in thrifty
condition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14

King Edward left the royal yacht at
Dornoch and paid visit TO Andrew Car
negie at SkIbo castle.
NJ. Jean Jules Jusserand has been APP
pointed by France to succeed NJ. Cambon
as minister to the United States.
Fierce riots have occurred in Hungary
between the Catholic students and ortho-
dox, or Servian, inhabitants Of the town
of Agram.
The Paris Journal des Debats says the
continued decline in revenue is alarming.
The years deficit is likely to reach 100,-
100000 francs.
It is reported by the military command
ers in China that all the foreign troops,
except the legation guards, are to be
withdrawn simultaneously next spring.
An Anti-Income Tax League has been
organized in London to protest against
the present income tax law, and ii Is
thought the government viii order in it's
next budget a reduction Of the tax.
The Italian government has just issued
new stamps on which the old device gives
place to the Roman eagle, with the arms
Of the house Of Savoy. This is thought
by some to indicate larger political am
bidon for Italian expansion.
Martinique officials have conferred
with the French colonial minister at
Paris. and all have favored the complete
abandonment Of the island The SCENT
lists who reported on the Pelee eruption
have been ordered By the French gov
erRment to erect a permanent observa-
tory from which the volcano can be
watched.
A proposition 70 impeach President
Palma OF Cuba unless the Castaneda con-
ceSsiOn OF an electric light plant, recent
II granted. is Cancelled. has been on the
table Of the Cuban House for some time.
Both houses are badly disorganized. and
PaIma's enemies are becoming Numerous.
But one Havana paper supports him.
An imperial order has been issued in
Turkey commanding compliance with 81
The demands made By the United States.
These include the rebuilding ~ the mis-
sion house al Kharput and the granting
Of permission 70 Armenian women end
children to join their husbands and faith
ers who have become natuTalized Ameri-
cans
BE Scf1ety sf9T AAe tffFeHtoD OF Lru-
city to Animals IS dem andini. pr0secu-
ton q the promoters u tAS recent eavai-
n ride from BRUSSELS 10 OsteDd. owing
70 suffering inflicted On the borses. The
people are excited. and want the riders
punished also.
The question OK municipal ownership
has received 4 striking impetus from the
recent development ia the affairs 81 Glas~
gov. Scotiand. which during the last two
years has displaced horse car lines with
electricity. During this period a profit
sufficient 10 pay a - per cent dividend.
besides $40. 900 10 the reserve fund. ard
presenting $4,000 70 the general city
fund, has been earned
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
Politics Picks women,s Pockets.


Women. as a rule. take little or no
interest in politics. e their view poll
tics is something for men to think Of
and talk about endIessly-a subject re-
mote from the pressing daily concerns
of the household. Say tariff to the
ordinary woman, for instance, and she
SHES. or summons the kindly smile
wherewith the patient sex put up with
the masculine bore.
But just the same, politics" comes
home TO every woman's pocket, wheth-
err she knows it or not. Every dress
that you buy, madam, every hat, every
pair of gloves. everything you wear,
is made dearer by the tariff You
have to pay twice as much as you
ought to for a suit of clothes for your
boy because Of the tariff. And those
clothes, thanks to the tariff again, are
half shoddy. The meat on your table
scars in price because the tariff shields
the food trust from competition. Your
rent is higher than It would be If the
tariff didn't make building materials
cost so much. It's the same with your
shoes, and your husbands shoes and
your children's shoes. The very pur-
pose for which the tariff exists is to
make things dear.
On account Of this tariff the trusts
are able to send goods abroad and sell
them much cheaper to foreigners than
they do to yeu here at home, which Is
a plain swindle. There is no person
so poor in this country that the tariff
does not tax him, not for public reye-
nue., but for the enrichment of the ia
vored citizens that with the govern
ment's help are empowered to charge
more for the things they have to sell
than they could charge without that
help.
The woman is the treasurer of the
American home. Most husbands, espe
cially wage-workers, turn their earn
ings over to their wives, who can make
a dollar go further than a man can.
Therefore if politics" makes the dol
lar go short way instead Of long
way. who should be more interested in
politics than women? Every woman
in the land TO whom the expenses of
the household are subject Of thought,
Of anxiety ought TO be personal enc
my of this price-raising tariff, for it
Is a personal enemy to her.
And the tariff can only be changed by
politics" by men learning about its
breeding and trust-protecting and
cost-lifting qualities and voting on cleo
ton day in favor of doing away with
them.-Chicago American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
WOMAN LEADS BOXERS.
Said TO Have 10000 Followers to Do
Her Bidding. :

Her Bidding.
Adyices have been received from China
of the increase Of Boxerism both il SIZE
chuen and Chill. In Szechuen the Box
ers, some 10000 strong. attacked Cheng.
tu The provincial capital, and there were
ssne sanguinary tights in the streets.
The Boxers were held in check by the i'm
peFial forces and report being proclaim
ed that re-enforcemeiits were coming for
the garrison the Boxers fed from Cheng-
tn end encamped IT Shippantan, where
eaI'thworks had been thrown up.
The Boxers Of Szeehuen are led by
woman, Lao Kuan- yin. who is alleged
to be one Of three sisters who were ar
rested at Tien-tsin during the rebellion
Of 1900, it being said that they were ''the
Boxer goddesses. Letters from Prince
Tuan, Yung Lu and other Boxer leaders
were found in their possession. This
woman, who is described as being hand
soIne by Chinese papers. had attracted
10000 Boxers to her standard The
Chmlg-kiang correspondent for the North
Ghina News says she is the most power
ful rebel chief IL Szacl9uen."
III is estimated that !, 800 native Chris
tians have been killed IN this province.
In Chill the Boxers are secretly drilling
ever morning before daylight, even Ia
the vicinity Of the capital.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
To Prevent Bioatins.

A writer in Dairy aud Creamery says
me lets bis stock run on rape or clover
when they win. and as long as they
care to. and has no trouble from bloat
His method OF prevention is 10 place
dumps % reck salt at convenient points
1n the 6eld. and let the cattle know
where they are, They viii eat and
shen take taste OF the salt. and there
Is no further trouble. Some Of his
neighhors have adopted the same plan
with the same results. An old doctor
says that there IS no better remedy for
case OF indigestion, when accompa-
MED by hloatiRg and gas in the stom-
ach. than teaspoonful Of common salt
ln a glass OF water, Il is simple aud IN
expensive.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14

| loss, but so enamored of the processes
by which they are plundered that they
resent all efforts to protect them from
the thieves. The enormous profits OF
some of the trusts are derived from the
operation of tariff schedules cunningly
devised to extort tribute from the pec-
pie, and yet the people are told by their
leaders that those schedules cannot be
revised without bringing disaster TO
honest labor and thrift and destroying
the prosperity of the country. Phila-
delphia North American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14

Perrine's comet has recently been Wis
ible TO the naked eye, On Oct s when
it was at its nearest approach TO tho
earth, it was about $4,000, 600 miles from
this planet
This comet is Of special interest be-
cause it was discovered by an American
Prof. Perrine of Lick Observatory
snd because it is one of the few comets
thar men have been able to see without
the help Of a telescope. Astronomers ev
erywhere have been watching it since
Prot Perrine discovered it through the
great refracting telescope at Mount
Hamilton, Cal When he found it it was
of the ninth magnitude and was holding
on its course near the constellation Per
sous, and also near the familiar star clus-
ter called the Pleiades.
The comet can be seen not far from
the constellation >Cassopeia, which Is
very close TO tite pole star. 1t looks like
luminous haze with scarcely any head
or nucleus. 1t has short taiL end can
not be described as having any particu-
lqr shape. As ii resembles all comets in
the remarkable irregularity of its actions.
the astronomers have not been able to
predict much about it other than 10 de-
scribe its path and to indicate that 1t
will reach its perihelion. or its nearest
approach 10 the sun, about Nov. 23, when
1t Will be distant from the sun about 81
100000 miles.
The comet is moving so rapidly that
the vast distances it traverses over the
heavens are apt to confuse the uninitiat-
ed observer unless he watches closely and
looks carefully for it. Its path lies from
the northeast in general southwestern
direction, which may be fixed by the OBJ
seryation of certain prominent stars in
the great consultations of the north. Nv
holding the drawing directly overheSi
and looking at il as one would look at
The sky the situation of the comet can
BE- seen. Its path and direction are in
dicated by the arrows pointing to the
southwest.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
TROOPS ORDERED OUT
PENNSYLVANIA ENTIRE Ma
TIONAL GUARD CALLED.
Operators Given FuIl Protection by
Governor Stone-SoIdiers Will Aid
All Men Who Wish TO Work in the
anthracite Fields.

Gov. Stone of Pennsylvania Monday
tight ordered the entire National Guard
of the State into the anthracite coal
fields. Ten thousand armed men will
attempt to open the mines that have been
idle during the last twenty weeks.
While the council Of war that decided
upon this radical action was being held
John Mitchell. president of the United
Mine Workers was holding secret CON
+ ference with Frank Z. Sargent. who had
been sent by President Roosevelt to dis
cuss new plans for settling the strike.
The action of Gov Stone is believed TO
have been taken without consulting Pres
ident ROosevelt's wishes and, according
to Harrisburg dispatch, seems likely
to thwart the Presidents latest move IN
the interests of peace.
Settlement of the great battle between
the coal operators and their employees
seems as far off as ever.
President Mitchell Monday night is
sued call for district meetings to be
held to pass resolutions expressing the
sentiments of the miners as TO continuing
the strike, in which he declares he is con
hdent of final victory.
Recalls Homestead Troubles.
This is the first time since the Home
stead riots in 1892 that the entire divis-
ion of the guard has been ordered out for
strike duty. At this time, however, no
unusual disorder has been reported and
the move is looked upon more as one of
policy than of necessity. The cost to the
State of this tour OF duty viii probably
exceed $1,000,000.
During the riots about Pittsburg in
1877 during President Hayes admins
tration the guard was called out. Fifteen
years later when the iron workers about
Homestead began rioting two brigades,
the Second from the western part of the
State and the Third from the central
part, were on active duty about the great
iron works, while the First from Phila-
delphia and its vicinity was called out
and encamped at Mount Gretna, where
they awaited orders; but the strike was
settled and the First never reached the
strike field. The entire strength of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania is about
10000 men and officers The troops al
ready in the field consist of ffty-two COM
panies of infantry and three troops of
cavalry. The re-enforcements ordered
out aggregate ninety-eight companies of
infantry, one troop of cavalry and three
batteries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
Rnild Airtirht siIos.

If we have silos filled with well cared,
well matured corn and plenty of early
cut clover hay. very little protein need
be bought. Many make great mistake
in not building silos that are air tight
A few dollars extra spent in the con-
struction of sllo may save tons of
silage. have seen silos made of only
one thickness of boards. and there
would be foot of rotten silsge around
the walls Can a man afford this loss
The cheap sllo is expensive in the end.
American Agriculturist.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
For Outdoor Feeding.

At season of the year when it is
desirable to feed most of the stock in
the pasture a number of troughs made
like that shown In the illustration will
be found to save considerable labor
The trough may be made any size to
accommodate the animals to be fed.
For horses and cows it may be arrang
ed on the fence as shown and for sheep
and swine fastened lower down on the
fence Made foot wide at the bottom
and. say. twenty inches at the top, it
will be about right.
The trough should be securely spiked
to the fence posts as shown. and il two
animals are to be fed at time it may
be divided in the middle. If the ami
mails are tied to the rings at the posts
each will get it's share. Troughs of this
kind are especially desirable when
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
Farlr-cnt Hay.


In those sections where hay lis a COM
mercial crop. mostly intended for sale.
they are very sure to cut all kinds of
hay early. and cure it as little as pos
sible without danger of its heating in
the bale. They cut timothy before it
has blossomed. and if the red top is
sown with it that must be cut at the
same time. They find that they can get
from 81 to 81 per ton more for early
cut hay than for that which is not cut
until in bloom or later. If it is worth
that much more to the city buyers who
mostly want it for horses, the value of
ii for mich cows increases even more
by early cutting. and the larger dairy
men who make butter or sell their
milk by the test of butter fat have
nearly all learned this lesson, but we
often see the grass on small farms
standing about two weeks after We
should have said ii ought TO have been
cut There is a class of farmers who
will not learn by the experience. of 9TH
ers, and will not begin to cut the grass
any earlier than their grandfathers did.
The old meadows, where the grass Is
thin and largely June grass and daisies
or white weed, need to be cut about
the first Of any, both because they are
early, and even the white weed makes
pretty good hay for cows and young
stock If it is cut just as it begins to
blossom. When the blossoms have fall
en- off it makes very poor hay. When
they are cut early the land can be plow-
ed. fortified and some other crop put
in or grass sown in August-Exchange
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
Roo.evelt,. Indefnite Plan.

The President talks with great zeal
and earnestness about remedying evils,
which he does not define, by an amend
ment which he does not clearly ex-
press, to the constitution, which can
be amended only with the greatest diff
ficulty at any time, and not all at a
time when. as now, the people have no
notion even of what amendment is feas-
IDLE, or what it could do if adopted.
1t will be recalled that in the last
Congress half a dozen bills were pre-
scented by Democratic members of the
House and Senate. and an important
bill by Republican member-the Bah
cock bill-to meet the trust evil. Even
the Presidents appeal for publicity
bill was taken account of by these bills.
But what came of this rush Of legisla-
ton, by the Republican majority in
velt's Intervention? Every scrap or
scrimpage of it was sidetracked; 1t was
not even allowed consideration; all test
votes were dexterously avoided. The
Babcock bill, breaking up the partner
ship between the trusts and the Dingley
tariff, was suppressed. President
Roosevelt was unquestionably a party
to this policy of avoidance and evasion.
He uttered no word advising action on,
or even the consideration of. these anti
trust bills. They were suppressed with
his approval.
Abandoning all attempts at iegisla-
ton, demonstratively in the power of
Congress. the President has started out
on his stumping tour with great hull
labaloo for a constitutional amend
ment.
The Presidents policy is clearly one
of evasion and delay He lacks the
courage to face the issue. He lodges
all expression on the antitrust bills be-
fore Congress. and then declares moth
ing can be done but by the impossible
remedy of a constitutional amendment
This will throw the question over until
after the next Presidential election,
leaving the President his opportunities
to humbug both the trust and anti
trust people. His party waat the votes
Of one section and the money and pow
er of the other.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
Good Turnin Varictie..

The soil for turnips should be rich
and mellow. For the best results sow
the seeds In drills twelve to eighteen
inches apart aud half an inch deep.
When the plants are a few inches high.
thin them out so that they will stand
six inches apart. The seeds should be
sown at any time from the middle OF
July to the middle of August. using
swo or three pounds of seeds per acre.
The varieties shown in the illustra-
ton are two of the most desirable for
all sections. The one in the foreground
is Purple Top White Globe. an Inn
proved variety of the old purple top
fiat turnip. This sort has the merit of
being equally desirable for the table or
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-14
.sRIue Milk"

What Is known as blue milk" may
be epidemic in n herd or confined to a
single cow. 1t is probably from some
unknown source of filth and may be
checked by attention to cleanliness and
careful washing of the cows teats with
a little weak acetic acid solution. Such
milk has been fed to animals that ate
II readily and without harm.