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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
(To be continued.)
SPRUCE GUM.
The Best Comes from the Region OF
Moosehead Lake.

The Best Comes from the Region OF
Moosehead Lake.
Not until the gum gatherers of the
country had formed a union did the
many patrons of the spruce. peach.
plum, and other appetizing CONNECTIONS
realize the existence of gum harvest
ing as special calling. 1t would APP
pear from the organization that thous-
ands of men, women and children
make a good livelihood from extract
ing gum from the trees. 1t is not
business easily learned. either, the best
workers being those who have know
ledge of the proper condition of the
trees. tapping those which are ripe
with e-lm, while not injuring imma-
ture or barren ones
The gum gatherers say that their
trade is growing harder each year
on account of the pulp mills and other
industries which eat up the trees
for their uses and thus destroy men,
bers of the spruce and other families
that make the gum harvest. They are
obliged to travel great distances to
CLEAN their gum products and the
black spruce trees, chief of gum pro-
dueers. are growing scarcer and scarcer
each season. They want higher wages
and the price of gum raised.
Some of our best gum costs us
around sixty cents a pound" said a
manufactures. but we can afford TO
pay IT. We make ii I'D into small bars
or squares with other mixtures and
get five cents apiece for them The
medicinal gums are. of course, more
expensive. but customers expect them
to be and we have no trouble In dis
posing of them
The old Indian guides and hunters
gather the best gum. They seem to
know by instinct where TO find it, and
have a way OF preparing and packing
4 which makes it exceedingly palat-
able. 1 fancy the best spruce gum
comes from the region of Moosehead
lake. Twin dam. Square lake and
Katahdin in Maine New York Even
ing Post.
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white French null, with collar effect In
embroidered null finished with very fine
linen fringe, and the other was white
dotted Swiss muslin, the collar white
linen. In these suits, as in other classes
of gowns. the dropping shoulder effect
is becoming more impressive. The de-
sired appearance is not easy to secure.
Much depends on the cur OF the collar,
and it is surprising how small a defect
will show up as a great mistake Ae
companying the slope is fullness of
sleeves that comes well down toward the
wrist and has long droop.
Some new wool goods, fancy voies and
canvases, are deceptive. In appearance
they are like heavy homespun weaves
and wool novelties, but on examination
they are so light as to be almost trans
parent. The same counterfeit of weight
is passed in the plain colors of liberty
satin. A good quality of liberty satin
at a little distance looks much like panne
velvet, so those who desire to avoid the
look of himsiness can do so with com
fort. The black gown in the last pic
ture was of this weave, and with en-
broidered white liberty collar and plain
white belt it was a fine example of this
new fashion. Liberty satin falls pref
tily, SO is a fine material for ruffiing and
pleating, and viii give better service than
will more fiimsy silk.
1t is safe to advise the shopper for
millinery to purchase something becom-
ing. Hats are in all sizes, shapes and
colors. 1t is stylish to use whole birds
in trimmings, and some of these are
heavy. More suggest weight that really
isn't there. Doves are put on in spread
eagle effect and look as if they'd just
alighted. Their correct pose appears in
one of these pictured hats. The other
presents a new combination of which
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Gra.. or Grain Cutter.


We present an illustration OF & new
lawn mover, which has several novel
features to recommend 1t over the
mowers already in the aeld. The man
who cuts the grass viii remember that
every time he lets the work go too
long 1t was necessary TO run the
mower over some parts of the lawn
several times before all the long blades
were down, or else leave the lawn
with a ragged appearance. The prin-
eipal advantage of this new machine is
that. no matter how long the grass
gets, the first cutting will bring it all
down to the common level; in fact, the
longer the grass the better the cutters
will work. AS will be seen, the cut
tiers are circular, toothed wheels, re-
yoiving in horizontal planes and actu-
ated by gear wheels set on the inner
ends of the drive-wheel shafts. These
cutters are in reality nothing but set
of circular saws, and their action is
exactly the same. saving the grass
blades off as the mower is pushed over
the lawn. The saw spindles are pro-
vided with ball bearings. thus re
ducing the friction to a minimum, and
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Fashion Notes.

A white chiffon parasol much sprinkled
with black pin dots is rather attractive.
For the toilet table are dainty articles
OF cut glass, with gold mountings and
powder boxes Of dull gold.
In carrying out the fashionable grape
designs in dress garnitures the small GRO
Chef buttons are effectively used.
One of the new waist fancies is for
slipping on a little lace waist, embroid-
cred in mock gems and small velvet rib
bon flowers.
Serviceable dresses for young girls are
made of shepherds check wool trimmed
with bias bands of the goods piped with
red silk, with red stock collar and girdle
with sash ends.
Wolfe they call pretty white wash ma
terials of silk and cotton. 1t is dainty
and has the effect of silk. There are tiny
raised silk figures of different styles all
over the material.
Pipings are one of the revivals in
trimming, and red and white, blue and
white or black and white foulard pipes
many of the canvas and other wool
frocks in plain color.
There is a variety of washable gloves
this season. The washable glace gloves
cost 81 a pair, but white and yellow
chamois skin gloves can be purchased
for less than half that price, also the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16

finer castor makes that can be cleaned,
but not with soap and water. Then there
are the neat and durable fabric gloves,
so much liked for travelling and shop
ping. and the washable silk and isle va
rieties that ft almost ike kid glove
and wash ike a cotton one.
This season, when you pay a fancy
price for a simple outing hat, you won't
receive the equivalent Of your money in
material You'll be paying for lines
elusive. chic lines-upon which the hats
success depends
In the province Of the street frock,
the tailor frock. the white costume y
more conspicuous this season than ever
before. We have the sheer white gowns.
the white gowns Of clinging silken stufis
for house and evening wear, but never
were tailored frOcks OF white worn 50
generally as they viii be this year.
One Of the sew skirt models IN white
linen hss Ghe pointed yoke top made OF
aIl-ovsr Irish embroidery. Below this
yoke are graduated box plaits with en-
brlidered panels between each one Ae-
eSmpanying this skirt are a white net
blouse lined with white silk null. and
bolero Of embroidered linen finished with
q narrow edge Of Irish guipure. The
open sleeves of this jacket end At the
elbow, showing the full. dropping sleeves
of the net blouse below
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
diversified Production Pays.

Many a farmer is poor to-day after
ten, twenty or thirty years OF hard
work, because he has confined him
self to a single line of production, and
that line on oyerproduced and eonse-
quently a profitless one. To this may
be attributed much of the downright
poverty that has befallen the older
farmers who are still in the field. The
dairy farmer should not depend upon
milk alone, nor the hop, bean or to-
bacco farmer upon hops, beans or to-
bacco alone Each farmer, naturally
and properly, should have a main line,
determined by his location, his soil
and his markets, but with his main
line he can have side lines that will
give him something to sell every month
in the year and thus give him hold ON
several classes Of consumers. The
farms that pay are largely those de-
voted to diversified production, while
the loudest complaints of Improbable
ness come largely from those who are
distinctively single line farmers
New York Farmer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
cups REvoLvE rNnER NEST.

bottom of the nest to receive the new
ly-laid eggs. In the passage through
which the egg falls to the pocket Is
trigger, which releases a rotary frame
carrying the pockets, so that, as soon
as the egg reaches the bottom of it's
receptacle. an empty pocket replaces
it beneath the opening of the nest In
addition to preventing the hens from
smashing or eating their eggs. this ar
rangement will afford protection
against rats and other animals which
have been known to break and eat the
eggs. AS the pockets and operating
mechanism of this nest are concealed
from view by wood or metal casing.
there is nothing to indicate to the I'M
suspicious hen that the nest differs
from the ordinary kind.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
Swine out1ook.

Swine growers have the prospect Of
good year Pigs are short in supply
and prices are comparatively high.
Even if the coming corn crop pans out
very large. and thus reduces the price
of feed, it will require considerable
length of time to bring the supply Of
porkers up to the demand for them.
This means a high range Of prices, a
regular and increasing demand. and
lower costs of production of pork. The
farmers in the dairy region ought to
be able TO see in this state of affairs
a chance for them to do good stroke
of business in the growing Of swine as
side line. They can realize any
where from 20 to 80 cents per hundred
weight for their skim milk and butter
milk. besides obtaining for their but
ter fat enough money TO cover the cost
of making the milk and to net them
a profit. The cooperating dairy farm
ers who next fall will have ten TO fifty
fat swine to sell at good round price
will be in a position TO understand
the possibilities of profit which they
have been ignoring for years Swine
will be gold next fall, unless ali pres
ent signs fail, and skim milkfed swine
will represent the greatest possible
profit to the producers.-New York
Farmer
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
SUMMER EVENING GOWNS.

wardrobes will have more dressy get-ups
than such as come under the name Of
wash gowns, no matter whether that
name be rightly applied or not. For
such. the daintiest of chiffons, laces and
grenadines will prove attractive. Then
there is a large field to choose from in
what are called fancy imported silks.
Many of these are heavy in appearance,
looking almost like upholstery silks, but
their lightness is surprising. Many have
very large figures, some of them almost
coarse, but they make up prettiy and
will be much worn. You see, chiffons
and crepe de chimes were used much last
winter, and many find change desira-
BILE. All-over gowns of the light laces
are very dainty, and the new French
grenadines are beautiful. These in black
are made over color, and shot and
changeable silks are often chosen as lin
ing. Beside the glorious evening gowns
Of last winter, the summer batch does
not seem remarkable for elaborateness,
but they're fine feathers, nevertheless.
The season just concluded was notable
for its highly wrought evening attire. OF
the COPING lot the artist puts three Sc
lectiops here: a black gauze over white,
banded and beruffied with black chan
lilly; a combination of white chiffon and
point d. alencon, over light green chiffon.
with black velvet girdle, and a black
chiffon, with black chantilly and girdle
of black velvet. light green chiffon Civ
ing the foundation. Sleeves of summer
evening gowns are to be but fragments,
often a little ruffie at the top serving in
the place of a sleeve.
Shirt waist suits in thin silks are le-
gion. They're so cool and light that
they'll be popular all summer. Tiny
checks in black and white or dark blue
and white are made up prettily with a
deal of strapping Strapplngs may be
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
A study in FERTILIZERS.

The fertilizer law of the State of
New York has operated to the great
advantage Of the far5ner. Not only
has the quality of the goods on the
market been held well up to the guar
antees, but the number of brands has
been greatly lessened. thus tending to
simplify the purchase of such goods.
However. farmers have not yet learned
to take full advantage of the informal
ton at their disposal in the successive
bulletins of analysis issued by the sta
ton at Geneva. Accordingly the sta
ton has just prepared short bulletin
calling attention to some striking diff
ferences4in quality and relative value
between brands of different classes.
Every fertilizer user should avail him
self Of the chance to secure this bull
letin and take it as a guide in his Sc
lection of goods. A postal card sent
to the station. bearing your name and
address, viii bring the bulletin to you
by return mail Massachusetts Plough
man.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
varietr in Feed For Horses.


Oats ana hay are the recognized feed
for horses and, undoubtedly, if one
is confined to but two kinds of feed
these are better than any others. 1t
should be remembered, however, that
horses are quite as partial to variety
as COWS, and if given more or less
change in their foods will do better
work and without any more expense.
An occasional feed of roots is benefi-
cial, as is also a weekly feed of bran
as a mash. In feeding a grain ration
good results come from scattering it
over cut hay after wetting the fodder.
This is better than to feed the hay
uncut and the grain separately, and es-
pecially if clover hay, which is dusty,
is used. 1t is a good plan to cut up
about one-half of the hay ration to feed
with the grain in the manner suggest
ed, leaving the balance uncut, to be
fed afterward, and give the animal
something to keep it busy. An occa-
sional feed of corn either Cd the cob or
sGelled also adds to the variety, but
should not take the place of oats, es-
pecially during the spring and sum-
mer, in the regular ration.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
THE pRouTH IN lie EAsr.
None Such Was Ever known in the
State of Maine.

While the Middle West has been suf-
fering terribly in loss OF life and proper
~ because Of heavy rainfall aud floods
the East has been parched by the long
est drOuth in its history. Lumbermen
in Maine say thar over 25.OOOO00 feet Of
logs have been left in the woods Or hung
Up in brook drives and viii no, be avail
able for use this year. while unless heavy
rains come soon. from - OOg,Oe0 70 so
10000 feet additional will be- hung 40
in the Penobscot River drives No such
Grouth as that now prevailing was ever
known in Maine, there having been no
rain Of consequence IN two months. Some
Of the largest drives are stranded, and
their crews have abandoned the logs,
there being no prospect Of getting them
TO boom this spring unless there should
come a week o. rain right away
The Joss Of the numbering and agricul-
fural interests from the dr0uta can hard
Il be estimated, but il Is said that 81
100000 would not cover the damage al
ready suffered by those industries. iie-
sides the drouth, there we're rtmarka able
extremes Of temperature m Maine during
May. the mercury having been a. high
as 81 and as low a. "a On the 23d, 24rt
and 18th Of the month severe frosts pre-
vailed all over the State, killing all crops
out Of the ground and rraining the straw
berry and fruit prospects. except on the
higher levels Al garden crops must be
replaD4ed. and the farmers are discocr-
aged.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
Hot OIL Prevent. Rust.

Two coats of hot oil, carefully APP
piled after thorough cleaning Of the
metal, are recommended by a Cana
dian artisan as an improvement over
any process now In use for preventing
rust of structural iron and steel. The
oil win fill creyices, cracks and holes
where paint cannot enter. 1t would
cover rough places often imperfectly
coated in ordinary painting, and it
would be fine preparation for subse-
quent painting or covering with ce-
ment coating. When iron work has
been neglected and is covered with
rust nothing viii clean it so smoothly
and quickly as gasoline and rubbing
Then apply the hot oil to prevent fur
Their rusting. This Is good treatment
for plows, mowers, and the like.-New
England Homestead.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
Fancy Farming"

The commonest fault with the city
mans farming is the fact that he puts
more capital into it than the business
legitiulately will bear. He goes into
farming with the city mans desires.
Ordinarily he makes the mistake of
supposing that the mere physical aces
series of life are as important in the
country as they are in the city, forget
ting that the satisfaction in the farm
life is largely of a different kind from
that of the city life. The result Of all
this is fancy farming" as the real
farmer dubs it. As farming for diver
sion Is perfectly legitimate, but as pat
tern farming it is likely to be a fail
ure. 1t is 5ucther kind of freak farm
ing. ANY farming that IL self-sup-
porting is legitimate whatever its
kind: by this 1t is to be judged. The
point we wish to make is that reform
and progress in agriculture are to come
from the inside.-Country Life in
America
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applied. In some model dresses it seems
as if the lavish and weighty trimming
must tear the skirt off its binding while
a sharp pull or strain surely would re-
suit In disaster.
A majority of women will be well con-
tent to let their fine linen, batiste and
null gowns form their evening summer
outfit. But those of less limited spend
Ing money who plan extensive evening
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
The Best GeneraI Purpose AppIe.


With the desire TO produce good
shipping red apple. the Rhode Island
Greening. that standard variety Of most
high excellence in every point, Is being
largely neglected. As a cooking apple
II has few superiOrs- as dessert f.'uit
II is highly prizea AS free grower in
the orchard and as a regular and abund-
ant bearer II ranks among the best AS
fruit universally in demand IN our
home and foreign markets Is attended
by the excellent prices II steadily com
mands. This grand old standard varse-
ty. carrying perhaps more good general
qualities than any other. should be
more extensively planted and to the
exclusion Of other and lower grade va
rieties.-American Agriculturist.
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Big Yields sf MiiIet.

Pearl millet is attracting renewed at
tention as forage crop on account Of
the enormous crops. The Massachu-
sets station reported thirty-five tons
green. the Kentucky station forty tons.
the California station over thirty tons
II cut when three or four feet high
the plant sprouts and gives another
cutting. Largest crops are grown on
rich, moist loan The seed is s0wn the
first Of June in drills two feet apart,
covering half an inch deep. 1t can
be sown broadcast The crop is a
good one for late summer feeding in
the barn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
Patent Hens Nest.

Poultrymen who are looking for a
means to keep hens from breaking or
eating their eggs will be interested in
a Calfornian's invention. The ma
chine he has devised consists of a hens
nest and a series of pockets or re-
ceptacles. with an automatic mechan-
ish which presents each of the peck
cts in turn beneath the opening in the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16

A man called up doctor at mid
night with the announcement that he
believed his child had the Group.
Bring the child TO the receiver, ard
let it cough replied the Doctor. the
child was brought, and as soon as the
physician had heard it cough he re-
marked. That's Group. certainly"
Then ne sent round the necessary med
s~ina
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
HOT WEATHER WEAR
THE SEASONS EVENING GOWNS
ARE VERY DRESSY.
Fancy Imported siIks of Surprising
Lixhtness = Chiffons and Crepe de
Chimes are Much Used-shiIf Waist
Suits and Hats for Them.
New York correspondence:

O11lN0 neayy
{ r j m N i n 6 s on
gowns of diaphan-
GUS stuffs is an es-
tablished tri c k.
Some such treat
hent is necessary
to keep the thin
stufs in place.
Thus thin chiffons
are being trimmed
around the bot
toms of the skirts
with silk rumes.
The trouble is. or
promises TO be,
that too much of
such Rarniture is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16

enough is seen to make an impression
at a time when there's 80 much diversity
that it's not easy to pick oct types OF
millinery. 1t consists of trimming
white hat with turquoise blue. In this
instance the hat was white tulle, as was
its point dalencon, the color coming in
buckle and forget-me-nots.
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During the Matching. II you are wise.
you win not be to curious. but win
allow the instinct Of the hen to do her
work II may be well to quietly reach
under her and remove such eggshells
as can be removed without disturbing
her. but nothing fuS1ber should b at
tempted
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by doing away with the necessity for
running the mower over high grass
more than once the machine should
save much labor for its owner. The
inventor-Thomas f. Mcdonald, of
Cincinnati, Ohio-also applies the same
principle to a machine for cutting
grain or hay.
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~Dey's nuthin' in dis WORT lax con-
trast-so ter speak said Br'er VIII
iiams.
How GOMEZ
"Des look yander, at Mandy Jane.
She so black dat she ackchuIly look
purity under dat white hatr'-Atianta
Constitution
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the behavior of Nile. Rosalie. Between
her and Mr.. Mortlock some kind of con-
fdence seemed to be established of which
| could not approve, and yet / could fix
upon nothing which would warrant open
censure.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16

An old barn or shed not worth clap
boards or paint can be given new
lease Of life with q coat Of white
wash. Stake q bushel OF lime. strain,
add half a bushel OF salt dissolved in
water. a pound OF grLund whiting and
two pounds Of dissolved glue. This Ia
q very close. durable whItewash. and
a coat Of K VIII make old boards
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16

Every sort OF genius h not sppreci-
ated: people find II bard to admire Q
good bin Hector.