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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

1t is not generally known that bees
are swifter in flight than pigeons-that
is, for short distances. Some years
ago a pigeon fancier at Hamne West
phalla, laid a wager that a dozen bees
liberated three miles from their hives
would reach home in less time than
dozen pigeons. The competitors were
given wing at Rybern, village nearly
league from Hamme, and the ilrst
bee reached the hive a quarter OF
minute In advance of the first pigeon
The bees were also slightly handicapp-
ed, having been rolled IN Hour before
starting for purpose of Identification
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01
MOTHERS SONG.

Mother sang 1t years ago
Ca the little farm.
While a tired and sleepy boy
Rested on her arm.
While a squeaky rocking chair
Creaked and groaned below.
With the rhythm of the song
Sung 50 soft and low.
"Suwanee River"-still 1t rings
In these ears Of mine,
"Suwanee River'-unto me
Nothing was SO fine.
Still / hear the crcaking chair,
Still the shadows creep,
Even now the little song,
Makes me think Of sleep.
Boyhood sorrows were forgot (,
There on mothers breast,
"Suwanee River"-far away.
Brought me peaceful rest
Many songs I've heard since then.
None has half the charm,
Mother sang it years ago,
Mother-on the farm.
Denver Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01


he daughter-ln-law to such a charming
person as Lady Eustace, She had set
tied everything so nicely as to what
every one was to do while she was
away. And now Arthur had spoilt 1t
all!
Instead OF dutifully going to stay In
Galway with old Uncle George, and
fishing there. he had quietly stayed on
at Castle Eustace, where he and Lucy
aided and abetted by Sir John-were
entertaining their friends in her alb
sence Could anything be more pro-
voking?
X added to her vexation that act
ually a garden party had taken place.
1t was quite enough to destroy the
effect Of the Harrogate cure. 1t would
not have mattered so much If the Oar
rells had been left out, but they were
there-staying, too. Pretty. penniless
ill-educated and underlined belonging
TO the most impossible of county neigh
bors. Lucy knew so well her mothers
views on that family; and yet she
had these barrels staying, and they
seemed to be highly appreciated by both
Sir John and his son.
Another glance at the disturbing let
ter tells her of a croquet tournament
with prlzes-ulanned for the following
week. and Sir John hopes TO prevail
ON the Darrells TO remain for It."
This decides her, She win return.
and stop, If possible. Arthur running
his life and destroying her happiness.
A brief telegram was despatched. to
the effect that her doctor was satisfied
that a shorter cure would suffice this
year. and they might expect her home
net day.
II fell rather like bomb on the In
habitants CT Castle Eustace.
The morning OF the tournament
broke clear aud fine-an ideal sum
mer's day-and as Alice Darrell donned
her best white frock and her crispest
ribbons she felt that this day surely
would bring declaration from Arthur.
LADY Eustace could not be everywhere,
and there would be 50 many guests.
At breakfast all was excitement. A
royal parsonage WAS In command at the
neighborIug camp, and whole beyy OF
Royal HlghneSSes were to be present
The A. d. c. had just sent an orderly
accepting for those distinguished ones
This was a mastery move on the
part OF Lady Eustace With Royalty
about. the host and his son must dance
attendance all day. The young Prin.
cesses were keen on conquest: their
mother was equally devoted to gardens
and gardening. so the Eustace fars1ssiiy
would be fully occupied.
The sun had set behind the Bog OF
Allen when the last guest had de
parted. and the day had been more
than firing. Every one. except Lady
Eustaoe, pronounced themselves ex
hausted. and Sir John was very cross
loyal to the core. be hated fuss. rec
cloth and company manners. and of al
of these he had q surfeit.
Arthur. deep down in his heart. Eel
he was being outwitted, and confde,
10 his sister that his mother was play
ing game two could play at HI
hated the deep Intellectual turn Away
given 10 the COZ ersation at meals. ant
Lady Eustaces rather supercillou
surprise that the Darrell family knew
nothing of MaeterlInck. nor were ebl
20 distinguish between the three broth
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

THE COOPERATION ANTIQUE MODERN ENGINE
Egypt think only of the
proceeding notably the Esne
miles from Cairo Thomes III
the middle
the the of the Roman espasan
being constructed
of artfcay
enabling the
This
construction The
Is
moder
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

The little tots of the infant depart
ment in a Sunday school are working
new scheme to raise mopcy for a
new piano. They have learned near
Is egeryone's birthday, and collect a
cent for each year they are old One
lady who was averse to telling her
age even for a good cause gave one
little girl a dollar, saying; Keep 1t
ALL" The little collector looked the
giver over carefully and asked: Are
you really 100 years oldgs
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

tant Nestor's dog or the wan Of a lone
coyote, without being impressed with
Nansen's poetic description of the far
north and its adaptability to this beau
tiful land-''The peace of thousand
years rests there"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

"A spark fell on her dress aud it be
gan to smoke; in another minute it
would have been on IRE"
'-Oh. what happenedg'
NO smoking is allowed in that part
of the car she was IN. so the conductor
put her out"-Baltimore American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

Charlie Smith took doubling friends
to the river to show them he had
trained trout. says the New York
World correspondent at Winsted. Conn.
Here. Pete 7" called Charlie A trout
began jumping up and down,
Jump through this !" commaRded
Charlie. as he put both hands together
ring fashion. Pete took a dying start
and went through the hoop.
Smith then called the roll, and trout.
names as Jack" Nike" and Mary
Smith says he won their gratitude
by feeding them regularly every day.
man is aot 10 o. S,s,icious II his
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01
Celery In solid nedr.

Whe-o celery planted in solid beds
is banked with earth the entire guam
tity of soil required must be thrown
up by hand. Under these conditions
banking with soil is not profitable ex-
cepting on very limited scale.-w. II.
Reattie.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01
His Plea.

JudgeIPrisoner, have you anything
to say TO the court before sentence Is
pronounced: Prisoner beg the court
to consider the youthfulness of my at
tornev .-IIarper's Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01
Composition of Wheat Bran.

Composition of Wheat Bran.
In a Massachusetts State report
notes are given on the composition, di-
gestibility and fertllizing ingredients of
wheat bran, as compared with other
concentrated feeding stuffs, and two
feeding experiments with cows are re-
ported in a Massachusetts State re-
port by j. b. Lindsey.
The roughage in the two rations
compared consisted Of hay and silage
and the grain feed Of cotton-seed meal
and flour middlings. To this was add
ed either bran or silage with corn meal
or corn-and-cob meal. In one OF the
experiments the results were slightly
in favor of the bran ration, while in
the other the so-called silage rat-bn
gave the best results.
The author concludes that for small
herds the quantity Of purchased grain
may be reduced to three or four pounds
in place of wheat bran. 1t is suggest
ed that the grain mixture may consist
Of one and one-half pounds Of cotton
seed meal, two pounds of -four mid
ding and two and one-half to three
pounds corn meal or corn-and-cob meal.
Malt sprouts may be substituted for
the wheat, oats or rye mlddlings.
Where the feeding cannot be closely
supervised and where 1t Is desired to
feed more than five to seven pounds of
grain daily, it is considered advisable
that the grain mixtures should consist
of one-third to one-half Of wheat bran.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01
Raising camphor in Flor,da.


Secretary James Wilson OF the De
partment Of Agriculture, in recent
address delivered before the Americas
Club of Pittsburg, declared that the
United States was successfully expert
nlenting In the production of camphor
He said, in part:
For years the department has been
distributing camphor tree seed, and
thousands of trees are now growing
throughout the South and in the Pa
cific Coast States Two years ago
serious effort was made to develop the
manufacture of canphor from these
trees.
"By improvements in manufacturing
processes satisfactory results have
been accomplished, and a large manu-
featuring concern is now building up
camphor grove of 1000 acres in
Florida, from which it hopes to make
its caIaphor. This firm uses more than
100000 worth Of camphor every year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

If you hand man lemon. be a
Samaritan instead OF a knocker. by
handing him sugar and ice water with
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01
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leaves. And when the bearing vines
have made three or four leaves beyond
the fruit pinch them off in the same
way. In this simple way at least q
week may be gained.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01
Not QuaIfGed.

No. sub. Harris isn't ready for de
Kingdom VT" declared Uncle Peter.
~Hit dom gib 10 wings ter hab 10
name on de ay-leaf Oh de Bible
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

What good excuse is there Tor peo-
pie labelling themselves because there
has recently been a death In the Fam
lilys
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01
When Corn Is
There Is Saved

When Corn Is There Is Saved
Worth by Grinding
% cents pr bushel 1.5 cents pr bushel
30 cents pr bushel 1.S cents pr bushel
80 cents pr bushel 81 cents pr bushel
40 cents pr bushel "a cents pr bushel
Al cents pr bushel 81 cents pr bushei
80 cents pr busheI 80 cents pr bushel
55 cents pr bushel 33 cents pr bushel
The above table based upon ten
years experimenting shows that when
corn is worth 20 cents per bushel grind
ing effects a saving of Is cents per
busEel; that when it is worth 30 cents
per bushel grinding effects a saving Of
1.el cent per bushel and so on. in or
der 10 determine whether 1t will be-
profitable to grind or not to grind all
our readers have to do is to ascertain
whether bushel OF corn can be ground
for the price mentioned in the second
column showing the amount saved bv
grinding. II, for instance, a bushel Of
corn can be ground for Is cent. and
corn Is worth IS cents per bushel, a
saving OF g cent per bushel win be eff
fected by grinding. while II corn Is
wo2th 40 cents per bushel saving of
10 cent per busheI viii be effected by
grinding.
There are other conditions that may
enter into the question of grinding.
Hogs viii eat more ground corn than
shelled corn and consequently can ba
finished for the market In shorter time
when ground corn Is fed than when
whole grain is used.
There are times when 1t Is very de-
sirable to get hogs ready for the mar
ket as soon as possible on account of
danger from disease, or because Of de-
string to get them out Of the way al
a certain time. Due consideration
should also be given to factors Of that
kind in determining the question Of
grinding
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

The Wisconsin Experiment Station
made an exhaustive test Of feeding
grain whole and ground. The following
are the conclusions reached during the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

How easy it IS to be liberal With
other peoples money.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01
Farm Wood Lots.

Throughout a very large porticn of
the United States nearly every farm
has a certain part of its area under
wood, either planted, as in regions
otherwise treeless, or of natural
growth The value OF this wooded por-
tion, besides affording protection from
the wind, is chiefly for fuel, fencing
and railroad ties, with some building
material and the wood needed for spe-
cial uses about the farm. Without thy
wood lot the farm very often woul}'De
an improbable investment, because the
farmer could not afford TO buy the
wood which now costs him very little
except the labor OF cutting and moving
it, but In the majority of cases this
part of the farm is far less useful than
it might easily be made. This is true
because the farmer does not study its
productive capacity as he does that of
his fields and pastures, and hence does
not make 1t yield as fully as he hight,
with little or no additional labor, Il he
went about 1t in the right way.-Gif-
ford PinchOt.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

Peach trees will not bear forcing
with stimulating manures. even in
sandy soil, as such forcing will cause
an oyergrowth, and the fruit buds will
drop of in the spring when the sap
starts and the buds begin to swell. Do
not plant on ground rich enough to
grow onions, or the trees will make late
growth and produce unripe wood that
may be winter killed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

Why Is it that so many farmers To-
cate their feed lots in the lowest ground
on the farm?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01
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Have you sailed the stock this week ?

The refuse pea vines make good hog
food and better manure
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

Musknelons produce their fruit at
the axis Of the first leaves Of the lat
eral runners and If the leading vines
are allowed to run these laterals viii
not come out until the leaders have
grown several feet The leading vines
should DC pinched or at their tips as
coon - they have made three or four
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

The last years beet production in
Kansas aggregated 10000 tonss This is
an increase Of us per cent over the
output of 1905, which was previously
the greatest. This is due to the cree
ton at Garden City OF one of the
largest factories In the world, which
contracted for and manufactured vlr-
tuaIly the whole of the State crop
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

Many families are broken up by the
parents regarding the children as mere
money making capital.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

Break the colts to the halter while
very young and they VIII not become
halter pullers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

In selecting cantaloupes do not aim
10 secure a large size for family use.
The best favored and sweetest varie-
ties are the small kinds, and they are
also the earliest. Watermelons, how
ever, should be large, as the larger
the melon the less waste, while they
are also fully equal in quality to the
smaller kind.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

An experiment by professor in
dairying at the New York experiment
station with a herd Of ordinary dairy
COWS, showed that they had consumed
In ore year $3.50 each and produced
SIS of milk. The farmer had lost
$3.50 on each COW in his herd in adj
dition to his labor. A careful wedding
out according TO the records kept made
a difference the next year. Each COW
consumed S2s Of feed AMI produced $3s
Of milk.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

man is apt 10 oe suspicious II his
wife isn't jealous Of him
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

That the pure food law and the agi-
tation over Chicagos bad meats has
not resulted disastrously to the trade
is shown by the figures for exports.
Last year. the total exports of meats,
dairy products and food animals
amounted to $250,00O,000, an Increase
of $76,O0O,0O0 during the past ten
years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

In the mountain pastures of Scotland
during heavy snowstorms iocks OF
sheep are frequently buried out of
sight. They are discovered by the sa-
gacious collie dogs and the shepherd
proceeds to dig a hole through which
they can escape.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

Muriate Of potash is a product Of
the Stassfurt mines in Germany, and
its sale is controlled by a German
gyndicte. Both acid phosphate and
tankage are fine. dry meals, in perfect
condition to be used in fertilizer
drill, and mixing them does not alter
their condition. Muriate Of potash re-
sembles common salt in appearance.
except that 1t Is usually somewhat gel
Iowish In color. ~ It's commercial
condition II Is about half actual pot
ash
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

Have at least one hive of bees IL
fruit is q speciality. Bees are valuable
assistants in fertilizing the blossoms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

The custom of loading farm wagons
so that the heaviest weight is upon the
front wheels is all wrong, and adds
materially to the draft. The heaviest
weight should be carried by the hind
wheels. This has been proved by of
fetal and careful tests.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

ers Benson. Botany, too, was a scaled
book to them, and they were not sure
If they knew dandelion from hawk
weed.
NO" Arthur said to himself; even
ignorant of these important facts, Alice
Darrell was the sweetest girl he
knew But opportunity to tell her
that and other facts was evidently hard
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

When dairymen realize that their sep
arators must be thoroughly washed ev-
cry time they are used and that their
cream must be perfectly sweet when
delivered at the factory, the troubles
of the butter maker will be practically
eliminated.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

If you keep the cows in the barn at
night see that they are we'll bedded
and cleaned in the morning before
milking
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

he daughter-in-law to such a charming
person as Lady Eustace, She had set
tied everything so nicely as to what
every one was to do while she was
away. And now Arthur had spoilt 1t
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

At last Lady Eustace was breathing
more freely. After much pretty fooling
the barrels visit was nearing Its end.
and there was no engagement. by to.
morrow Miss DarreN and her sister
wor Id be In their own untidy, ram
shacAle home, not to re-enter Castle
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

The more men tamper with nature
the more they complicate matters often
instead of effecting solution. 1t has
been found out that in spraying fruit
trees, birds as well as insects are killed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

Rape makes splendid green food for
yarded fowls 4 row few rods long
will furnish green stuff all season, as
1t can be picked over many times If the
crown is not broken out.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

Gurrant bushes should be hoed.
which not only cleans out the weeds
and grass, but renders the new growth
more vigorous A shovelful OF we'll
rotted manure, worked into the soil,
will prove beneficial.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

1 Watch open wounds on the stock in
hot showery weather for maggots. A
swab and some good dip properly di-
luted will make 'em crawl.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
PLAYS AND PLAYERS,

Fanny Rice will play in Europe thi.
| summer.
Clara Morris Is playing an engage
ment in vaudeville.
George AIDE has written comedy
"a Second Time on Earth"
Amelia Bingham has been doing well
with her new play on the road.
Kate Denim Wilson has Joined the
cast Of "A School For Husbands"
The stock companies are growing in
popularity, judging by their increase.
Giles Shine is playing Mr.. Knox In
revival of Robertson's comedy,
School" in New York.
Colonel Savage will produce an oper-
eta next season by John Kendrick
Bangs and Manuel Klein.
Reginald De Koven and Frederic
Ranken have entered contract by
which Mr.. Ranken agrees to write only
In collaboration with Mr.. De Koven for
the next five years.
The beloved old veteran Of the stage,
j. II. Stoddart, whose illness at Gait
Ont, compelled him to give up the re-
main or of his tour In The Bonnie
Brier Bush," continues to improve in
health.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
GERMAN GLEANlNGS,

The Berlin police authorities intend
to take severe measures to suppress
the practice Of playing poker in public
places.
Plans have been accepted by the
Berlin municipality for the building of
two immense popular swimming baths
for both sexes.
White women are scarce in the Ger
man colonies There are only 524 in
east Africa and 900 in the German
Islands in the Pacific ocean.
In Germany the number Of servant
girls who have savings bank accounts
Is nearly three times as large as that
Of shopgirls who have them.
Professor Haeckel Of Jena, the great
German Darwinian, declares that the
best Germans have been driven to the
United States and that they have left
behind race Of weaker men and
women.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
SHORT STORIES.

Sixty per rent Of the cadets at Wes
Point are In Y. 81. G. A. Bible classes.
1t is stated by experts in life insur
snce that less than 10 per cent of ths
policies Issued are after the age Of for
ty.
A project Is under consideration II
build twenty mile automobile speed.
way from so to 100 feet wide In Mer
Ger county, n. J. 1t Is reported thai
options on the necessary property have
been obtained.
1t Is stated that by 1907 a channel
30 feet deep and 450 feet wide be.
tween Quebec and Montreal will be
completed and that Montreal will then
be in position to compete on equal
terms with the other great ports.
According to the figures compiled by
the Publishers Weekly, the number Of
new novels and volumes Of stories pub
lished in the United States In 1904 was
1,0O7, nearly 2C0 more than were re-
editions Of fiction published in the
same period was S14.
Canadian emigration agents In the
United States expect great increase
In the number Of American farmers
who will migrate to the Canadian
northwest this year. Fully 10000 per-
sons from the United States are expect
ed to settle in the Dominion. Last year
the number was $4,000.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17

About $50 delegates from Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho, at
tended the open river meeting at
The Dalles, last week. One of the
main points at issue at this meet
ing was the extension of the portage
railroad from Big Eddy to The
Dalles. Since the organization of
the Open River Association IN 1894,
the association has collected Sl5,-
600 from the river counties of Ore
gon and Washington. Over half
of this amount has been used in
aiding the state in the building of
the portage road. DR.. Blalock,
the veteran open river enthusiast
stated that he believed half
dollars could be raised by
public subscription to be used in
the construction of river boats.
Nothing could be Of more i'm
portance to the people of the great
Inland Empire than the opening Of
our great natural highway, the
Columbia river.