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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
Raising s.u.h.

To make money In SQUAD growing
care and attention must be given to the
work In hand. and the birds must be
properly cared for and thoroughly
well fed and looked AFTER through the
season Of growing squads 1t Is pos
sible, from good. strong, large sized
breeding stock to produce squads at
four weeks old that win weigh from Z
to Il pounds per dozen. size, weight
and growth depending entirely upon
the quality Of the producing stock, the
care and attention bestowed upon them
and the care and quality Of food fed to
the parent pigeons. There Is no ques-
ton that money car. be made In grow
Ing squads II properly done. SQUAD
growing has become. like the growing
Of poultry, a business. and not pas
time, and It is possible for those who
understand 1t to handle several hun
ired pairs successfully.
Wild pigeons and common pigeons
will DO TO grow squads. but the squads
are never so large or 50 desirable for
market rs are the young grown from
the large. strong. vigorous homing
pigeons II always pays best TO obtain
the finest and largest producing stock
possible, and the honing pigeons seem
TO meet the demands best OF all.
When starting In the pigeon business,
II would be rather expensive to pur-
chase 100 . 500 pairs 1t win scarcely
be likely that one unfamiliar with the
work would be able to handle 90 many.
You had better start N with twelve
to twenty-four pairs and practice with
these the first year. Keep for breeders
the following season al that you can
grow from these. Gain the experience
at as little cost as possible and secure
more cheaply than you could purchase
an addition TO your flock II In q year
from now you are satisfied with the
business and the progress you have
made. you might then purchase as
many more fully mature birds as you
feel disposed to keep with the assur.
anee OF being able to handle and sue
coed With them without making loss.
Growing squads is business In whicf
you had better make haste slowly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

At Fourth Of July celebration in a
Canadian town. where both English and
American guests were assembled, the
fagS of the two countries were used
in decorations A frivolous young Eng.
lish girl, loyal to the Queen, but with
no love for the Stars and stripeA en-.
claimed, -Oh, what silly looking
thing the American Tag IL It suggests
nothing but checker-t,-ry candy"
Yes" replied Senator Hoar, '.the
kind Of candy that made everybody
sick who tried to lick it"-San Fran.
cisco Argonaut-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
Harxestinx Reet..

To harvest sugar beets costs from 50
to $40 an acre. depending upon the con-
dition of the soil. Most OF this work IL
now accomplished by system borrow
ed from Europe. This consists In ex-
tracing the beets from the soil with an
implement drawn by two to four horses.
1t Is In the nature Of pillow. There are
several forms, one of which is called
"puller." This has two flnger-like
tapering prongs, which run through the
ground parallel with the surface, but
about ten inches below. The space be-
tween these prongs Is wider at the
points. gradually lessening to their
back ends. These prongs are supported
by two upright pieces attached to the
beam. When pulled through the soil
the points are carried on either side
OF the beet compelling 1t to pass
through this diminishing space. Direct
ly the prongs tighten against the beet
as 1t Is being forced through the space,
breaking or the taproot and forcing
1t up. The beet Is elevated two or
three inches and left In the loose dirt.
Another form of the implement con-
sists OF pillow with narrow mold
board and long sharp knifellke share
the edge Of which penetFates the soil
at about the depth Of ten inches. cut
ting of the beets, lifting them several
inches and throwing them on the side
over against the loose dirt. A work
man comes along the row, takes hold
Of the top. lifts the beet from the loose
soil and with sharp knife cleaves OF
the crown from which the leaves have
grown. The beets are then bumped to-
gether to remove the adhering dirt and
thrown in piles and the tops in others
From these piles the beets are loaded
into wagons and delivered to the fac
tory.-C. f. Saylor
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

In Beautiful Belgium there are no
fences. Neither are there hedges. as
in England. The boundaries OF the
aelds are raised up BY fairly high
earth banks, and the roads are cut out
OF them, as II were, 80 that when you
are walking in the country you are
down In sort OF valley, with low
green hanks on either side OF you.
The things that are chiefly eulti-
vated In Belgium are the beet-root. for
making the cheaper kind OF sugar. you
know. and you can see field upon tield
a their reddy green leaves stretching
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

The new eight-hour child labor law,
which went into effect in New York State
Oct. |. will have an important bearing
on the children of the State. as it is es-
timated that IL will protect 100000 chill
dren in New York City alone. This statute
prohibits the employment of persons I'M
der IL years OF age in the factories be-
fore s o'clock in the morning and after
3 o'clock in the afternoon, or for more
than eight hours in any on day. 1t is
expected that this will materially affect
attendance at the public schools
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

violators of state Game LAWS Are
Lodged In Jail.

Lodged In Jail.
According to a report issued by the
State game warden, A. w. Stone, for
September. one yiolator of the game law
was sent TO the house of correction, one is
spending twenty days in Jail, another
thirty days, and four more are each spend
ing six. There were sixty-one arrests and
twenty-four seizures during the month.
The sale of goods from seizures amounted
to S115.10; the amount of fines 81, 1913.
and the costs $299-19. Up to date there
have been issued 260 small game licenses
at $40 each TO non-residents, amounting
to $1,000; twenty-four deer licenses at
$50, and eighty-two separate licenses at
81 each.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
FARM BOY GETS s12, 900 JOB.

Michigan Young Man Appointed to
Chair at Oxford.
From poor farm boy, walking twen-
ty miles a day to attend high school,
to professorship in the University Of
Oxford, England, at the age OF "a
years, Is the remarkable history of Ste
phen n. Langdon, who formerly lived
with his parents ten miles from Mon
roc, Mich.
In 1892 Langdon was graduated with
honors from the Monroe high school.
Daily he walked ten miles each way
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
Roy DROPS RIFLE; DEAD.
BOS's Gun Is Accidentally Dis
charged, Killing Him Instantly.


charged, Killing Him Instantly.
Paul Kramer, son of Casper Ramer, a
farmer of Verona, was accidentally shot
by gun in his own hands. Death was
instantaneous. The boy was dragging
the gun behind him. butt on the ground,
and the muzzle of it in his hands, when
the bushes exploded the gun, the bullet
entering the back of the neck and killing
him. He was Is years old. Claude Bart
lett, aged 20, was accidentally shot and
killed near Bruce. Bartlett and a stran-
ger were hunting on a handcar. In car
rying the handcar around box car which
was in their way, one of the guns, which
were laying on the hand car, was dis
charged, sending its contents into the
young mans body, killing him almost in
stantly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

Chez Justice CAN'T OF Missouri has APP
pointed two commissioners TO take testi-
mony in order to Determine if there is
lumber trust and an insurance trust
doing business in the State. This 10 sup
posed TO b. preliminary 20 the action OF
Attorney General Hadley in beginning
custer proc- edings asainS- some ssxty-nine
Ere insurance and forty-eight lumber
companies.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

A movement TO boom the proposed con-
nection Of GAINESVILLE with the Hennepin
canal has been started there. The money
would come out of the river and harbor
appropriation. bill. which provides for the
funds for deepening and widening the in
land rivers and waterways Of the State.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
Monett,. Chnrxe. Un.u.tained,

The examination of President James A.
Moffett of the Standard Oil Company of
Indiana by the Federal grand jury at Chi
cago resulted in a complete failure to
show any shipper who received rebates
from the Alton Railway similar to those
granted to che Standard Oil Company.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
rhs Color of Esss.

II has been definitely demonstrated
that the food hen eats has an infu-
ence upon the color of the yolks Of hsr
eggs. Corn, for instance, II fed In
large amounts, or as the excessive
grain, colors the yolks of egg highly,
making them deep yellow, whereas
wheat fed exclusively makes iisht coli
ored yolks. Oats seem to be medium
between corn and wheat In this respect
Not only does the feed have an inhu-
ence On the color Of the yolks OF eggs
but II also has an influence upon the
color of the flesh. Oats and wheat
have tendency to produce white flesh
In chickens.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

The new Cooperative Store Company.
composed chiefly of Northwestern car
shop employees in Hudson, has purchased
the grocery store Of J...nes g. Daley and
viii hereafter conduct the establishment.
Mr.. DALEY remaining as manager. About
$50 men have stock in the concern
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
GIANT FIR TREE WORTH s42s.
Contained $4,000 Feet of Lumber
and Required Four Cars to Move.

and Required Four Cars to Move.
Four fir logs, all cut from the same
tree, and containing more than 1900
feet, were shipped to the Kalb-Gilbert
Lumber Company's mill at Raymond the
other day from the company's camp near
Raymond. Each log occupied a car. The
larger was 101 inches in diameter at its
small end and SO feet in length. contain
ing 1900 feet. The measurements of
two other logs were so inches in diameter
and SO feet long, S,14S feet; 50 inches
in diameter and 40 feet long, $500 feet.
In addition to these four logs another
smaller one was cut from the tree, but
has not yet been shipped to the mill. This
would bring the total up to more than
$4,000 feet. The large logs are perfect
specimens, and perhaps the largest sawed
by mill at that place. The stump from
which the tree was cut measured 10 feet
inches in diameter. At $1,000 thou
sand, which is the price paid in this
harbor for high grade fir, the four logs
would bring more than 1923.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
WILL PUT Down CLASS RUSH.
President Van Hise of University in
Firm stand Against Hazfng.

Firm stand Against Having.
President Charles r. Van Hise of the
University of Wisconsin says chat the
present form of class rush at the univer-
sity. in which several students are seri-
ously injured every year, as was She case
the other day, must be abolished. 1t is
understood that this years rush is the
last that the authorities will permit. The
large number of students taking part in
the rush makes it extremely dangerous.
President Van Hise announces that the
cases of students who violated the hazing
rules will be investigated by the discipline
committee of the faculty and the guilty
ones punished. The four students injured
are recovering. the report that one had
died being untrue.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

The Bessemer departments of the Du-
quesne and Homestead steel works, both
owned by the United States Steel Cor
poration. have closed down, and this
sction is believed to mark the passing
of Bessemer steel. The cause of this is
the shortage OF high-class ore from which
the steel : made
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
New cox. Field i. struck.

failing Connellsville coking coal region
has just been discovered, the Connells-
vile Coke Company having tapped a 8
foot vein al Tower Hill. Pa.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
NOW ENTERING DULUTH.
Work on Wisconsin Central Extern
sion Is Being Rushed.

Work on the Wisconsin Central extern
sion into Duluth is progressing in man
ner to indicate the work will be complet-
ed we'll within the time allotted to it.
Chief Engineer Reed said that the pro-
gress of the contractors is very satisfac-
tory. The work on the tunnel is going
ahead with satisfactory rapidity and in
fact, all along the line from Enghth ave
nue. to West Duluth the contractors are
active.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
Heaviest Failures i'm Decade.

According 70 the reports of the CONNER
cia agencies, the year 1907 thus far has
shown the heaviest commercial failures
Of any like period in the last ten years,
the month OF September being particularly
notable, as it's failures in point of liabili-
ties have surpa ssed those of any month
since December, 1908.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

Aged Founder of Salvation Army
Announces that He VIII Quit.
Realizing his age General William
Booth, octogenarian founder and lead
er Of the Salvation Army, has an
nounced his retirement. His successor
has been selected, but the announce
ment not yet made public. 1t is prob
able his eldest son. Bramwell Booth, of
London, will be chosen.
The general, on his American fare
well visit, while in Chicago. expounded
some Of the virtues OF the army. 1T
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin NJ. Watson, Chris
tan Scientists of Mount Holly. y. j.,
We're convicted of manslaughter, in having
neglected TO call a physician for the
treatment of their 3-year-old son, who
died of meningitis
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
ntu N~x.aa CONNER rt.a.

A strike ef copper ore bordering on the
sensational has been made ST Ieringtoa
Nev.. body of black oxide ore running
10 per cent copper having been discoT-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
Elopern Winnern hr an Hour

Just an hour before the police received
4 message asking for their arrest Agnes
.Knudson and Frank Thompson were mar
ried in Kenosha. They had eloped from
Davenport. Iowa. where they are well
known
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

The body OF man who had been muir
dered was found in the street at Altoona
City There was nothing by which Il
could be identified. The dead mans brains
had been dashed out apparently with a
stone
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
John Mitchell TO Omit.

John Mitchell, whose term as president
of the United Mine Workers will expire
April 1. 1908. announces in the United
Mine Workers Journal that ne will Tot
be candidate for reelection, the reason
given being i'll health
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
HARD TASK FOR ACTRESS.
Oshkosh Girl Plays Part with Death
TELEGRAM in Pocket

Telegram in Pocket.
Alice Washburn played the part Of
Dorcas Tattleby in Our New Minister"
in Waterloo, while she carried in her
pocket telegram announcing the death
of her aged father Judge Washburn, at
Oshkosh. The news was broken shortly
tayed the character with the vivacity
characterizing her work in the past, but
collapsed at the end of the performance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
Something saved.

Jennle's mistress, awaiting tea, hear
a loud crash In the next room, says a
writer in Black and White The mis-
tress shiyered and rang the bell to cali
Jennie In.
what was thatT" she asked
81 tripped on the carpet and the tea
things fell, ma'am."
"Dld you manage to save anythingY'
"Yes. ma'am. / kept hold on the
tray all right"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

on either side Of ron ~ you waH
along.
Yqax In also much grown over Tiara
and In summer time the nslds an such
\ pretty sight when the pale blue 6ax
blossoms arc out In full bloom.
belgian asparagus II also renowned
al over Europe. It has white instead
of purplegreen tips. like our home
Crown asparagus
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

Engines W. Boney Of the Florida and
West Ind Ldmfted of the Atlantic
Coast Linz vas killed when his train ran
into an c. m switch at Rocky Mount.
n. c.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
DEMAND IMPROVED SERVICE.

Manitowoe Business Men Organize
and May Prosecute Corporations.
Improved service from railway. tele-
graph and express companies in the city
will be demanded by the Manitowoc City
Club, organized by business men and
factory owners and if need be the club
viii go TO the State rate commission 10
secure the boon. City Attorney A. L.
Hougen has been appointed by the club
to investigate and conduct whatever pros
ecution is deemed advisable.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

The state fairs are the best educators
We have for the rank and file Of stock
bCeedsrA They set higher ideals for
men to work toward.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
Hens I'm Winter.

To insure winter laying, before ths
feed question must come the breed
question, as well az the age OF hens.
Both the Plymouth Rock and BrahmA
pure bred are winter-laying fowls, all
other conditions for laying being met
For Plymouth Rocks, the hens should
be laying at 8 months Of age. They
should be Matched so as to bring them
to maturity by October, or while the
warm weather continued II they are
not started to laying before coldweath-
er sets In, they are nearly sure to posi-
pone laying until February, or rear
that, as this matter Of laying somehow
seems to re under sort Of bodily con-
troll. The Brahma pullets mature slow
ly, scarcely thinking Of laying before
Z or 8 months Of age.-Ida NJ Shepler.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

Learn the particular style Of beauty
q man admires and you have q fair
description Of the last woman to fas-
sinsts him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

No vegetable accessible to the farm
or absorbs so much nitrogen from the
air and leaves 20 rich storehouse OF
Il as clover.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

A runty pig may be properly defined
as one that eats Its head on about
three or four times year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

There is better margin for profit
In a well-fed litter OF pigs than may
be found in any other Like investment
Of money on the farm.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

There Is no sense Of economy IN e1-
posure to either cold or storms. The
more comfort the more profit.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
MILK HIGH AT HURLEY.

Quarf-May Charge Ten Cents.
Milk dealers of Hurley have advanced
the price of milk 3 cents a quart. Up
to the present time the housewife could
buy eighteen quarts for one dollar. At
the new prices only twelve quarts are
sold for 81 and it is possible that the
dealers may raise the price TO 10 cents
per quart within few days. The high
price charged for hay and feed is given
as the reason for the advance in prices.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
WOULD DECLARE NAN DEAD.
Relatives OF Missing Kenotha Man
Wish to Divide Estate.

Wish 10 DfVfde Estate.
In the county court in Ken0sha a petit
ton was fled asking that the court de-
clare legally dead Benjamin Torrey,
a son of the late Roscoe Torrey, former
ly wealthy farmer of Kenosha county,
who has been missing for more thar seven
years. He was last heard t.en IN No
vember of 1899, and at that time he was
in the State of Washington. As soon as
the petition is granted his estate viii be
divided.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
Mission of Ra.orb.cks.

The Texas Stockman-Journal, In re-
futlng the statement that the razorback
hog revels in turpentine, says that he
is discriminating in his tastes and In
Inmates that he would walk two miles
to delve into farmers peanut patch
before he would tackle pine tree right
under his nose, and besides eating pine
sprouts Is poor method Of satiating
his appetite for turpentine, even II he
had one. The razorback hog has two
missions on earth. One Is as cam
panion to the piny woods man, who al
ways thinks the State Legislature was
created for his special use and benefit,
and the other is to furnish ''etreak Of
lean and streak Of fat" bacon to his
admirers in the East. He likes to stay
down here on account Of the climate
and because he knows he will not be
slain until their Is call for his carcass
from the Atlantic Coast
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22
RUSH TO GET LANDS.
LOWER ERuLE RESERVATION
THROWN OPEN.

fn South Dakota-Five Mnlfon
Acres More Await Honessekers In
Indian Reservation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

Get acquainted with your cows. Find
out how much milk they give. how
much butter or cheese they make, and
how much of them in the herd are pay
iMg for their board
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

In many sections farm houses are
some distance from the county roads
and surrounded by trees. hedges and
shrubbery, In other localities the
houses are close to the road. where
dust from every passing team is car
ried to the house. 1t may be more
convenient 10 be close to the road. but
with so much lard 80 large farm
20 build upon, ii should be more CON-
Portable To set the house back. so as
% ornament with lawns and make the
fsra, more attractive In appearance.
wa.cn VIII add TO It's value.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

Never feed millet to horses It Is
almost certain to produce kidney
trouble.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

Some farmers DO net believe In max
ing hay while the sun shines
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

When a man buys the provisions hs
always lays In the cigars frst
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

One error Ia feeding horses Is to
give them too much hay. This Is
waste. The digestive system Is ex-
hausted and results in staring colts
and hard breathing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

No one who desires to protect his
crops against insects should object to
birds getting a small share. A young
robin consumes 40 per cent OF animal
food more than its own weight In twelve
hours In its FIRST stage. A pair OF
robins having nest OF young ones
perform vast amount OF work In a
season. as each pair will sometimes
raise two broods
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

A disease TO guard against is ''scaly
legs" In fowls. Various opinions are
advanced as to its cause but 1t is now
generally conceded TO be parasite that
adheres and builds Its intrenchments"
very much as the coral does in the
coral lslards The best and simplest
remedy Is to use kerosene oil, applied
with stif brush.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

Hogs that are getting good deal of
corn ought to have access either to
charcoal or to coal slack. It Is sur
prislng how much slack bunch OF
hogs will eat II it Is mixed with lit
tie salt, and our idea has always been
that they would not eat 1t IL their
sySterns did not demand II.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

Any soil that will produce ordinary
farm crops should produce the small
fruits. Work the land deeply by the
use OF the subsoil pillow, and make 1t
reasonably rich by the application Of
some fertilizer. Make the soil fine
and mellow by repeated narrowing. sad
use manures literally.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-22

Feeding hay and dry grain Just be-
tore or at milking time fills the at
mosphere of the stable with dust This
dust then settles into the milk pail,
carrying bacteria with Il thus increas
ing the germ content OF the milk.