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threads. Some look like simple braids,
some are woven In the most fanciful
designs. One exquisite belt of this type
is shown in the dull old gold The girl
who wants something to harmonic
with her new antique bracelet would
do well to invest in one of these belts
She must be careful to have a buckle
that is also in keeping, however.
White leather with ornamental braid
ing is the touch of relief on many walk
ing gowns. 1t is introduced in rather
big patches, such as a vest, collar or
facings, more than as lines of trim
mings.
Huge rosettes and bows of glossy rib
bon, also of gold and silver ribbon or
OF panne velvet, are considered very
smart for hat trimming, and many
yards of material are used in this way.
Larger flowers are favorites this winter
and are placed at almost any spot on
the hat. Grapes in every color are used
extensively. sometimes in large
punches, to match the gown or the body
of the hat or the ribbon.
Glace kid continues the favorite for
street wear, both suede and glace be-
ing in demand for social functions
With the three-quarter-length sleeve,
which many prefer to the elbow length
and which is newer, twelve-button-
length gloves ara a,pnIx, Iono and II Is
waste OF money to buy the longer
ores, which cost more proportionately
The best colors for general wear are
white, black, gray and all the very del
icate shades of tan and suede. Self
stitching is considered in better taste
than contrasts, even black not being
very much in evidence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
A Cocoa whitcwnsh,


Half bushel of lime is Stacked with
boiled water, being covered during the
process to keep in the steam. The
liquid Is strained through a fine sieve
and to it are added a bag of salt, pre-
viously dissolved In warm water, three
pounds of rice boiled to a thin paste
and stirred while hot, half a pound of
whiting and one pound of clear glue
which has been dissolved by soaking
in cold water and hanging over a slow
fire in small pot inside a larger one
filled with water.
Five gallons of hot water are added
to the mixture, which is stirred we'll
and allowed to stand covered a few
days. This whitewash should be ap-
piled hot, for which purpose it can be
kept in a kettle or portable furnace.
A pint of the mixture will cover one
square yard. 1t is much cheaper than
the cheapest paint and is almost as
serviceable as paint for wood, brick
or stone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
what N Wife NAV Do.

"Can a woman buy a new hat with
out asking her husband?" is one of the
questions that is ag!tating the public
mind. Does she own her own clothes?
Can a husband select site for the
family home without consulting his
wife, and make her move into it? are
among other of the fifty questions
which are being asked to determine
the legal status of woman. 1t seems
may buy within her husbands means,
but the gentleman has a right to buy
his house in any part of the country
that pleases him, and the wife must
go with him or be guilty of desertion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

A lady fell over a brick pile in In
dianapolis the other day and no dam
age resulted except in the loss of lie
lady's hat, which was ruined by the
mud into which it fell. The brick pile
was in position owing to negligence of
a city workman, and the city attorney.
hearing about it, called on the lady,
and to avert a damage suit insisted on
buying her a new hat. This is prob
ably the first time city ever bought
a hat, and it is a good thing for ladies
in other cities to remember that to fall
over a city's brick pile may bring like
results.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
Gone Back to Good Old Names.

II was looking over the society col
umn of my newspaper" said lady of
the old school to the New York CORE
spondent of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
land it did my heart good to see how
people have returned to the good old
habit of giving their girls names that
stand for dignity, poetry and the ira
ditions of our race.
There was not Sallie, a Mamie. or
a Nellie in the list. In one announce
ment of reception given by mother
on the coming out of her daughter
there was one Dorothy, one Alice and
one Eleanor, two Helens one Augusta,
one Elizabeth, and, thank heaven for
it one plain, lovely and old-fashioned
Mary. There was a Lucy a Jane. an
Agnes and three or four Rutks. 1t
seemed to me, almost, as if I were
reading a social roster of the respecta-
Bile days of forty years ago"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
Awful Disaster Occurs OFF Coast
of Rhode Island.
TWO. HUNDRED DEAD.
Passenger Steamer Lsrchmont Is
Sunk by Schooner Knowleton.
BODIES ARE WASHED ASHORE
Victims of Catastrophe Freeze in
Boats with Land in Sight.

1t Is estimated that nearly 200 lives
were lost in a midnight collision be-
TWEEN the Joy line steamer Larchmont
and the schooner Harry KnowIeton in
the sound Off Block Island. r. I. The
Larchmont was sunk and the Knowle.
ton was run ashore Captain George
McYey of the steamer Larchmont said
he had on board between 100 and 20o
passengers when the collision occurred
and only eight of these escaped with
their lives. At the time he made the
statement fourteen bodies had been
washed ashore, making only twenty.
two out of the total passenger list &C.
counted for.
The passengers met their deaths in
various ways. Some of them attempt.
ed to launch lifeboats and were frozen
to death on the decks of the founder
ing steamer. Others were drowned in
the attempt to escape before the yes
sci went down, and still others who
were successful in launching life
boat were frozen to death before the
small craft reached shore
The inhabitants of all parts of the
island turned out to assist in rescue
work, although many of them live sew
eral miles from the point off which the
steamer sank. A northwest gale was
blowing, with zero temperature.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
Ear Carrots and onions.

Some one suggests that if you want
TO have a good complexion good be-
ginning is to eat carrots and onions.
In fact it is very fashionable to eat
onions nowadays, and the very plebeian
vegetable appears in most unexpected
nlaces. If one eats them, however, it
is Just as well to go into retreat for
some time afterward. as no specific has
been discovered that Will lesser the
evil effects in the way of odor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

Ladies will please take notice that in
Paris "they'' do not wear black wells
of any sort, at least so the New York
papers say, and white and rose color
are Oh the way to certain doom. The
proper color for the veil is now light
blue and the material the finest tulle.
One veil described is of pale blue, with
a frill Of the same shade outlining its
circular form, and over it traverses like
a spider web a gold thread Silver
threads are also in favor, but the wom-
an with much color in her cheeks
should beware of blue, unless it is just
the right shade, or it will give her q
magenta complexion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
sav,nm the Farmers. M.nion..

How mucn Prof Bolley of the North
Dakota agricultural college is accom-
plishing for the farmers of the world
through his patient and thorough in
vestigations and unique eXperimo -
In plant life it is not easy to estim.-t e.
A single one of his discoveries that
of the formaldehyde treatment for
smut-has already been worth many
millions of dollars TO the agriculturistS
of the United States and the entire
world. Thirteen years ago he found
that this hitherto unconquerable en-
envy of the grain grower could be eff
fectually prevented by bathing seed in
simple and inexpensive chemical solu-
ton made by dlssoIving one pound OF
forlnaldehyde. 40 per cent strength. in
40 gallons of water and using three
fourths of a gallon of this solution 10
a bushel of wheat. oats or barley and
one-half gallon TO bushel of fax.
For many years he could not per-
suade single farmer to adopt his plan.
They looked upon him as scientific
dreamer. an impractical experimenter
and laughed at his theories 1t was
ir 1900 that the farmers first began TO
regard Prof. Bolley and his ideas Sc
riously. Then few of the more pro-
sresSive and wealthy ones who owned
large tracts of land and felt that they
coulc: afford to experiment, decided to
test his prescription for wheat smut.
This was the first time the treatment
had been tried on an extensive scale by
practical agriculturists. and the ex-
perlments proved so remarkably sue
cessful. The farmers suddenly awoks
to the fact that there was much to be
gained By the scientific treatment &c
plant diseases-The World Today.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

Here is something of practical value
20 any one driving horse that pulls
on the bit: Fasten small ring to
each side of the bride and as near the
brow band as possible Pass the lines
through the bit rings and snap them
into the rings at the brow band. This.
with common jointed bit, will enable
A child to hold a puller or hard
a,outhsd horse with ease and under al
alost all circumstances 1t can be used
on fast horse in double team or on
BOTH. as desired 1t is cheap and cas-
ny applied, and ii won't make the
mouth sore. 1t is better than any pot,
cnt h!t-Ear.n Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
work should BE sy.tematined.

Work should BE Systematfzed.
- inexperienced young housekeeper
who Tor the first time tries to manage
a home, doing much, if not all, of the
work herself, will find no end of diff
culties cleared away if she will syste-
Matte her daily tasks. The system is
only regularity, doing in order all OF
the things that are necessary, so that
before she realizes it everything is
done, and there is leisure to read, sew
or visit Much less time is consumed
in the work, far less nervous energy,
and ones temper is saved no end.
To begin with, if woman does not
keep a maid she should so arrange her
work that by noon certainly, if not be-
fore, it is all done, and the rest of the
day she has to herself
OF course breakfast is the first
away. Many housekeepers bring the
dishes from the table into the kitchen
as soon as the meal is over, but | do
not believe in this, because there is al
ready confusion in the kitchen, and
more dishes simply add to it.
Leave the breakfast table as it is
and retain to the kitchen. Begin there
by washing the pots and kettles that
have been used, and then wash what
ever cups, spoons and the like that has
been used in preparing the meal. They
are of course, kitchen utensils, and so
may be put away as soon as cleared.
Wipe up around the sink, that there
may be a fresh place for the dining
room dishes, and then bring out those.
Do not do this one at a time, or even
several at once, but have a tin tray
Git is the lightest) large enough for
from the table and bring them all out
in one trip. Take them from the tray,
wipe that and place it near for the
dishes when clean.
Wash the glasses first in water from
which the soap has been taken out. Do
three or four at once, and if the water
is hot enough they will almost dry
themselves. They may be lifted from
the pan with a mop handle. Turn
them upside down to drain, and then,
with a fresh towel, wipe them. Put
each on the tray as it is dry, so that it
may be returned to the dining-room in
one trip. After the glasses, wash the
tea or coffee cups, proceeding as with
the glasses. Then, there being no
grease yet in the water, put in all the
small silver. Let that stay in and over
it put the plates, few at a time. At
ter several of those are washed 1t is
we'll to turn out the water and put in
fresh, letting it run on the soap to
form a suds. Finish washing the
plates, then wash the silver, and, last
~, do the vegetable dishes or platters.
| prefer getting out dining things
that it may not be necessary to return
to the kitchen until lunch time To go
back constantly to the same kind of
work is not only monotonous, but tir-
ing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
what n woman Can Do.

1t takes woman to find out wom-
an. is homely adaptation of we'll
known phrase, and Mrs. w. c. H.
Keogh of the Chicago School Board
has proved this by unwilling the Sc
crets of some of the women connected
with the schools who have been using
the children to further their pet po-
litical schemes, and now the ladies will
have to fight the matter out them.
selves
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

If your wax has given out and the
starch sticks TO the irons, try kerosene.
put little of the oil on cloth and
rub the hot iron over it few times
This will keep the starch from stick
ing. and removes any dirt that may
have collected on the bottom or side
of the irons, which often soils the
clothes. As. so little oil is used, there
Is no danger.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
MUSHROOM HAT.

Among the smart hats which have
made their appearance as early spring
harbingers of what IS TO follow later
on is this broad, low, scuttle-shaped
hat, quaint IN outline and trimming.
1t is an exaggerated mushroom shape
in leghorn straw and one of the first
of the new big hats, summer vogue
for which is confidently intimated. The
natural-colored straw is used, with
mauve dotted chiffon scarf folded
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

qua, and the word decided upon was
'thon." 1t even went so far that no.
tees were given, in which the word
and it was used in the periodical pub
lished. 1t died a natural death, how
ever, as there is no necessity for any
such word, as the man from Philadel-
phia seems to think.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
why 1t Failed.

Mrs. Tom L. Johnson, wife of the
mayor of Cleveland, takes great in
terest in the domestic science school
which she Helped found in that city.
and tells the story Of a young bride
who wanted to have sponge cake for
dinner. but informed her husband that
the cake was a failure, as the druggist
sent 1.-THE wrong kind of slonges.'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
Introduced Handkerchiefs.

Ladies who find the dainty mouchoir
such an indispensable bit of finery are
probably not aware of the fact that the
handkerchief was not used in polite
society until the Empress Josephine
made it fashionable. She carried a
handkerchief and held it before her
mouth to hide her bad teeth. The
Queen of Ital. is said to have the hand
soonest handkerchief in existence,
which is valued at $4,000. 1t took
three women more shan five years to
make it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

feet of drawing the blood away from
the brain, and, in fact, resting the en-
tire body. The "fresh air. method is
likewise exceedingly popular among
many women, and has been found most
efficacious. This consists in resting
with the feet up for twenty minutes or
half an hour beside the open window,
taking deep inhalations through the
nostrils from time to time, and expell-
ing the breath slowly and evenly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
silver Rings Worn.

Some of the new rings seen abroad
have little chains attached to them,
from which dangle the jewel, instead of
being set" in the usual way. Silver
rings are also very fashionable for men
and women as well, the old serpent
rings and other little finger silver rings
OF generation ago being revived.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

The time VIII probably come when
sggS Gs we'll as poultry viii be sold by
weight. But the fact that in actual
practice the users OF eggs make their
estimates by number and not BY weight.
makes this change less imperative than
the change in the case OF poultry. Still.
It is hardly fair TO sell dozen Minorca
or Brahma eggs weighing 80 ounces or
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
Race for safety Hopeless.

The Larchmont collided with the
Knowieton off Quonochontaug about
midnight, cutting off the schooner's
bow. The steamer was so badly dam
aged that she ran for Block Island, but
before she could reach the island she
sank. The Knowleton was run aground
west of Quonochontaug and Captain
Haley and his crew of six men reach
ed shore safely in their own boats. The
seas were running high and the tenn
perature was at about zero. The cause
of the collision is not known. The
night was clear, but there was
strong northwest wind and the sea was
rough. 1t was intensely cold through
out the might.
When the first boats came ashore
some of their occupants were dead. In
the first confusion it was not known
whether they had been pulled from the
water after having been drowned or
whether they were frozen to death.
The Knowleton, which halls from
Eastport, Me-, was bound from South
Amboy for Boston with 475 tons of
coal. 1t lies on sandy bottom, but
is full of water, and it is not known
whether she can be fioated.
The Larchmont left Providence at
80 at night for New York, In COM
mand of Captain McVey of Providence.
The chief engineer was Robert Gay of
Bridgeport, Conn. The vessel carried
crew of about thirty, and had on
board some passengers and a miscella-
neous cargo of freight The vessel was
of 1905 tons gross, 252 feet in length,
81 feet breadth and IA feet in depth.
1t was built at Bath. Me-, in 1885.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

At a meeting OF the Mothers Club
in Chicago the other day one Of the
members said that each mother should
tell her child all about her own child
hood and that in this way there would
in a few generations be connecting
links with the past Happy is the
child whose mother takes the time to
tell such stories.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
After a Day of Fatigue.

A simple and homely cure after
day of excessive fatigue, especially
when the business of shopping or sight
seeing has brought on nervous head
ache in addition to a feeling of lassi-
tude, is to hold the feet in mustard
and water for the space of some ten
or fifteen minutes, this having the eff
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

more for the same price as an equal
number of Leghorn eggs that weigh less
than "a ounces. Already the buyer Will
show a preference for the larger eggs
and a poultryman with large eggs for
sale could doubtless get special price
Il his article were fancy in every other
respect. OF course, he would have to
find customer who really wanled his
eggs more than other peoples He
should take advantage of some season
of scarcity and in that time make his
product Indispensable. Southern Gull
tivator
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

A grocery store at Oyster Ray. \. Z,
owned by an Italian named Frank Ca
rome, was demolished by an explosion OF
dynamite. Carome and his family, who
slept in the rear of the store. were badly
bruised and one Italian who slept in a
room above was seriously injured.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
would Have New word.

A writer in a PHILADELPHIA paper
thinks that the time is ripe for a
new word that will mean either man
or woman, and he suggests 'hu" as the
word, the first syllable of the word hui
man. Several years ago they tried
to make such word at the chautau-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

Beneficial results are being obtained az
the leper settlement of Molokai, Hawaii,
through the use of a preparation OF cue
lyptus oil for the treatment of leprosy-
The oil has proved effective thus far and
physicians are hopeful that it win pro-
duce cures.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

Five girls in fashionable boarding
school have formed society to pro-
test earnestly against the new spelling.
They sign themselves Alysse, Mayme.
Grayce, Katherine and Carrye.-Smart
Set.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
Fnnna that rnint NIiIls.

The feed should be good and free
from aromatic substances. If these
aromatic foods are used they should
be employed according to those meth
eds which will not cause odors or ia
y0rS in the milk.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

An expensive ram is not always d
profitable one, but this does not mean
that we should invest in what unmis-
takably appears TO be an inferior one.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

High farming consists of attempting
10 raise tie largest possible product on
the whole farm Good farming is to
raise products at the greatest possible
profit.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

Dusty or musty feed or litter in the
dairy stable is liable to work trouble
at any time. The dust from such trash
carries great quantities of bacteria.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

Stables should be as clean and sim
pie as possible, both inside and out.
There should be no lodgment for dust
and no place where stagnant water
can remain.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

There are so many little details to
dairying. that constant reading is nee
essary to keep posted. Even If you
know you are liable to forget.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

zS5SSSS

If possible it is better to keep COWS
In building by themselves without
storage overhead or a cellar under
meath.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

Thorough cleanliness all along the
Zine is absolutely necessary to produce
a really fine dairy article of either
milk, cream, butter or cheese Bad fla
vors come from dirt.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

A granger taking whirl on the
board of trade stands about the same
chance of winning out that the fellow
does who bucks the wheel of fortune
ut the county fair, the prospect being
good in either case that the one who
INDUCES will get skinned. The first
institution is maintained for the pur-
pose of picking the lambs, the second
for taking in the suckers. neither be-
ing operated for benevolent purposes.
There are nine chances 10 one that if
a fellow makes good Gu corn deal
he will get caught short on pork. Rails
ing hogs for market is therefore bet
ter proposition all around thar specu-
iatlng with the carcass or by-productS
9n change
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

around the crown and ending with two
long looped bows in the back. sill
yer buckle Identifies the front of the
hat, while two big yellow roses each
side of the front chiffon loops lend
character to the ensemble.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

The Angora goat industry in this
country is assuming no mean proper
tions. According TO the Department of
Agriculture there are now about one
million Angoras distributed through
out the States and territories, the larg-
est herds being in Texas and New Mex
leo. While these goats are useful as
land clearers, their chief value lies
in the fleece, which is used in the
manufacture of mohair.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

The first permanent settlers Of
new country are known in the West
as "tenderfeet." The first pioneers get
into ruts and are pushed out by the
enterprising newcomer. This is the
history of all new countries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

A bulletin from the Department of
Agriculture discusses the injurious eff
feet of cottonseed meal when fed TO
hogs. According to this bulletin hogs
die with "a severe hemorrhagic CASTRO
parenchymatous degeneration, edema
of the lungs, cloudy swelling of the
kidneys, and oftentimes a well-marked
dropsical effusion of the pectoral and
peritoneal cavities, and occasionally
In the pericardial sac" 1t is little
wonder that they died.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

Many a person carries on his bust
ness year after year without realizing
the advantage there Is in advertising.
If you have a few pure-bred chickens,
hogs, cattle, horses, corn or anything
else produced on the farm that Is In
demand. you would be surprised how
1t would increase your market and your
profits to advertise in your home paper.