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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
THE COMMON LADY-BIRD.
Few Are Aware of Her Services {,
Florists and Gardeners.

Few Are Aware of Her Services to
Florists and Gardeners.
Everybody knows the common lady
bird, but not every one Is aware of the
immense services rendered by this in
sect to florists and gardeners. Most
insects are harmful to vegetation, their
larvae generally eating the leaves OF
whatever plant the eggs may be laid
on, and 1t has been calculated that the
larvae or caterpillars of some varieties
Of beetles eat hundred thousand
times their own weight OF vegetable
food before they attain their full size
and begin to spin their cocoons
The lady-bird, however, is an excep
ton, for both the larvae and the beetle
are carnivorous and feed on other In
sects, generally the aphis, which is SO
harmful to chrysanthemums and al
most all other kinds of vegetation.
The lady-bug lays her eggs on the
under side of the chrysanthemum leaf.
and as soon as the larvae are Matched
they begin to prowl about the leaves
and stems Of the plant, looking for
aphis or any other insect smaller than
themselves. The larvae simply hunt
for food, but the full-grown lady-bug
is a veritable tiger among the plant
pests, and will tear and STAY even after
she has eaten all she can possibly
swallow. One lady-bird will destroy
all the aphis on a large chrysanthe-
mum in two or three days. Not one
will escape. The aphis seem to recog-
nize her as their natural enemy, and
although they have never seen a lady.
bug before, as soon as one lights on a
branch they turn tail and run, with
every appearance of the most abject
terror. Sometimes, when closely pur.
sued. they let go all hold and drop off
the branch In the hope of getting away
But they never do, for, once on their
trail, the lady-bug hunts them down
and tears them to pieces, apparent
ly out Of sheer malignant sport.
There seems no doubt that the bene-
fits conferred by this tigerish insect
were recognized ages ago. The name
lady-bug, or lady-bird, is a contraction
of "our lady's bird" for in the tradi-
tional lore of Italy, France and Ger.
many the insect is sacred to the Virgin
Mary, and centuries ago German chill
dren were taught that to harm or kill
one Of these insects was a sin. The
idea is still prevalent among children,
for in nine cases out of ten when a
lady-bird is caught it is at once re.
leased after recitation of the rhymes
beginning, "Lady-bird, lady-bird fly
away home" In India, where the in.
sects sometimes appear In considerable
numbers, as they occasionally do also
in Europe, they are so highly esteemed
that in the folklore of the country
when a lady-bird lights on any one he
is Immediately endowed with sanity
virtues.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15

stammered and paused. and then went on
desperately: You must consider the
claims Of"
That Is all attended to-" he interrupt
ed.
Then l consent to the will, but / do
not want, will not have anything set
tied on me at present. have quite suf-
fcient for my own needs" she said r1th-
er proudly, for you must remember"
with a sad smile, that what makes
very slim income makes ample pocket
money. have nearly two hundred pounds
q year." she added simply.
An amused smile lit Stewart. face.
''You poor child And you were going to
try TO live on that In Paris, having. sup
rose, had I'll your life everything you
fanciedY'
There was a gentleness, almost tender
ness, In his voice which somehow shook
her composure, but she, cholAed the pass
ing weakness, down, and answered In a
matter-of-tact fashion:
Il could have done IL I have known
several who did it on less"
And grown old before your time, and
dowdy and dreary. Well, 10 matter, now
that the danger is past. You say that
you cannot agree to this settlement, for
getting that 1t Is mere matter of bust
ness. If we carry, as we shall do, this
affair to successful conclusion, you will
have secured a large fortune to me- This
Is very small frst-fruit on my part.
You must look at it In that light"
Then l should not have 1t before ]
earned il" she retorted more brightly. i.
You are too logical. All / can say It,
that consider the arrangement only fair
and right, and shall be much wounded il
you refuse me my way in the matter
Now, will you consent?'
The keen eyes emphasized the demand,
and almost to her own surprise, she found
herself answering Eyes" in a passive
fashion.
ITO be continued
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
ALFALFA FLOUR.
Likely to Affect the Wheat Supply
of the United States.

When Nebuchadnezzar went out into
the fields many thousands of years
ago and ate grass like an OK. the PEG.
pie OF those ancient days regarded him
as insane. But like many other great
men the Babylonian King was ahead
of his time, for were he living in
Omaha to-day he would be hailed with
joy by the members of the Creighton
Alfalfa Club, writes a correspondent.
The young men of this organization
are eating hay and getting fat on it.
Farm experts have proved that alfalfa
contains several times as much nutri-
ment as clover, and is the best forage
for cattle. That it was also food for
man was never realized until expert
lnents were made at Creighton Univer-
stty, the leading Catholic school in
the West.
That alfalfa as a food has passed
the joking stage is shown by the fact
that more than a score of students
have formed club to demonstrate its
value to the world. More than that,
the housewives of Omaha have started
to use it in preparing meals.
It's enthusiasts say alfalfa will revo-
lutionize the food question. and that
it will solve the serious problem of
supplying the world with -four few
decades hence.
The alfalfa is carefully selected, and
the bright and tender leaves and a
small portion of the upper parts of the
stalks are ground together. Then they
are run through a boiling machine
that turns out meal almost IS fine
as flour and having rich brown color.
The meal is then bleached. This hav-
ing been done, it is ready to go to the
culinary department of the college
club. There it is cooked into large
number of palatable dishes.
There are alfalfa gems, and they are
SO tender and rich when properly
cooked that they almost melt in the
mouth. The most delicate mullins can
not compare with them. They are
light, palatable and easily digestible.
Experts who have studied their value
as food say that man can make a
meal on alfalfa meal mullins and do
more work and with less fatigue than
he could if he had eaten beefsteak,
bread and potatoes. Cakes of all kinds
are made of alfalfa flour, the recipes
being similar to those employed in the
construction of the cakes in which
white flour plays the leading part.
For everyday bread alfalfa -four has
been tried at the club. 1t is darker
than wheat -four. The taste is most
delicious, being a little sweet, and is
much more palatable if little sugar
is added to the dough before it goes
into the baking pans. In making bread
yeast is used in about the same pro-
portions as in the manufacture of the
bread made L ON wheat flour.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
ZEltbJ2slAI3o'a
N~~N~-~~~-~~

A new union OF retail clerks has
been formed at Fresno, Cal.
The longshoremens dispute at Mon
treal, Canada, over bonuses has been
settled.
The building trade has the greatest
number of strikes The coal and coke
industry comes next.
international Association of Marble
Workers will hold its annual conven
ton at Washington, d. c., June Z.
Application has been made to the
A. F. of L. for a charter from the
Brotherhood of Railroad Signal Men
Boston (Mass) Coal Transfers and
Handlers Union has elected a com
mittee to make recommendations fol
rules for the establishment of a per
manent local sick benefit system.
The New York Central Federated
Union recently adopted motion grant
ing full privileges of voice and vote
to the delegates of the Women's Trade
Union League in the central body.
At the session of the International
Typographical Union in st. Joseph,
Mo-, next August, the delegates from
Minneapolis will make strong fight
to have the convention Of 1910 held
in that city.
The committee of unemployed of the
San Francisco (Cal) Building Trades
Council reported recently that when
appointed there q, 900 unemployed in
the city, one-third members of crafts
affiliated with the council. The num-
Der is now reduced to $4,000.
The Belgian Chamber of Deputies
has accepted, with 20 against 80 votes,
a bill for the reduction of the working
hours in the mines to nine hours; the
Chamber also fayors further reductions
in cases where excessive heat and
damp act injuriously to the health OF
the miners.
Returns from 1913 of the principal
trade unions in New York State, repre-
senting about one-quarter Of the
States total union membership, show
that the excessive unemployment
which prevailed in 1908 was steadily
declining in amount after March VI
to the end of November.
Returns relating to more than 500,
900 members of British trade unions
show that the average percentage OF
members returned as unemployed at
the end of each month of 1908 was 7.S,
as compared with 81 in 1907
Cumberland (England) miners have
agreed to accept reduction in wages,
following upon similar reductions in
Durham and Northumberland. The
engineers in the Automatically
district have also agreed to a reduc-
ton of Is week.
New York Typographical Union No.
is developing plan to erect a
building to be known as the Typo
graphical Temple, at cost Of a quar-
ter of million dollars, to be used as
headquarters for that and other or
CARNATIONS in the metropolis.
The Nottingham (England) lace
makers strike ended recently, the men
agreeing TO resume work. The en-
pioyers conceded the terms demanded.
under protest, STIMULATING that joint
meeting Of employers and operatives
be held to consider the matbrs in dis
pute-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
yyo,..n soId,.r Of Isg1 Die.

Mrs. Sarah E. Thompson, who Is
said TO have been the only woman
drawing a pension as soldier Of the
Civil War, suecumbed to injuries
which she received when she was
knocked unconscious ia a street car
accident at Washington, d. c. She
was a native Of Tennessee and during
the Civil War marched at the head OF
a troop Of cavalry and discovered the
whereabouts Of General John T. Nor
gan, the noted Confederate raider.
For this service she was highly COM
mended by General Grant.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15

Recent dispatches from Lisbon. Por.
tugal, confirm previous reports of the
discovery of extensive deposits Of the
rare and costly element radium In the
bed of stream near Guarda on the
Paris-Lisbon Railway. The discovery
was made by a British mining engi-
neer who had heard of the health-giy-
ing qualities attributed to the stream.
The substance is found in the form Of
uranite phosphate crystals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
aSCOt-Freev

The word 'scot-free" Is a survival
from ancient Anglo Saxon. Scot In
this sense comes from the old English
word sceot, meaning portion of trib-
ute or taxation, and it Is still In use
In the Scandinavian languages to sig
Nifty treasure. In modern English.
however, 1t occurs in only two express
sions, the legal phrase, ito pay scot
and lot" and the ordinary word scot
free "
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15


i6S7-Pequot Indians slaughtered In
their fort in Connecticut.
i644-John Endicott was chosen Colo
NAL Governor of Massachusetts,.
166s-First Assembly of New Jersey
met.
174S-American Philosophical Society
founded by Benjamin Franklin.
1774-The General Court of Massachu.
sets met at Boston to elect Coun-
selors. -. The Boston port bill
went into operation.
1779-Stony Point evacuated by tao
Americans.
17S5-John Adams, the first 4,uer.can
Minister to England, pr scented to
the King.
17S7-A national constitutional conven.
tion met in Philadelphia
17s0-The Rhode Island convention &C
cepted the Federal Constitution
1S1S-British defeated the Americans
at the battle of Sackett's Har-
Dor. -. British frigate shannon
captured the United States frig-
ate Chesapeake.
1S44-Telegraph made practical be-
tween Washington and Baltimore.
1S45-Sir Franklin sailed from Sheer
ness on the last Arctic expedition.
1S4S-Wisconsin admitted to the Union
as the thirtieth State. {. General
Winfield Scott publicly welcomed
in New York.
1S50-Mormon temple at Nauvoo, H.,
burned
1S55-The Pottawatomie executions
took place in Kansas.
1S57-Dred Scott and family enamel.
pated in ST. Louis.
1S61-T'he port of New Orleans block
AIDED by the sloop-of-war Brook
Ign.
under General
Beauregard evacuated Corinth.
Miss. . Battle of Hanover Court
House, Va.
1S63--The Federals made an unsuc.
eessful attack or Port Hudson.
1S64-Slavery abolished in Louisiana.
1S65-The Confederates in Texas, un.
der General Kirby Smith, laid
down their arms.
1S66-Fenians crossed the Canadian
frontier and took possession of the
village of Fort Erie.
1S75-Seventy-five lives lost by burn
ing OF cathedral at Holyoke, Mass.
... Charlotte Cushman made her
last appearance on any stage at
Easton, Pa.
1SS5-Worlds Exposition at New Or.
leans closed.
1SS6-Haymarket anarchists indicted
in Chicago for murder.
1Ss9-More than 1000 lives lost In
food at Johnstown. Pa.
1s92-The, High Water Mark" monu-
ment on Gettysburg battlefield
was dedicated.
1S93-Montana'S silver statue unveiled
at Worlds Columbian Exposition.
1S94-Presbyterian General Assembly
convicted Prof. II. p. Smith OF
Lane Seminary of heresy.
1S95-Monument to Confederate dead
unveiled in Cakwoods cemetery,
Chicago.
1S96-Emperor and Empress of Russia
crowned at Moscow.
1S9S-Naval battle off Santiago dc
Cuba.
1901-Senators McLaurin and Tillman
of South Carolina resigned their
seats in the Senate, but their res
ignations we're not accepted by the
Governor.
1903-An earthquake in the vilayet OF
Van, Turkey, caused the loss OF
800 lives. Tornado swept over
Gainesville, Ga, with loss OF many
lives.
1904-Celebratio OF the bicentenary
Of the founding of st. Petersburg.
19O5-Lewis and Clark Exposition
opened at Portland, Ore.
1908-One thousand dead in Chinese
typhoon go. international Polar
Congress met at Brussels. -. The
body of George Clinton. first Gov.
eruor of New York, Was removed
fr,m Washington to Kingston,
N. Y.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
Wen. from $500 Dow,

Wifey-I do really need q spring
bonnet
Hubby-How much?
wifey-Well. could get one for
from $40 up.
Hubby-rd rather know from how
much down"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
Even That Too Much.

"How's your husband doing?" said
a woman to friend the other day.
Bout the same" was the answer.
Hasn't he got any regular work
YETI"
Yes. He said he felt the need of
some steady occupation. SO he thought
he'd make 1t his business to wind the
closk."
Did he stick to ftp"
For awhile: but now he is kicking
for an eight-day clock."-Tit-Bits.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15

Incensed because his stepmother had
left him at home, near Opelousas. La.
In charge Of his young stepbrothers
and sisters for the day. Tom Godfrey,
a 12-year-old negro boy. fed the young
est OF his charges to the hogs and
later with an AK inflicted what win
probably proTe fatal wounds on the
heads Of the other children.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
Skipping Rope May KIN Her,

While trying to "p>pper" at skip
ping rope longer than any of the other
girls, little Bertha Snow. 10 years old,
OF Sioux Falls, burst an intestine. She
lay unconscious for four days and
may die.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
Rather Costly.

Cook hear you and Soraper got
into an argument that ended in 8
free fight. Is that correct?
Hook should say not Each OF
US had TO pony up SO and costs the
next morning
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
Qualifications.

I'm afraid you're not tall enough
for a nurse" said the mistress inter
viewing an applicant.
"Oh, yes, ma'am," replied the girl,
Its all the better that I'm short; the
children don't drop so far when they
fsH."-New Orleans Times Democrat.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
To Mnch Required.

Miss Oldgirl-I wish nay hance was
z hero.
Brother Jaek-Good heavens. What
more do you want Of MANI Didn't
he ask you to marry him pa stimors
American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
Difference In Men.

Mrs. Peckem-I guess my brother
viii live and die bachelor He SAYS
he's afraid TO marry.
Peckem-That's funny. / never
knew what fear was when I was sin
gle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
FARMER FEEDS 1898 IN A YEAR
EntertaIns That Many Guests Re-
sides 500 Trampa.

sIuFa 8VV V8s
Cyrus W Klopp, with his hospitabie
wife, living on large farm near Soul
Hill, Pa, has entertained many visit
ors in a year. He kept a list Of all
persons who called. and from May l.
1908, to May /. 1903. he fed exactly
1888 persons. and 1,442 visited his
home. He also gave meals TO 100 va
grants and homeless men, IS per cent
Of whom we're allowed to sleep in The
barn.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15

There are different grades OF OIL
stones. hard and soft The best oil to
use on an oil-stone IS paraff5n; water
is better on a hard stone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15

The four children Of Ernest Olddeld.
harness maker. Of Toronto. Ont,
were burned 10 death as the result Of
the explosion Of lamp in their home.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15

To a depsaved taste. sweet is bitaer.
-SpaniS.l
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
Few vetoes by Governor.

Gov. Davidson has been sparing Of We
toes at this session. The most far-reach-
ing bill to which he objected was the
measure permitting surety bond and ma
bility insurance companies to form boards
after the fashion of the Milwaukee FIRE
underwriters board and allowing 1t 10
fix rates and standards. He vetoed TINS
on the ground that il would permit
trust under State laws. The bill reguiat-
ing farmers mutual fire insurance com
panies was vetoed, but was passed over
the veto. The bill dictated the manner
of dividing a company's surplus upon
Humiliation. The bill was introduced by
AssemblymAn Hoyt.
The Dublics health did not get extern
sive recognition as this session. Most OF
the bills on this subject brought out Wig
orons contest and several failed. The
Christian Scientists by their activity de-
faated the bill providing instruction IN
public schools Of hygiene and contagiOn.
Their opposition was based on the theory
that the instruction would suggest dis
ease and create peril. The bill for the
collection Of industrial statistics Of work
ers was passed. The usual appropria-
tinn bin for the State board OF health
also was passed, as was also a bill proyid-
ing for the State sanitary and i've stock
board in It's work OF testing and slaugh-
terfng tubercular cattle. The bill for
bidding any newspapers published outside
the State circulating within Wisconsin il
they contain medical advertisements pro
hibited in Wisconsin papers, was passed
The tenement house bill was a sanitary
measure Of importance
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15

Protection for Children.

The principal features of this bill are
the additional requirements demanded as
a basis for certificate permitting children
from IA TO is to work. Signatures in
these cases now will be required from the
child's school principal 10 the effect that
the candidate is efficient in studies and
of a physician TO the effect that he re-
CARDS the child physically capable TO
work without harm TO its future welfare
\ limitation also is placed upon persons
issuing the affidavifs and hereafter they
viii have 10 be secured from a factory
inspector or from a judge OF record. The
elimiratio of the term outdoor" en-
ployment j another victory for the So
cialisrs and for Labor Commissioner
Beck. Unsler the loop-holes offered IN
this term outdoor labor it was shown
that children had been employed az heavy
work in ice harveSts and in handling OF
carriage merchandise IN cities Farm Ia
s,or still is exempted from the provisions
OF the law.
Another labor measure which was
passed prohibits children under 10 years
OF age from selling newspapers. TIE Dill
declared shaving and hair cutting not 10
b. "a work Of charity or necessity. which
i designed TO close barber shops on The
sabbath is another important labor meas
ure-
of labor bills that failed Of recognition
the most Important vas the measure linz
ting hours q labor for women 70 nine
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15

IN the way Of railroad legislation. the
most important bin passed is a measure
greatly extending the powers OF the rail-
road commission in that il provides that
no freight rate can be increased in Wis
consin without a thirJy-day notice 20
the commission and giving the commis-
sion power 70 suspend such rates from
operation and 10 compel the railroads
rpon bearing 70 show the justice Of the
proposed increase The other railway
legislation MS been OF a Comparatively
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24
PERSONAL

Rev. U. G. Pierce, D. D., pastor OF
All Souls Unitarian church of Wash
ington, vas designated by a senate
resolution to act as chaplain until
otherwise ordered.
Former President Roosevelt in an
article in the Outlook compared the
rule of the corporations with that OF a
bloodthirsty mob.
Justice Mills in the New York SUI
preme court postponed the hearing on
Harry K. Thaw's application for re-
lease from the insane asylum at Mat
teawan until July 6.
Charles w. Morse, the convicted
New York banker and former /
king" was freed from Jail on a $685.
900 bond.
Ralph Shull, a wealthy lumberman
of Minneapolis, is going to the work
house for five days for exceeding the
automobile speed limit.
Charles w. Fairbanks, former vice.
president of the United States, was
entertained in elaborate fashion by
the governor of Kyoto, Japan. He
was driven to his hotel in the gov
ernor's carriage.
Former Judge Abner Smith Of Chi
cago is now librarian at the Joliet
p~enitentiary, where he was sent for
bank %wrecking.
Francis E. Leupp resigned as In
dian commissioner and President Taft
appointed Robert G. Valentine to I'LL
the place.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24
SORE EYES CURED.
Eye-Balls and Lids Became Terribly
Inflamed-Was Unable to Go About
All Other Treatments Failed, But
cuticura Proved Successful.

"About two years ago my eyes got
In such a condition that I was unable
to go about. They were terribly in
famed, both the balls and lids. l
tried home remedies without relief.
Then / decided to go to our family
physician, but he didn't help them.
Then l tried two more Of our most
prominent physicians, but my eyes
grew continually worse. At this time
a friend of mine advised me to try
Cuticura Ointment, and after using it
about n week my eyes were CON
siderably improved, and in two weeks
they We're almost we'll. They have
never given mt any trouble since and
l am now sixty-ive years old. Ishall
always praise C%uticura. G. B. Halsey,
Mouth of Wilson, Va, Apr. A, 1908"
Potter Drug s. Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24

etable Compound had helped her, and
] tried it, and after the third bottle
was cured."-Mrs. ALvENA SPERLING,
IL Langdon Street, Chicago, Ill.
If you are i'll do not drag along at
home or in your place OF employment
until an operation is necessary, but
build up the feminine system, and re-
move the cause of those distressing
aches and pains by taking Lydia r.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs.
For thirty years it has been the STAN
dard remedy for female ills, and has
positively restored the health of thou
sandsof womenwho have been troubled
with displacements. Inflammation, ul-
ceration. fbroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, bearing-down
feeling, hatulency, indigestion, dizzi-
ness, or nervous prostration. Why
don't you try it?