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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-09

1t Is easier to borrow from new
friend than it is to pay back what
you owe an old one.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-09

Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-09

Most concerts are all right, if there
are no cats in them.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-09

Even stingy man Ioosens up when
asked for advice.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-09
Innortsnf to Nlothars

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-09

W. N. u, CINCINNATI, NO. e-1s11.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE

DEMONSTRATION IN PRACTICAL CO-OPERATION-A Story
Full of Lessons for orhood
MISSISSIPPI FARM-Things Seen at "Ia verne. -
DON'T BUY FROM TRAVELLING AGENTS-When You Do Won
Usually Pay Much. ....... tx
FARM AND GARDEN WORK BY Professor Mas
a Warning About Orris -
HOW THE PEOPLE Clear Statement of Needad
HOW TO GET THE FULL VALUE OF YOUR CROP-stop
hOUP: PREVENTION AND imely
SOME "DONTS" in CATTLE TIlman,s Can
cuslons From His GvenL LastW Week ~
The BEST PLACE TO INVEST YOUR MONEY-Why Not Give
the Old a '0 :.
TWO EXPERIMENTS BOYs-A Little studv ~ th =
varJrT Ju on ran1 1noo, nm -
Reading Matter viii Help Solve Many HardPr Problems q
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

acquainted Get Mr.. Dictionary
to introduce you, or Mr.. Neigh
bor. or Mr.. SShool TEACHER, or
Mr.. Progressive Farmer---we'll
be glad to do it. Then when YOU
are reading along and Old Man
Big Word pops up, you can say,
On yes, my friend, I'm not a raid
OF you; know what you mean"
and 60 right on.
live get too technical, or fail to
make our meaning clear, don't
hesitate to call us down. Just
write to us and tell us what we
failed to make plain, and we'll CO
our best to put it so that you will
understand it That's what we
are here for.
On the other hand, remember
that you simply can't afford to be
bluffed by any word. Some of
them, we know, look fierce and
all that, but none of t h m are
dangerous. You can make them
your servants if you will. Try it
and see. When another pops up,
IN The Progress We Farmer or
elsewhere. just take your diction-
ary and make it introduce you.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
Volume XVI. No. 81.
Don't Be Afraid of big Words s"-They Are Harmless

WYE had two letters day last week which gave us COOL
w deal to think about because they went straight the
heart OF matter OF much Importance both to who
make the paper and to you who read it.
The first letter said:
feeds contain What does common farmer educated in the old fled
knows what ~ is how to mix the
different feeds the best ration
Now try to make articles plain simple and
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

teaching boys what ncomprehensibility anteduvian
means while they neglect such important everyday words and
as those our correspondent objects to- Our schools need
changing here, and need it badly
Our friend is also right about what the farmer needs to
snow about feeds and feeding But right here the point
mer can not hope to learn much about the science of feed
to combine feeds to get the cheapest and best
aons Tor his live sockn he learns about protein and
and the nuve ratio The farmer knows what fats
are our correspondent says surely then he learn what pro-
ZEN or carbohydrates The word familiar the others
not but that is the only difference.
h ne writer should make his meaning just plain posi-
% e reader he wishes to learn must be wiling to give
ne downright hard thought to what he reads The tie
S our feeding ces be understood by farmer and
ing - p " i 0 aD'eS - u
Than second letter referred to- however puts the matter better
mere are not too many big words The Progressive Fae from
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

the fact that the intended
learn anything than
That the whole thing in nutshell Don't be afraid of
word Just because is unfamiliar You likely to keep
reading to learn Any who writes about feeds
feeding going to have something to about the nurve
ratio some time So why not lind out what and be done
with it?
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

easy 10 understand as We can, but
it is quite possible that now and
then we forget that words which
seem perfectly plain to one who
has been using them for years
may not be plain atall to one who
is meeting them for the first or
second time. In any case the
fact remains that there are some
big" words which one must
use in writing alb out some SUBJ
jects. The writer has often felt
that ome rds in the paper.
would puzzle some readers, but
has had to leave them in because
there were no others to take their
place.
Our friend is doubtless right in
saying that many farmers are un-
familiar with such terms as pro-
tein, carbohydrates and nutri-
tive ratio. Most farmers are we'll
acquainted with words just as big
and hard to understand as these,
but that is because they learned
those words in school---even in
the old-field s"hool. Allof us are
going to be to blame, too, if we
let the schools Of today 60 on
teaching boys what incompr
means, while they neglect such
phrases as those our corresponds
changing here, and need it badly.
Ol1r EnioxI Z. L. :IA
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
Twice Close to Death.

An unpleasant adventure recently
befell a Bavarian officer who was
taking observations above the fortress
Of Ingolstadt, Germany, from a cap
tive balloon. A sudden and violent
gust of wind snap Ned the mooring
cable and carried t Q aerostat up and
away at a dizzy sLeed. The officer,
who was alone in the car, attempted
to empty the balloon by means of the
ripping cord, but could not get this
to work. Meanwhile, he had been car
ried to an altitude of 1900 feet and
was beginning to feel the exhausting
effects of this rapid change of eleva-
ton. Realizing that his situation was
desperate, he exerted all his powers,
and managed to Chamber up to the en-
velope and slash a hole in it, where
upon the balloon descended even more
rapidly than it had risen. When near
the earth he was again In imminent
peril, but he made a jump for it and
had the good luck to be caught by the
friendly branch of a tree: Relieved of
his weight, the balloon shot up into
the air again and was soon lost to
sight.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
Natural Leaders of Men.

If the Jews, the Greks, the Ger
mans and the English owe much to
their poor men who rose in spite of
circumstances to greatness, they all
must rank second to America in this
respect. From the foundation of our
government men of obscure origin
have been, among our wisest and alb
lest leaders in all the walks of life,
and their influence has been pre-emi-
nent over that Of all their more for
tunate fellow-citizens born in affiu-
ence and backed by other influences
than their own in the race for place
and leadership.
Clothing of Mineral Wool.
Now Thomas A. Edison is telling
us that one day we shall find cloth
ing dirt cheap" for the reason that
the sources of mineral wool are in
exhausti1le and processes are under
way by which it will be robbed of it's
"scratchiness," be spun, woven, dyed,
and witbal turned out into the nat
test kind of garments.
Mr.. Edison might have said that it
will be Stag" cheap. Mineral wool,
or as it has been called mineral cot
ton, is produced by turning jet of
steam through liquid Stag from a fur
mace. Under the influence Of the
steam the hot Stag is blown into fine
white threads. Until Mr.. Edison
mentioned its coming adaptability for
clothing mineral wool has been val
liable as a non-conductor of heat, and
as such has been used as covering
for boilers and steam and hot water
pipes.
Which suggests that a mineral all
wool oYercoat may be all right in a
hard winter, while an undershirt of
even mineral cotton might be uncom-
fortably warm in August.-Chicago
Tribune
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
PASTORAL OF THE BIG CITY
As Sun Sinks, Policemen Seek Cafes
Back Room and Footpad Pre-
pares for Duty.

The sun was sinuously sinking be-
hind a few thousand buildings, vary
ing in height from the one-story edifice
on the western water front to the 20
story warehouse adjacent. 1t may seem
odd to say that the sun was sinking
way to give proper performance and
dye the corners of each and every
building with its rosy stain. Up in the
edge of the sky you could see dusk,
getting ready to do business. The even
ing chimes rang out from us trolley
cars in the immediate vicinity, and the
softly musical resonance of the far
away elevated filtered through the
circumambient air. 1t had to filter to
get through, as a couple of thousand
chimneys were on the job.
The lone policeman on the beat fold
ed his tent like an Arab and as silent
ly stole into the nearest cafe. Here
we're other policemen. One would
have said half the metropolitan force
was In the back room, but this was
not true. Only one-fifth of the force
was there. Without the evening shad-
ows began TO fall and the trusty foot
pad adjusted his rubber heels and
heaved a sigh, feeling sorrowful, he
knew not why, yet prepared to do his
duty.
The sun had now entirely disap-
peared into New Jersey-which is suf-
Iering enough for one night.
we decline to prolong this pastoral.
Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
AUTOMOBILISTS HERE.

Shortly before the supper hour last
Tuesday, automobiles entered in the
second reliability run of the Wiscon-
sin State Automobile association, be-
gan to arrive in the city. The pace
maker was the first to arrive. and he
hung up flag at the Bells House
corner, to notify those following that
that would be their headquarters.
He distributed confetti along the
road to show the members of the
party their route. There were
twenty-four cars in all, and the party
stopped here over night. The mem
bers were given an informal reception
by local automobilists. The party
was very tired after the long, hard
ride over various kinds of road, COM
ing rom Marinette that day, a dis
lance of over two hundred miles.
With the contestants were NJ. S.
Sheridan, referee, and II. L. Halvor-
son, chief observer. Also a car con-
tanning representatives of the Mil
waukee press, and car with a num-
Der of physicians accompanied the
party for the purpose of being on
hand in case of accident.
After getting a nights rest here,
the party left at an early hour the
following morning, starting south
ward and passing through points in
this county. That evening the party
rested in La Crosse.
A derlorabie accident occurred on
Thursday, near Blue River. Louis
Strang, driver of the Case car, was
killed. He is reported to have been
going along at a snail's pace at the
time, and the accident occurred
through an embankment giving way
beneath the weight of his machine.
The automobile turned turtle, crush
ing the life out of the unfortunate
driver. Three other men were in the
car at the time, but they escaped in
jury by jumping. He had turned out
to pass team, the road at that place
being narrow, when suddenly the en-
bankment caved in. The car was
righted almost Immediately by farm
ers and others, but Strang was dead.
AS he made no outcry after the ma
chine turned turtle, it is presumed
that death was instantaneous. Strang
had wide reputation as q racer, and
was known by the appellation of
Daredevil" Louis Strang. He had
been flirting with death for the past
eight years-going through fences,
running into telephone poles, and at
one time fell out of an aeroplane, and
that he should be killed by going
along a country road at a slow pace
seems strange. The run ended on
Saturday and the contestants reached
Milwaukee, the starting point. The
members stated while here that they
had been well received in every city
and town which they had visited or
passed through along the way.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
GUN CLUB SHOOT.
Escaped With His Life.

"Twenty-one years ago L faced an
awful deaUh," writes H. B. Martin,
Port HARRISON, S. G. "Doctors. said
L had consumption and the dreadful
cough had looked it, sure enough
l tried everything L could hear of, for
my cough, and was under the treat
ment of the best doctor in Georgetown,
S. c., for year, but could get no
relief. A friend advised me to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery. l did so,
and was completely cured. I feel that
[ owe my life to this great throat and
lung cure" Its positively guaranteed
for coughs, colds, and all bronchial
affections. soc & S1.OO. Trial bottle
free at W. W. Albers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
Comedy in the Capitol.

whenever 1 am in Washington, >"
said Wilton Lackaye, 81 always spend
an afternoon at the Capitol. They
put on the best farce comedy there
ever staged The last time a friend
accompanied me to point out the eel
ebs.' newly-elected western sena-
tor was pounding on his desk and
waving his arms in an impassioned
appeal to the senate.
"'What is the matter with him.
l whispered to my friend.
"'Oh, he can't help that was the
answer. It's a birthmark.'
GA what?'
GA birthmark,' repeated my friend.
His mother was scared by wind
mill "-Young's Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
BIG PROBLEM IN FUEL
HALF THE COAL IN MINES LEFT
THERE INACCESSIBLE.
Feat Boys of Country, However, Con-
tain Billions of Tons That
Can Be Utilized In
the Future.

one of the most serious problems at
the present time is due to the fact
mat on the average nearly so per cent.
Oh the coal In the mines is left either
III or at the mines and is inaccessible
lor the future generations.
FOR example, according to Casters
magazine, in 1907 approximately AGO.
Ooo,OOO tops of coal were left in or
at the same mines from which the
4SO,OOO,000 tons were taken.
10 stimulate the possible use of
various grades of fuel and safe and
successful methods of mining much
material at present left in the mines
are some of the problems of the Unit
ed states bureau OF mines
problems of combustion are being
carefully studied by means of sta
tlonary boiler plants, house heating
polers and long combustion cham
per; proper classification and relative
prices for Goals by means of specifica-
lions and purchase by contract, and
more economical use and utilization OF
fuels heretofore not regarded as adapt
ed TO such purposes by means of bri-
quoting, coking and producer gas
plants.
among these fuels is peat, samples
OF which have been used in the making
of producer gas. The use of peat for
domestic purposes in European coun-
tries dates back several hundred
years, but the extensive development
in methods of mining and utilizing
peat has been largely within the last
ten years. At the present time in
many of the European countries peat
is large source of power develop
ment through the aid of the gas pro-
Queer and engine, and the utilization
or the peat boys is becoming general.
Some idea of the extent of this de-
Velopment may be had from the state
ment that Russia alone mines annual
ly over 100000 tons of dry peat.
1t Is estimated by the United States
geological survey that the boys of
this country contain approximately
12,S88,OOC,0 900 tons of dry peat COM
mercially available At market value
of SO per ton for machine peat bricks,
this represents over $38,6OO,OO0,OOO.
The Canadian government is carry
Ing on extensive researches relating to
the use Of peat, as this fuel is found
in very large areas in Canada.
The cost of preparing peat for the
market is comparatively small. Re-
liable figures are not available for the
United States. For one locality in
Sweden, visited in 1908, coal cost 1915
per ton, and peat, delivered on the
operating floor, so cents per ton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
KING GEORGE AN ATHLETE
His Majesty Has Practiced Most
Forms of Manly Exercise and
Especially Likes Shooting.

The kings reception at Buckingham
palace recently of the team of polo
players who are to represent England
in the United States, recalls the fact
that his majesty played regularly
when he was q naval lieutenant. He
was a good player, too, and could hold
his own with some of the best repre-
sentatives of the two services. Almost
every form of manly exercise has been
practiced by his majesty, and there
is not the slightest doubt that every
kind of sport will benefit enormously
during his reign.
Shooting, of course, holds the warm
est place in his majesty's affections.
81 love gum" he confessed recently,
but am almost as happy when
am fishi' 2 the pools of Dee with
long day before me-"
Next to shooting and fishing, King
Georges warmest admiration is re-
served for the Rugby code of football.
Not long ago he expressed the opinion
that Rugby was the ideal game for all
ranks of the army and navy, as 1t kept
the men fit" taught them to realize
the virtues of self-discipline, and to
withstand hard knocks.
Then, again, his majesty is a capt.
tai swimmer, and has actually saved
life from drowning. This interesting
event took place when, as a youth, he
went around the world with his broth
In hn Mt a a
fell overheard and King George went
in after him and held him up until as
sistance arrived
In the boom" period of cycling, his
majesty was often seen a-wheel; while
cricket, of course, he has constantly
PLAYED and continues to follow with
the interest of a keen observer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
What She Wanted.

81, for one, am in favor of the bill
to abolish the use of aigrettes and
paradise plumes in ladies' hats.
favor this bill not only for moral rea-
sons, but for financial ones as well"
The speaker was Col. Lionel c. Har-
ris, the well-known ornithologist OF
Memphis. He resumed:
THE cost of these aigrettes and
paradise plumes IS a dreadful thing
for any husband to contemplate. |
saw yesterday a Virot hat covered
with aigrettes that was ticketed $500.
And that reminds me-
"A lady novelist wrote to a pub
Usher last month:
Please send check in advance
of royalties. l want to buy new hat
for a June wedding
The accommodating publisher sent
the lady a check for $50. She as
knowledged 1t Indignantly.
az said,' she wrote, that l wanted
hat, not a veil.'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
SUMNER MEETING.

The Ninth Counselor District Medi-
cal society's summer meeting will be
held at the Crooked Rift club house,
Grand Rapids, Thursday, July 81.
The program consists'of three num-
bers, one of which will be given by
DIR. Jos. f. Smith of Wausau. His
topic will be Rupture of Abdominal
Viscera Without External Injury"
Quite number of Wausau physicians
are planning to attend this meeting.
most of whom will go down in auto
mobiles.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
Birds Remarkable Eiet.

Ostriches are credited with a Pc
culiar appetite for glass and ladies'
hatpins, but a woodcock just sold in
a Paris shop has run them closely.
The customer who bought three birds
asked to have them opened, and to
the surprise of the shop assistant one
of them had four Lebel cartridges in
its stomach. The bird was carried
with much precaution to the police
station, together with the cartridges,
and the authorities are wondering
whether they are faced by new
phenomenon that might interest nat
uralists or whether it is merely a
packers practical joke.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
Young Workers Tragic Death.


The sweeps boy-the "ramoneur,"
has still to work his tortuous way
through the chimneys in France and
an accident which has just occurred
at Fleury-sur-Andelles calls attention
to the necessity OF putting stop to
the practice. A little Savoyard. named
Charles Ravoise. fourteen years of
age, was sent up the chimney of a
baker and at the end of three-quarters
of an hour he had not descended. The
alarm was given and the boy was
perceived blocked in the chimney,
which had to be demolished before
his dead body could be freed. He was
hanging by the neck, having been
caught in a portion of the cheney
measuring less than six inches across
and asphyxiated.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
Matchless.

when Edwin Gould took up the
manufacture of matches seven years
ago" said New York banker, his
friends were good deal amused, and
many joke was cracked at Mr..
Gould's expense.
81 remember one June day, at on
open-air luncheon at Tuxedo, superb
fourin-hand dashed round a turn of
tie road and We all looked up from
our strawberries to admire. >...
THAT is Mr.. Gould's team, said
some one. Who is driving?'
"'Mr. Gould himself a lady an
swered, Doesn't he look striking on
the box?"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
A Woman of Taste.

Mrs. Flubber is seldom seen with
Mr. Flubber here of late"
Her excuse is very good one
What is it?"
''Mr. Flubber's hair is brick red and
1t doesn't harmonic with any OF her
new gowns"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
Unreasonable.

You don't have anything more to
do with Bumcke, do you, old MANI"
NO; the fellow got me into dreadful
financial straits lately"
How was that?"
ooh, he kept on loaning me money
month after month-and suddenly he
demanded it all back"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
Waqners Parentaqe.

Discussing the autobiography of
Richard Wagner, the Oesterreichische
Wochenschrift says that no one will
ever know whether the truth has all
been published as to the masters
parentage. TT is fact, though, that
he was registered at SCHOOL as Rich
ard Geyer and did not take the name
Wagner until he was fourteen years
old" says this authority.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
Her Tact

Howard--Did she refuse you, old
man?
Coward-Well, in delicate, indi-
rect way. She told me she never
wanted anything she could get easily.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25

DR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon. will be at the
Bells House, Friday, July 18th.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
Travellers Guide.
cu1r.nn . NnRrHMEsrERN RA1IwAY.

Parlor car on day trains. Train leaving
II:i5 d. m. has sleeper for Milwaukee ana Cu-
cago Train leaving at 900 n. M. has sleeper
aud reclining chair car for st. Paul ana MINI
neapolis. Tickets sold and baggage checked
to all important points in the United states
Canada and Mexico.
d. MoNAUGItToN, Agent
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
G. NJ. 8 ST. PAUL RAN WAY.

c. NJ. s ST. PAUL RAIT WAY.
For Chicago, Milwaukee and west,
daily .. sac D. M
For Chicago, Milwaukee and west,
daily eycept Sunday . I0:40 a. m.
For the north SUNDAYS only .,..., I2:4S d. m
ForTomahawk daily except Sundays 1852 a n
For Tomahawk daily, except sun
day .....,..,............. 6:35 D. m.
Close connections are made with l0:40 q. m;
train for all points in Southern Wisconsin and
Northern Illinois.
Tickets on sale and baggage checked 10 deS-
tination. H. :. LUTZ, Agent.