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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-07

of mar ye, Lucy was quite cone
tent to wait. She was the sort Of
woman who lived wholly for the man
she loved. It was enough for her to
be loved; the rest seemed vague and
very distant.
The clerks knew; everybody SEEM
ed to know. But Lucy's sweetness
disarmed criticism. She felt that all
the world loved her, and she be-
ieved it to rejoice in her happiness.
The building in which Mr.. Brans-
combe's Office was situated was
large one in the heart of the business
district, and was given up wholly to
the offices of professional men, main
ly lawyers. Frequent and exciting ep-
isodes occurred behind those wooden
doors, with their glass insertions and
glass transoms that lined the pass
ages. Excitable, clients and still more
excited witnesses were to be seen
hurriedIy entering and leaving, al
ways with expostulatory phrases, at
all hours of the day, Branscombe's
Office was not exempt from similar
scenes. To prevent the intrusion of
perons unannounced, the outer door
of the little private Office was left
unmarked with his name, but the
name Branscombe was prominently
displayed upon the door of the
clerks room, through which all Wis
itors were admitted. Lucy was
greatly surprised, therefore, when
one morning during her employers
persons unannounced, the outer door
which was supposed to be locked,
open. She looked up. A comely,
well-dressed woman was standing
before her.
She looked at her so fixedly that
Lucy knew trouble was ahead She
was glad Mr.. Branscombe was away.
$50 you are the young woman sec
! 4,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15
SILVER CUP FOR BEST cow AT
KING COUNTY FAIR.

The secretary of the King County
Fair has received from the Northern
Pacific Railway a beautiful pitcher
valued at $50. This is to be awarded
to the best dairy COW, any breed, ex-
hibited at the King County Fair,
which will be held at The Meadows
the second week of September, be-
ginning Monday the 9Th.
In addition to this beautiful cup,
prizes amounting to more than 81, 600
have been set aside by the trustees to
raised in King county. Superinten-
dent McFarlane of the livestock de-
partment has received assurances that
the livestock exhibit will at least
double that of last year.
Stall room is now being made for
one hundred and twenty head, and he
thinks this will not be too much.
The grounds are now in fine condition.
They have been cleaned up and more
than sixty horses are being worked
there daily preparing for the coming
races.
One of the big features of the fair
will be the Rice & Dore Water Carnl-
val. This big attraction is now tour
ing Utah and Wyoming, and every
day the fair is receiving newspapers
giving them the highest praise for
being instructive and entertaining.
They put on ten small shows daily,
but the big one is entirely free for
everyone who pays an admission to
the grounds.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15
CAUSE AND CONTROL OF PEAR
BLIGHT.

Fire blight of apple and pearl
This disease is common and very
serious in many parts of Eastern and
Central Washington upon pear and
apple trees. The disease is caused
by bacterium that lives in the layer
just between the bark and the wood
of the twigs. and sometimes the
trunk. 1t causes this tissue to de-
compose and turn black. 1t spreads
through this layer up and down and
around the twig or trunk of the tree
and may eventually kill it. After the
layer between the bark and the wood
has been dead for a short time the
bark above it also blackens. This
surface blackening is usually a few
inches behind the blackening beneath
the bark. The leaves of the pear turn
black and those of the apple a brown
ish black.
The disease spreads most rapidly in
the spring, the bacteria being picked
up on the feet and mouth parts of
aphids, bees. beetles and flies and
deposited upon trunks, branches or
flower clusters by them as they fly
about the orchard in search of plant
juices for food.
To fight the disease the affected
parts should be cut out and burned
at once so as to prevent any further
spread of the trouble. In removing
the diseased portions be sure to cut
far enough below the affected parts
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15

to get all or the diseased tissue,
usually several inches below the out
ward appearance OF the disease.
After each cut the knife should be
disinfected by dipping it into solu-
ton of corrosive sublimate, one part
to 1000 parts of water. The cut ends
of the twigs or the wounds made by
the removal of cankers upon the
trunk or large limbs should be wiped
over with a sponge or cloth saturated
in the same solution and, when dry,
painted with good oil paint in order
to prevent the entrance OF other
troubles.
If the disease is severe in the or.
chard it will be advisable to reduce
the amount of water to minimum
in irrigated districts and in case the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15

might be further divisions among the
different light breeds. There should
not be an "all purpose class" No
breeder should encourage a class of
this kind. There are too many all
purpose horses on the market now,
that are produced when something
better was intended. Every breeder
should try to poduce an animal that
fills the highest market requirements.
The American Breeder.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15

orchard is in clean cultivation it
should be put into a sod of some sort.
for time, so that the growth will be
checked and hardened
Great care should be taken in the
fall to see that there are no diseased
parts left In the orchard to produce
spring Infection. Frequent inspec-
ton trips should be made through the
orchard during the growing season
and any signs of the disease promptly
removed. These trips may be made
every two weeks with good advantage.
Pear blight can be controlled if
prompt, careful and thorough atten-
ton be given it by all.
j. G. HALL.
Plant Pathologist, Washington Ex-
pertinent Station.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15
PREPARING COLTS FOR EXHIBITION

easily conquered at that time and 1t
does not retard their growth. No
matter how good a colt may be,
Judges do not feel kindly toward a
s'wild vest exhi bition at colt shows.
With little preparation they can
be taught to stand quietly and in
good position, so as to show up the
different parts to the best advantage.
A we'll broken colt is more easily
prepared for showing. The proper
time to begin the preparation OF
young animal is soon after birth.
The mare should be abundantly fed
so that she will produce as much milk
as possible. During the first few
weeks of life colts can be taught to
eat oats, but it is through the milk
supply that the stomach is kept in
good working condition. AS the colt
grows older it gradually becomes i'm
mune to certain kinds OF bacteria,
that might cause serious disturbance
in the digestive tract we're it not for
the abundant supply of milk from the
dam. AS age advances, too, the colt
can consume more feed, and self
feeder should be arranged so the colt
could run to it and eat at its leisure.
Let the colt regulate the amount 1t
wants. There will be little danger of
sickness on account of feed while the
colt is nursing, provided the colt is
not kept away from feed too long at
time. The feed, however, should be
of good quality. and free from dust
or mold.
The above statement as to milk
refers to mare kept for the exclusive
purpose of thoroughly developing the
foal, aud not used for labor. In case
the mare is worked and allowed to
get very warm, some poison from her
system will be eliminated through the
milk supply, which might affect the
colt. Good pasture is important in
case of this kind, but it is not suffi-
cient for thoroughly developing the
foal. Two or three good feeds of oats
each day are necessary while the pro-
geny is developed to the limit.
Where mare suckles a foal on
grass only, the colt may look round
and plump, yet be very soft; neither
will it develop as rapidly as in the
case of mare receiving good supply
of oats.
A very successful colt exhibitor has
a basement barn which is very cool;
it is also dark and there the flies do
not bother the stock. The mare and
colt are kept in the basement during
the day time and fed alfalfa and oats,
and are turned in the pasture at night
for exercise. A plan of this kind
might we'll be studied by many who
wish to thoroughly develop young
stock.
Some colts mature more quickly
than others, but at about five months
of age is the best time to show colt
so far as its balanced form is con-
cerned. They are usually better pro-
portioned at this time than at any
other. Earlier colts, having more
size and weight, are sometimes mis-.
takenly placed above younger animals
with more merit. Age should always
he considered In colt shows. The
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
ECZEMA IN WATER BLISTERS

74S Congress ST., Chicago, Ill.-"My
eczema broke out like little water
blisters. Each one was full OF water
and would itch until l would scratch
it open, then the water would run out
and 1t would get sore. first got the
eczema on the back OF the hand and
scratched it so hard made it all sore.
Then / got it on my legs just above
the ankle and above the knee.
used what they call --- and it
stopped the itch but it got worse.
Then / used . In all hac the
trouble for about two years. One day
/ saw the advertisement of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment in the paper.
wrote for a sample of Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and l tried them and
then bought some more. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment left my sores nice and
smooth. l used them for six weeks,
and am now cured; the eczema left no
marks" (Signed) F. w Horrisch.
Oct 10, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
SWAP CHILDREN IN DENMARK
Curious System of Exchanging Little
Folk During Summer Months
Scheme Works Well.

In Denmark there is a curious sys-
tenn OF exchanging children during the
summer. The country people send
their little ones to the city people, and
the latter send theirs to the country
The state delivers free tickets, and
the schools send the children accord
ing to the applications from families.
The children travel alone, each one
wearing a ticket of Identification
pinned on the jacket or bodice. Should
any of them go astray they are lodged
at the first station whilst inquiries are
made. The soung travellers are met at
their destination by the peasants and
their wives.
Treated with affectionate care by
these good hearted people, the children
often enjoy privileges they have never
known at home. There is no severe
discipline nor irksome restraint They
return home full of tales about their
adventures and their mothers are de
lighted TO find them looking rosy
checked fat and healthy. The peas.
ant women feed them well and often
make them fresh clothing.
The latter send their children into
the towns and volunteer guides show
them the monuments and sights. Last
year the principal restaurant keepers
at Copenhagen gave them a series OF
feats and organized little dancing par.
ties for their amusement. Both cate
gories of children benefit by this mode
OF exchange, which. it may be noted
is cr"4Tcted on inexpensive lines
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22

: c/LZVQEe
ROPE TRICK is "ExPLAlNED"
English Writer Makes Explanation of
Cunning Artifice-Does Not Ap-
pear Conc psive.

Inc Indian rope trick, which no one
VINO has seen it performed has ever
satisfactorily explained. is explain
ed by ]. n. Maskelyne. an English
writer.
Mr.. Maskelyne dismisses the trick
as follows: Indian conditions of at
mosphere are necessary to the sue
cess Of the trick The spectators face
the setting sun and are sheltered
from it by an awning The rope used
is evidently jointed bamboo with the
joints made to lock. Up this rope"
or pole a boy climbs to a height of
about 80 feet or so, till out of sight of
the people. Then he disappears as
though into space.
What really happens, Mr.. Maskelyne
explains, is that the spectators are
blinded by the setting sun and that
the boy climbs up the pole or rope and
then drops quickly to the ground Be-
fore the astonished onlookers know
anything about it he is covered up
with a sheet.
This is the most ingenious attempt
at an explanation of the trick yet
made, but it will not appear conclusive
to all who have witnessed the per-
Torrance. The trick has been witness
ed at Khandalla-a hill station near
Bombay-and again at Delhi at mid
day, without any awning being used or
any effects but the rope.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
HAD TO BACK UP THE BOSS
And Really, When You Come to Think
of 1t, Rastus May Have Been
Telling the Truth.

They were talking about being
placed in difficult positions the other
afternoon, when Congressman Frank
Guernsey Of Maine told of the unen-
viable experience of a party named
Rastus. Rastus and the man he
worked for were in the corner grocery
store one night. the congressman said,
and the topic turned to deer shooting.
The employer of Rastus declared he
had shot buck some time previously,
the ball going through the left hind
foot and landing in the head just be-
low the ear. Naturally the crowd
laughed derisively.
you may laugh all you please" de-
clared the man, holding his ground,
but can prove it by Rastus. there,
who was shooting with me! Rastus.
didn't l hit that buck in the left hind
foot and back of the ear at the same
timer"
''Yo' shuah did, boss" answered
Rastus, with no hesitation to speak
of. "Yo' see it war dis way, gen men;
jes' as de boss so to shoot. de buck
raise his hind foot to scratch his left
ear, an OATS how it happened"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
Seven Champions.

The Seven Champions OF Christen-
dom usually are listed in this order:
ST. George of England, who was i'm
prisoned seven years by the Alnlidor
the black king of Morocco; ST. Denis
of France, who lived seven years in
the form of a hort; st. James OF
Spain, who was seven years dumb
out of love for a fair Jewess; st. An
thony of Italy, enchanted-with other
championships a deep sleep in the
Black castle and released by st.
Georges three sons, who quenched
the seven lamps by water from the
enchanted fountain; St Andrew of
Scotland, who was guided through the
Vale of Walking Spirits by the Walk
ing Fire and delivered siT women who
had lived seven years under the form
of milk-white swans; st. Patrick of
ireland, immured in cell, where he
scratched his grave with his own
nails; St David of Wales, who slept
seven years III the enchanted garden
of Ormandine, but was redeemed by
St George.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
EDUCATION NOT ALL MENTAL
Man Who Could Not Swim Is Refused
Diploma by Authorities at the
Columbia University.

The authorities at Columbia univer-
sity have refused to award diplima
to a senior who has not learned to
swim the length of the pool in the
gymnasium. A few years ago such
action would have been deemed alb
surd. There are those who are unable
to swim the length of a gymnasium
pool and students qualifications for
degree of bachelor of arts, says the
st. Paul Pioneer Press. They are the
people who believe that the only bene-
fit to be derived from attendance at
college is obtained from books. The
requirements imposed at Columbia is
an indication of the more practical
turn that is being given to educational
effort in recent times.
While most boys learn to swim with
out the aid of college or even common
school instruction, there are few
things acquired in a university OF
more practical value. Every one not
physically disqualified should be mod
erately proficient in the art of keep
ing-&fioat in the water. 1t is a simple
thing. easily learned and should be
part of the education of even grade
school children. Columbia is setting
a good example in withholding a d.
ploma from man who cannot swim.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
Maxine eoiled MIX paIatable.

Everybody knows that boiled milk
keeps much more satisfactorily in
warm weather than raw milk-in fact,
boiling milk is the one sure way of
keeping it on a sultry day. But to
many persons the taste Of boiled milk
is unpalatable, and to others even its
odor is unpleasant.
To overcome these two faults, try
boiling the milk in tightly-closed
double boiler. Do not remove the
cover, but allow the milk to stay over
the fire in the double boiler for ten
minutes after the water has begun to
boil Then put the milk. still tightly
covered, Immediately on the ice and
cool it quickly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
One of the New Vatican Hats in Leg
horn Straw.

outline; they are-very many Of them
almost exactly like the lovely hats
depicted by WHITEWATER in his paint
ing of the Empress Eugene and her
attendant ladies. And side by side
with these wide-brimmed hats we find
the quaint Vatican shapes which seem
like a fat plateau and which are
raised to an extraordinary height at
the back
In the sketch you will find beauti
full model of Vatican hat. The orig
inal model was made of fine tuscan
with wide band of black velvet rib
bon passed over the fat crown, and
at the back, where the brim turned up
very sharply, there was large cluster
of silver gray marabout feathers.
These fiat Vatican hats can be
worn thrown back a little to show
the hair in front or they can be raised
high at the back and tilted forward
to shade the face. They are quaint
and original in outline, but with sum-
mer gowns of lace or fine muslin they
will have a huge success.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
WRINKLE BRACELET NEW FAD |
Decidedly Pretty Are These Small
Shells Set With Gems-Other
Jeweiry in Fashion.

The girl who possesses one of the
new lucky Wrinkle bracelets should
consider herself fortunate, for they
are truly pretty. They are made of
little gold Wrinkle shells held together
by slender chains, and inside each
shell there is an opal, pearl, turquoise
or some other gem. The opal looks
specially pretty, because it has the
semblance of an iridescent dewdrop,
and even the grain" shows.
Coral is fashionable now and is used
for all kinds of iewelry, from polished
pear-shaped eardrops to carved pieces
set in brooches and bangles.
pretty bracelet seen the other day
was made of gold set with three
carved pink coral roses. two small
ones and one large one.
Another new form of jeweiry which
should not be forgotten is the butter
fly kind 1t is made of real butter
flies wings of the brilliant Brazilian
varieties set behind rock crystal.
A pretty necklet is made of narrow
bars about three-quarters of an inch
In length, of bright blue butterflies
wings attached by silver chains.
Whole butterflies are treated in this
way and are used as brooches.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
Effective Color Scheme.

A scheme of orange and brown for
living room may be effectively
worked out in the following manner:
Wood finish, paneling, ceiling beams,
ETC., in a fiat brown, such as walnut,
Austrian oak or Flemish oak, wains-
cot five feet high of the brown wood
and the wall above washed with a
deep, rich orange color of kalsomine.
The ceiling between the beams washed
with the same color, two tones lighter
in shade. Furniture upholstered with
corduroy in grayish tan or with tap
estry having brown and green foliage
or other combinations of color that are
quiet and unobtrusive. The colors in
troduced in cushions should be orange,
embroidered with gold, or green and
gold, or turquoise blue; in bric-a-brac,
etc, old brass or pewter, Japan lac
quer in brown, jade, malachite or tur-
quoise blue enamel
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
Times chanoes Lamented.

Talk of the dog as a beast of bur-
den in England and one recalls the
Importance of the canine help in the
fish transit business of the past. The
carriers from the south coast towns
to inland markets were once New
foundland dogs Thus the order of
the team as quoted by Mr.. Parker in
Highways and Byways In Surrey"
Teams of two or four were har-
messed together. The man would
cock his legs up along the sharves.
They not only went as fast as the
coaches, but they gained time when
the coaches stopped to change horses.
A dog-drawn carriage used to bring
fish from Littlehampton to Godalming,
where oysters were often to be bought
three a penny" Oysters at three a
penny have gone with the dogs!-Lon-
don Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
RIDDLES.

WHAT is the difference between I.
tunnel and an ear trumpet?
One is followed out and the other in
holloaed in.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
Eiulded Ills Tln,n

Ministerial duties and increasing
dignity have not robbed certain min
lister of his cherished boyhood &C
complishment of making fritters. He
frequently exercises this skill at break
fast time. much to the delight OF the
younger members of the. family. Edith,
the four-year-oid daughter, recently
took tea with a member of the congre-
cation After the silent grace the
little one, looking at her unmarried
hostess, remarked with pity:
You don't have any one to pray
for You, do your"
said one of the ladies present. smil-
ing.
Il suppose your papa prays for YOU
three times a day"
"Oh, no, he doesn't" was the limo
cent and earnest. answer. He fries
in the morning and prays in the after
noon!"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
FOUND A WAY
To Be Clear of Coffee Troubles.

Husband and myself both had the
coffee habit, and finally his stomach
and kidneys got in such a bad condi-
ton that he was compelled to give up
a good position that he had held for
years. He was too sick to work. His
skin was yellow, and there didn't
seem to be an organ in his body that
was not affected.
II told him | felt sure his sickness
was due TO coffee and after some dis
cussion he decided to give it up.
1T was a struggle, because OF the
powerful habit. One day We heard
about Postum and concluded to try it
and then it was easy to leave OF
coffee.
His fearful headaches grew less
frequent, his complexion began to
clear, kidneys grew better until at last
he was a new man altogether, as a re-
suit of leaving of coffee and taking up
Postum. Then l began to drink it too.
Although | was never as bad of as
my husband, was always very ner-
vous and never at any time very
strong only weighing IS lbs. before
began to use Postum. Now / weigh
lis lbs. and can do as much work as
anyone my size, think"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for booklet, The
Road to MELVILLE
Postum comes In two forms.
Regular Postum Unjust be boiled)
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
ing, but is prepared Instantly by stir
ring level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes it right
for most persons.
A big cup requires mere and some
people who like strong things put IN
heapfng spoonful and temper II with
large supply OF cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have 1t served that way in the future.
There's Reason" for Postum.