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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
News Notes of Wisconsin.

Madison.-The way of the self
help student at the University OF
| Wisconsin will be easier by the es4
| ta5lisbment of a free employment
bureau under the auspices of the AL
umni association. This bureau origi-
hates because of the great interest In
! the last year of the number of stu
dents who earn their way through
the institution, or supplement their
| incomes
West Bend-Frank Day found
evidence, while scraping the Horse
shoe" hill road, that the meanest
man in Wisconsin lives in Washing
ton county, and also why so many
automobile tires had been punctured
there recently. Some one had buried
board forty-three inches long in
the roadway, with the points of
twenty-one wire nails protrudinR
through the roads surface.
Madison.-An order was issued by
the railroad commission requiring
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
to build viaduct over the track I'm
the village of Mt Horeb The village
must build the approaches outside
the right of way, and settle all claims
for damages arising therefrom.
Appleton.-A fund of $4,000 for
good roads under the state highway
ilr provement plan has been raised
at Kaukauna. This means a total
Of $4,000 will be expended on good
roads in that vicinity.
Madison.-The state board of con-
troll will meet Aug. 20, by which
time it is expected that all sites for
the new home for feeble minded will
have been viewed.
Oshkosh.-During an electricaE
storm lightning struck twenty-seven
houses here. Seven fire alarms were
turned in.
Wisconsin Bull Moos7
ers will probably hold a state confer
ence in Milwaukee before Aug. 30.
The session will be held before tho
big Chicago gathering of the Pro-
gressive party which occurs Aug. 80.
according to present plans, so that
Wisconsin delegates will go to the
meeting with complete Instructions
as to policies.
Madison.-The body of the man
found near Merrill Springs was iden~
tilted as James H. Olforde, switch
man, formerly of Milwaukee. He Is
believed TO have died from -exhaus-
zion.
= Madison.-Whether a person kill
cd by lightning in the open is acct
dentally killed is question that pre-
bents itself to the Industrial commia-
sion. II being hit by lightning while
performing the duties of employment
may be termed an accident under the
provisions OF the workman's compen-
cation law, then the employers IL
ability exists and the employe or his
heirs are entitled to compensation.
River Falls.-State officers and
members of the legislature sere
guests of this city in a celebration
over an appropriation of $4,000
by the legislature.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
MARRIAGE LAWS
CAUSE INQUIRIES
ATTORNEY GENERAL is REciPl-
EMIT OF MANY LETTERS FROM
NON-RESIDENTS OF STATE.
ACT is EXPLAINED BY OWEN
Head of Wisconsin's Legal Depart
ment Says Thirty-Day Residence Pc
Rod Required Only Where Applica-
ton Is Made for Waving Delay.

Madison.-Persons desiring to get
married in Wisconsin do not have to
be residents of the state for thirty
days, as has been generally reported
In the newspapers, said Attorney
General w c. Owen.
Some one he said. started a
story to the effect that the legislature
had recently passed a law requiring
parties to be residents OF the state
for a period of thirty days before
they could be married legally here.
No such law was passed The law
probably referred to provides that a
person who applies to a court of rec
ord for an order authorizing marri-
age without the delay of five days af-
ter the issuing of a license for the
marriage must be a resident of the
state for at least thirty days. Either
party to marriage or the parent or
guardian Of the female concerned
may apply for such an order"
During the last two weeks the at
torney general has received many let
ters from nonresidents desiring to
marry nonresidents in Wisconsin, in
quiring about the new law and ask
ing if it prohibited all persons who
were not residents of the state from
marrying here.
The Richards law requiring all
men applying for marriage licenses
to show a certificate of good health
from a practicing physician appointed
by the state board of health has also
caused many letters of inquiry to
come to the attorney general. This
law, he replies, does not go into eff
feet until Jan. 1, next After that
date men who desire to get married
must secure such certificates before
they can get a marriage license.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
MAY ARREST PEA GAMERS
Are Charged With Failure to obey
Labor Law Rules Governing
Hours of Employees.

Madison.-It is reported here that
several pea Gamers are to be arrest
ed on the charge of violating state
labor laws
When the Wisconsin Industrial
commission granted an order permit
ting the Gamers to employ women
for a longer time than ten hours a
day for period of two weeks, they
laid down stringent rules as to the
way in which the Wisconsin Gamer
les should be operated. A careful
watch was kept on every cannery in
the state.
1t is understood that where a sub
stantial compliance with the laws
was attempted by canneries there
will be no arrests, but where there
was little heed paid to the laws ar
rests will follow.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Mountain of Solid Minerals.

Cerro de Potosi, the great conical
mountain that is responsible for the
existence of the city of Potosi, Bo-
hvia, is practically solid mass Of sill
YER and tin ore, ranging in richness
from a point where it is valueless to
ore running so and so per cent. of
silver and tin. The mines have been
worked for $50 years. and during that
time something like $4,000, 600. 600
worth OF silver has been taken from
the mountain Water power for the
mines is obtained from numerous res
ervoirs. built at various times between
I545 and the close ri the seventeenth
century. So thoroughly were they
built BY the cary Spanish engineers
that they have never broken.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
NEW UTILITY ORDER ISSUED
Railroad Commission Sets Forth
Amended Rules for Public
Service Companies.

Madison.-The railroad commits
sion issued an order establishing new
standards for gas and electric service
as the result of hearing in Milwau-
kee April %.
The order is expected to result in
general improvement in service by
gas and electric utilities, which in
many parts of the state are unsatis-
factory. The management of public
utilities are required hereafter to
conform to all of the rules and .regu-
lations enumerated in the order and
are given two months in which to
comply
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Swine BreHdinn.

Six things are necessary to success
full swine breeding: First, admiration
for the animal; second, knowledge OF
the business; third, honesty; fourth,
good judgment; fifth, Gull closely;
sixth, judieious advertising. The
swine grower must be well posted as
to the relative value of his feeds, be
able to feed certain kinds OF feed
to produce certain results, and should
study carefully the different subjects
of feeding and general management
and avail himself of every opportu-
nifty of gaining information concerning
the improvement of the breed he rep
resents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26

uected with cross pipe with a series
of nozzles depending from it in the
back. The powder that the tank con-
tains Is forced through the nozzle I'M
Ger sufficient pressure to spray it in
all directions. The machine is de-
signed primarily for the purpose of
spraying insectide over growing plants
and is big improvement on the hand
method of doing this work, being not
only much more thorough, but much
more speedy, as it sprays seven or
eight rows at once. Such a machine
might also be used to SOW certain
kinds of seed, like grass seed, that did
not have to be dropped in rows.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
When Soils Cease to Produce

The trouble with soils when they
cease to produce as they did when
new is not that elements of plant
food are actually exhausted from the
soil, but the necessary force for the
liberation are exhausted One of
these forces is bacteria. 1t is esti-
mated that in the common soil there
are 100000 bacteria to the ounce.
These bacteria must have for their
food humus. then they will liberate
food for the growth of plants. To be
good farmer one needs to grow
legumes and other cover crops plants
to turn under for humus. and to en-
courage these beneficial bacteria to
perform their functions in the soil.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
TiIIaoe Is Manure

The old maxim that tillage is ma.
nure has been shown to be true at
Cornell university farm, where ex-
periments were made Il that direc-
ton. Some plots of potatoes were
cultivated az many as eight times,
and in every case the greater the
number of times the plants were cul-
tivated the larger the yields com
pared with plots on which fewer cul.
tivations were given.
The level culture was better than
killing Two lots, cultivated eight
times, left perfectly level through
the season, produced at the rate Of
384 bushels and 357 bushels per
acre, and three lots cultivated five
times, produced 349 bushels, 1876
bushels and 28S bushels, the last lot
being hilled at the final cultivation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Trees in Boston Commons.

According to Frederick E. Olmstead.
in Country Life in America, It has cost
the city of Boston about $3.50 per
acre to put the trees on the fifty acres
of Boston Common in good condition.
It cost $3.50 per acre TO trench the
soil and supply proper plant food, and
about 800 per acre to protect from
insect ravages. 1t is said that the
land in this same common or park has
valuation of $S64,329 per acre. This
means an actual cost at six per cent.
in loss of taxes of over ISL 900 per
acre. And yet some of our larger
towns and cities begruoge spending
few hundred dollars occasionally in
their parks
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26

are often chosen for a home. With
the furnishing of still more good food
and cover, combined with the destruc-
ton of some Of its enemies, the west
ern meadowlark may be expected to
still further increase in numbers.
Oats appear to be preferred. In the
fields inspected, damage was greatest
in sandy soil, for here the grain is
more easily obtained. Next to the
condition of the soil, the factor gov
erning the extent of damage appears
to be the proximity of the natural
habitat of the bird. Fields bordering on
marsh grass lands and pastures suffer
most. Ia some instances the meadow
lark have followed the drill row for
distances of four to six feet and ap-
parently pulled every sprout. Barley
and wheat are attacked to less ex-
tent than oats. Field corn and sor
ghum are not damaged
Meadowlarks can succeed in pulling
the sprouting grain only when it first
appears above the ground. After the
second and third blades appear the
plant is well rooted and the kernel
no longer essential to the life of the
plant. Only the grain which is within
one and one-half inches of the surface
Is obtainable. Hence the difficulty of
obtaining the kernel ana the ter
mination of the time during which
the kernel is essential to the life of
the plant soon makes destruction i'm
possible. Hard, dry soil precludes
attack Damage is greatest after the
soil has been softened by rain. In
7estigation shows that fields appar-
emily greatly damaged while the grain
was Sprouting have shown but little
damage at harvest time. In some
| cases certain amount of thinning
may be beneficial so that unless the
damage is great the birds may per
form a real service. The fact that
oats is most seriously damaged and
that, with the exception of barley and
wheat, other grains are not attacked
also minimizes the amount of possible
damage.
When the benefits conferred by the
meadowlark are balanced with the
Injuries, there remains no doubt that
the bird deserves protection. It's
value as destroyer of injurious in
gects far exceeds it's detriment as a
destroyer of sprouting grain The
Talue of one of these birds living to
one dead is as five pounds of insects
and one-half pound of weed seeds is
to one and three-fourths pounds of
grain. considerable part of which is
made up of wild oats and waste
grain.
A strong point favoring their pro-
lection is to be found in the fact that
the damage to sprouting grain fields
can be largely prevented by planting
grain deeply and drilling instead of
broadcasting, two measures highly
advocated as favoring larger crops
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee, Aug. 10, 1918.

Butter-Creamery extras, 261sc;
prints, 2715c; frsts, 24@25c; seconds.
22@2Sc; renovated, 23@24c. dairy.
fancy, 24c.
Cheese-American, full cream, new
made twins. 14Q1412c; Young Amer
icas, 14h015c: daisies. 1E015hc:
longhorns, 1515c; limburger, new.
AYE; brick. 131ac
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to-
quality, 17h@19e; recandled, extras.
23@24c; seconds, 13@15c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, lac; ROSTERS.
9010c; springers, 18@19c
Wheat-No. 1 northern. 92c; No. 2
northern, 91c; No. northern, &c.,
No. velvet, 90c.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, TIC
Oats-No white, 43b044c; stand
ard, 44c
Barley-No. 4, 69@71c; No. 8, 72c.
Rye-No 2, 65e.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, $3.50
BIS; fair to best light, S.S0@9.25.t
packers, 7250750.
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 6.S5@S,60;t
COWS and heifers, 5.00@735; feederss
L10@6.S5; calves, 10.5OQ1O.75.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Unusual Curfew Law.

Sheboygan.-The new curfew ordi-
nance which went int0 effect here re-
Gently, is unusual as the age limit is
II years No signal will be given. The
hours are p. m. to 5 a. m. from Oc-
tober l to April l, and the evening
hour is $50 o'clock the rest of the
year. 4 penalty of 81 to $40 fine up
to ton days in jail is provided for the
children for second or subsequent
offenSes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
MINE TAX LAW is ATTACKED
Taken Out Should Be Consid-
cred Depreciation.

Madison.-Suit has been started
the Kar Piquette Mining Co., Platte
vile, against the state to contest the
income tax law as applied to income
from mines, levied and collected for
the year 1912.
The question to be brought to is
sue in the suit is that of depreciation,
the company claiming that the value
of the ore mined should be figured
as depreciation of the mining proper
ty The state tax commission, while
ii holds that certain percentage of
depreciation should be allowed for
the ore taken out, does not agree
with the company entirely.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
EVANGELICAL SYNOD MEETS
Nearly 100 Delegates From
Points in the State.

Monroe.-Nearly 100 delegates
from various parts of the state at
tended the state convention of the
German Evangelical synod at the two
days session here. Reports of of
ficers show considerable growth in
the different societies of the synod
and the large attendance of delegates
shows growing interest in the church
work. Addresses were given by the
Rev. Schmidt, the Rev Fred T. Schu-
dy of Brookfield and the Rev s. c..
Otter of Merton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Proved His Point.

Gertrude ran to mother. her eyes
big with indignation. Mother, Fred
die says you told a falsehood," she
painted. Freddie was summoned, and
questioned, pleading mot guilty"
"Oh, you did," accused Gertie. NO.
mother; / ssid you lie" Mother
does not lie" responded mother.
reaching for the switch. Don't you
lie in bed at night?" And Freddie
lodged under the bed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Sons of Herman Disband.

Neenah.-All old officers of the Sons
of Herman were reelected at the an
uual state convention here, and then
the organization disbanded The Sons
of Herman is one of the oldest frater-
nal organizations in the country, and
with which the state body was affili-
ated until nearly twenty years ago.
since that time it has been an indie.
pendent organization, securing new
members and paying its own death
benefits, There were $50 members in
Wisconsin.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
PHONE CASE TO HIGH COURT
"a Crosse Physical Connection Is to
Be Taken Before United States
High Tribunal.

Madison.-Plans to take the La
Crosse telephone physical connection
case to the United States supreme
from the ruling of the railroad COM
mission, which has just been fled
with Atty-Gen. Owen. Last May the
commission ordered the Bell COM
pany to connect with the local tele-
phone system in La Crosse. The
BELL" company has now started suit
against Frank Winter, the La Crosse
Telephone Co., and the railroad com
mission to have the order set aside
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
State Retailers Meet.

Racine.-TEe thirteenth annual
state convention of the Wisconsin Re-
tail Merchants association was called
to order by State President A. D. Her
mes of Racine. The address of well
come was made by Mayor w s. Good
land and the response by j. H. Hellwig
of Haywood, Wis. Both touched on
the high cost of living and prophesied
cooperative stores in general unless
the retailers club together in purchas-
ing supplies and thus reduce the costs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Exclusives in Japan.

The consumption of explosives In
Japan is increasing yearly. On the
Osaka market Japan brands are be
Iieved to constitute no less than S.
per cent of the total sales of dyna-
mite. the eastern districts, on the
other hand, the imported article -
said to keep the lead. albeit with dit
Aculty. The extensive public works
already proposed and now in course
of execution, such as the blasting OF
a number OF new galleries in the cop
per mines at Besshi. the construction
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26

Madison.-The appointment Of DR..
M. P. Ravenel, head Of the hygienic
laboratory of the state university, by
Secretary Of Agriculture F. Houston.
as one of the for men in the United
States to inspect slaughter houses.
will not make it necessary for him
TO leave the university.
Nadison.-The legislative commit
tee TO investigate forestry reserves
Of northern Wisconsin viii meet at
Eau Claire. Sept 3. State Forester
z. n Griffith viii probably conddes
ne committee oyes the reserves.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Erults and Neoetahles

Fruits and vegetables not only in
crease the healthfulness and attrac-
tiveness OF the daily bill of fare, but
they save a great deal of expense.
and are far better than the canned
goods from the store. The farmer
who sets good table. well supplied
with fruits and vegetables. is max
ing a high bid to attract and keep
good farm help.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Letters of Civil War Veterans.

Madison.-E. B. Quiner, private Sec
rotary to Gov. Alexander W. Randall,
the war governor of Wisconsin during
1S6O-61, has presented to the Wiscon-
sin historical library a scrap book of
letters written by Wisconsin soldiers
during the war.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26

Madison.-Atty. Gen. Owen holds
that the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
road company having defaulted in the
payment OF its tax. paying August IS,
when the last day was fixed by law at
Aug 10, must pay 10 per cent penalty,
amounting TO SS4S.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
SPRAY MACHINE IS USEFUL
Power Pumped Through Nozzles as
Cart Moves Over FieId-used
fer Sowing Grass Seed.

Two Missouri men have patented a
useful farm machine in the spraying
apparatus shown in the illustration. 1t
is merely the water-sprinkling idea
put to other uses. A light cart has a
tank mounted in the front and con-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
vermln In Hot Weather

Vermin breeds much faster in
warm weather than IN cool weather
Often give the henhouse, brooders
and brood coops a thorough disin-
fecting with some good liquid disin-
fectant, and dust the fowls and chicks
well with lice powder
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Rot Attacks Tobacco

Madison.-Farmers in the tobacco
sections of Wisconsin are considerably
alarmed over the appearance in their
fields OF the root rot" which in many
instances is prevalent to such an ex-
tent that prospects of large profits
have vanished
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Finds STRANGE Potato Worm

Oconto.--A new and strange worm
is said 10 be toing considerable dam
age to the potato crop. The worm. it
is said, attacks the vine and eats it of
down near the ground 1t is found
hard to Kill with poison.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Careful Broader

A breeder of fancy poultry. who
matches his chicks altogether with
hens, gets the straw mating around
bottles and tea, and lineN his nest box
es, TO prevent possible breakage of
eggs against the sides OF the box. He
changes this frequently. as a precau.
ton against mites.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Test Read Tax Law.

ppleton.-Mandamus proceedings
have been started against Grand
Chute to compel the town board to
raise SS15. the towns share of the
cost of improving a mile and half
Of road through the town.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
State Death Rate is 11.s.

Madison.-The bureau of vital sta
tistics has issued a quarterly report
showing an annual death rate of 11.9
per thousand liz Wisconsin. This is
slight increase over the last report.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Civil Service EXAMINATIONS.

Madison.-The state civil service
commission has announced that on
Aug. % examinations viii be held at
county seats for local health officers
under the law passed at the recent
session of the legislature.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
nvino Man Keeps Address Secret.

Kenosha-O. II. Call, about 20 years
of age. died at the Kenosha hospital
from skull fracture received when he
fell from a train. Call was conscious
hut refused to tell his name or address
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Goes 10 Peace connress

Kenosha. Ine5 Rice Keller of
this city. widely known as an artist.
has sailed for The Hague to represent
the City of New York Peace associa-
ton at the conference opening on
August 20.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Blue SKY Law Oct. /.

AIadison.-The attorney general has
issued an opinion for C. J. Te Selle.
Amigo, stating shat the blue sky law
would not be a protection against the
securing of money under false pre-
lenses until after Oct l.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Stall for a Horse.

A horse requires wider and more
exclusive stall than a COW. The stall
should be wide enough so that the
horse can lie comfortably and stretch
out it's legs, but not so wide that 1t
can roll in IT,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Postoffice Robher Sentenced.

Superior years in the federal
prison at Ft. Leavenworth is the SEN
tence imposed on Joe latter by Judge
Sanborn for having robbed the Cuba
City postoffice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
es,ires After 90 Years Service.

Janesyille.--Joseph l. Bear, former
sheriff and for thirty years member Of
the Rock county board of supervisors
has resigned. and will go TO New Me1
leo oN ing to poor health.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
wlssonsin,s Great Corn crop.

Madison. r. A. Moore OF the
University agricultural college SAYS
WiSconsins 1918 corn crop is the
greatest in years. 1t will be worth
over 100000, 900. he estimates.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
Soda Fountain ExpIodes.

Chippewa Falls-Arthur Dressed, 81
years old, in charging a drum of a
soda water fountain with carbonic acid
gas. was blown fifteen feet down
stairway and seriously injured whep
the tank exploded.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-26
West Bend Is Grnminn

West Bend.-According to the
school census. there are 720 children
in the city. There are eight more boys
than girls The total increase over last
year is sixty-nine.