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VALUABLE WAX FROM PLANT
Arid Desert Specially Adapted to Cul.
ture Of CandeIiIa Weed-By-
Products Possible.

Vegetable wax appears to be prod
uct for which the arid desert is speci-
ally adapted AS a protection against
excessive evaporation. the plants ex.
posed to dry heat develop a waxy COW
ering, and n British consular note
states .that--in the western part OF
Nuevo Leon and Coahuila, in Mexico.
the candelila weed yields two per cent
Of wax, although in well watered re-
gions It contains little or none. The
extraction of this wax Is becoming
considerable industry. Several ex.
tracing establishments have been re-
Gently started and one Of them-now
being enlarged-has capacity OF
twenty-five tons of wax per month.
There are certain possible by.prod-
ucts, such as tannin, to which little
attention has been so far given. Tho
wax product is exported to the United
States. the British isles and Germany.
and is in demand for many purposes.
such as shoe polishes, floor wakes,
phonograph records and electrical in.
sulation.
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they will take out of the old combs
when they are being removed
In the honey season. when the bees
are gathering freely. remove all the
combs out Of the diseased colonies in
the evening and shake the beese back
into their own hives; then give them
frames with foundation starters and
let them build comb for four days.
The bees will make the starters into
combs during the four days and store
the diseased honey in them which
they took with them from the old
combs. Then in the evening OF the
fourth day remove the new combs
and give the bees full sheets OF foun
dation to work out and then the cure
will be complete.
By this method OF treatment all dis
eased honey Is removed from the bees
before the full sheets are worked out
All the foul broody combs and those
made out OF the starters during the
four days must be made into wax or
burned. The curing can be continued
after the honey season closes and the
bees be cleansed OF all the diseased
honey By feeding them sugar syrup
in the evenings during the four days
they are on the comb foundation start.
ers. and when the little combs are
removed the fourth evening and the
full sheets OF foundation given. the
bees should be fed plenty OF stores to
winter on.
When the colonies are weak In bees,
put two. three or more OF them In
one, SO as to make good strong col,
onies to start the curing with and end
/ the season with good, strong colonies,
which are the only profitable ones to
keep.
The dead larvae or brood victim
lied by the foul brood bacillus. after
decay commences loses all semblance
to its former self and finally dries up
and settles TO the bottom rear end OF
the cell dry scale. supposed to have
the germs OF the trouble go that 1t
will ever be n menace until II Is de.
stroyed. AS is well known.n the cell
cap sinks, is often perforated and the
dead brood with these signs In the
sappings, the odor. and best OF all,
the grown. ropy elastic matter In the
cell. are the signs that the fatal
malady Is present.
Every bee keeper should know
these signs. for unless he does he
may scatter the combs Of dead brood
and so spread the disease very rap
idly through his apiary.
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gathering honey they store It in the
cells where the foul broody matter
dried down, just the same as they do
In the sound cells, and often seal
them. and as soon as the larvae Is fed
any Of the honey that has been stored
in the diseased cells 1t will die OF foul
brood. and when larvae Is fed In cells
where foul brood matter dried down
1t will also die Of the disease.
Should the larvae escape contamin.
alton until near the period OF paupa.
hood, II is sealed over In the normal
way. The cover furnishes a screen on
which part OF the cocoon is soon after
spread; but the inhabitant OF the cell
is marked out for death. and before
very long the Gaping or sealing sinks.
becoming concave. and In It pune.
lures OF an irregular character ap.
pear
This Is nearly a conclusive sign OF
the diseased condition OF the colony.
The sense Of smell Is also appealed to.
az a peculiar. foul and extremely char.
acteristic odor row escapes from the
combs. This 10 difficult to describe.
but It reminds one OF offensive glue.
To cure an apiary OF foul brood ev.
Try comb must be removed out OF
diseased colony and the bees thor.
oughly cleansed Of the honey which
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
WHERE WE FIND EMERALDS
Famous Muzo Mines in the Republic
Of Colombia Produce Finest
Gems.

=, The finest emeralds are found In
oie, Republic OF Colombia, at the ia.
-noSo Muzo mines in the department
OF Boyaca. seventy miles north by
west OF Bogota, which have been
worked since 1858. The Spaniards
nhhed there in the middle of the six
teenth century, but withdrew after
time, owing to continual fighting
with the Indians; with the result that
for awhile the locality of the mines
was unknown. They are now worked
by an English company in partner
ship with the government. The emer.
aids at Muzo occur in calcite veins
running through black carboniferous
limestone in all directions and at all
angles. Often the limestone is GOV.
cred with earth, in which bushes and
trees are growing; this has to be
cleared before prospecting is possible.
When calcite veins have been located.
the side OF the hill is dug away in
banks" usually by Indians, whose
chief tool is steel bar forged to a
point at one end. The pieces Of cal.
cite vein are examined specifically
for emetalds, and are then set aside
for conveyance to the sorting. shed,
where detailed examination is made,
and the emeralds are divided into fiji.
teen grades according TO color, trans
parency, size, freedom from flaws, and
SO on.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23

CBy F. G. HERMAN)
Foul brood Is contagious and IA
tai disease, dreaded most of all by bee
keepers. as the disease kills the bee
In the larval age, usually from five
to nine days from the egg Of the queen
bee. The honey or combs from an
infected colony contain the germs Of
the disease, and If left where bees
can get at them, will be sure to spread
the disease
Never buy or use old combs. hives,
bees, queen bees or implements from
any apiary unless you are certain
they are from healthy bees. Never
make your bees use old black combs
or combs with dead brood left in
them; better make them into wax and
replace with sheets of foundation.
If the queen shows feebleness by
putting several eggs in one cell, miss
ing others, so that the brood is irregu-
lar kill her, and In week remove
all queen cells from her brood. Keep
all colonies strong by having young
and vigorous queens rich in vitality
Introduce new blood generously
each season, especially that with a
dash Of Cyprian blood in 1t.
Shake all diseased colonies on clean
frames OF comb foundation as soon as
discovered and feed little sugar
syrup for week to restore vitality.
The young bee destroyed by foul
brood first turns yellow; as it decays
further 1t becomes brown, ropy mat.
ter and many OF the capped cells lin
bad cases. will be sunken a little in
the Gaping with small hole in some
OF them.
When the foul matter dries down 1t
settles on the lower side and the bot.
tom Of the cells and sticks there like
glue and will remain there as long as
the comb lasts and when the bees are
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
LET GOOD CHANCE GO BY
Buffers Had Perfect Right to Be Mad,
Considering the Extremely Un-
fortunate Circumstances.

Buffers bounced into the club.
iammed his hat down on table with
a fierce. resounding bang. and flung
himself into an easy chair.
What's wrong today, Buffers?
You look bad"
"I'll never forgive myself. kicked
a man out of my house last night"
"Humph. I've kicked out many a
one. Young fellow, SUPPOSE"
mo; past middle age"
well, these old codgers have no
business to be coming round courting
young girls. ! would have kicked him
out myself"
Yes. but have found out since
that this man wasn't counting my
daughter. He was after my mother
in.law."
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
FLOCK OF CHICKENS
LEARN BAD HABITS
When Fowls Show Signs Of Pull
ing and Eating Feathers Steps
Should Be Taken.
tBy WALTER D. LEUTZD

Sometimes flock OF hens acquire
the habit OF pulling and eating each
others feathers. In some cases they
are SO bad that the flesh OF the fowls
becomes torn and sore and the whole
flock is nearly naked.
When they first show signs OF this
vice measures should promptly be
taken to cure them
The trouble is caused by too closely
confining the fowls and allowing them
TO be idle. Where possible they should
be turned on the range where the fas.
cjnation OF chasing bugs and eating
the green stuff will make them forget
the bad habit,
When they cannot be turned out
they should be made to scratch for
their grain in deep litter. Bundles OF
wheat or oats or sunfower heads may
be hung up Just high enough that they
will have to work to get the seeds.
Give them some turnips or mangle
beets or cabbage heads TO work at
anything to keep them In exercise and
busy.
Feed them plenty OF green food meat
meal, beef scraps and green cut bone.
Rub carbolated vaseline on the
plucked fowls where the feathers
have been pulled out.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
SUCCESSFUL ON A DRY FARM
Much Depends Primarily Upon Naturs
Of Soil Titled and Manner in
Which Work Is Done.
tBy PROF.. HOMER II. DERRD

'by fiiDt. HOMER ii. DEkR)
The success or failure Of the dry.
land farming depends primarily upon
the nature of the soil he is tilling;
and secondly, and none the less i'm.
portant, upon the manner in which he
tllls 1t. The most desirable land for
this purpose is 4 deep. sandy loan,
Such a soil is easy to plow 6eep and
cultivate thereafter. and readily CON-
bines with organic matter. making a
rich, deep seed bed which absorbs
moisture rapidly and retains it for
longer period than most other soils.
If made compact it will draw up ma
lures supply of moisture in the sub
soil perfectly through the action OF
capillarity.
In this kind OF soil roots of plants
penetrate freely to considerable
depth. which is not the case in clay,
on account Of the hardness of the sub.
soil. Owing to the compactness of the
latter, water percolates through it
very slowly and, when heavy rains
come much of 1t is lost by being shed
from the surface into watercourses
and streams. The capillary action OF
water being drawn up through clay
Is not rapid enough. even if plenty is
stored in the subsoil, to supply plants
during extreme hot weather, when the
demands are greatest. and there is
little rainfall during that season.
On the other hand, land which has
a thin layer of surface soil underlad
by subsoil of sand or gravel is even
more undesirable; for to attempt to
raise crop on such land in semiarid
regions is worse than folly. only
amounting to time. labor and seed
lost, unless summer rains have been
unusually frequent and copious. as dur.
ing the past season. A gravelly or
coarse, sandy subsoil will readily alb
sorb much water, but unlike the lamp
wick in the oil, it will not draw 1t up
to the surface again. This accounts
for the fact that there is much
greater quantity of water flowing in
underground channels than in streams
upon the surface of the land. In
seeking for new farming lands 1t Is
bred into the hearts OF many OF us to
look for clay subsoil; but beware to
test the soil several feet deep, and
remember that four or five feet Of
sandy or silt loan is ideal for the So
called dry.land farmer.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
1NxsG.ll:ElEMIERAL d
EARM>;N0TES:

You cannot starve the calf and get
a profitable COW.
A silo built of concrete will pre-
serve silage well.
The butter fat that goes to waste
eats up the profits.
No amount of doctoring will cure a
poor quality Of butter.
More alfalfa and less corn means
more milk and less beef.
The smoother the roosting.poles the
more easily they can be kept free
from yermin.
Whenever a farmer gets the auto
fever he at once becomes n good.
road preacher.
II the churn is likely to remain
idle for some time, keep 1t filled
with lime water.
When q dairyman learns to use the
Babcock test he Is started in the
way to economic salvation.
Better to have two small slos, than
one too large. You can feed with
less waste from small silo.
The surest way of getting rid OF
moles Is to set one of the steel
spring traps over their runs.
II the poultry house Is damp scat.
ter some dry ashes and airslaked lime
about. They are good absorbents.
Reverse ends OF window blinds or
curtains when bottom becomes worn.
1t gives them new lease at the win.
dows.
Garry your good care Of the ewes
this fall as far as feeding plenty Of
nice bright oats to keep them In con.
dition.
Fine.wooled ewes crossed with one
Of the mutton breeds will make a
sheep possessing both wool and nut.
ton qualities.
Many shepherds report as good re-
suits from feeding si!age to sheep as
are reported by dairymcn and beef
cattle feeders.
The dust heap Is very important
where fowls are confined. II allowed
their freedom they flnd the dust bath
for themselves.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23

boxes OF Oooo8
Kidney Pills the swelling disappear.
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
tie use of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sev-
eral months later he wrote: I have
not changed my faith In your remedy
since the above statement was author.
lied. Correspond with Rev. E. Hes.
lop about this wonderful remedy.
0odds Kidney Pills, Soc per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
(English and German words) and re.
cipes for dainty dishes. All2 sent free.
ADV,
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
Familiar to mike"

A negro clairvoyant who for some
time masqueraded as Hindoo was
recently visited by collector, Mike
o'Cpnner.
''Ah." smiled the clairvoyant, "ze
genzelman wantz ze> palm read?"
NO" said Mike. "ze genzelman has
re bill for you"
sWhen the bill was produced the
palm reader forgot his Hindoo an
cestors and stream Of perfect Eng.
lish swear words poured from his
lips.
"Ah." said Mike. smiling, re gen.
zelman sounds more like re Indiana
avenue zan re Hindoo. indianapolis
News.
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ing, was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least exer-
ton. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
a dragging sensa.
tion across the
loins that it was
difficult to move.
After using 5
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
Certainly.
Taste.

(which has the best taste. you or
your wife,
Il am sure my wife has"
That ls very generous OF you"
Il could not well deny 1t, In view
OF the person each OF us married"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
A cLERGYMAN's TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund Heslop Of Wig.
ton, Pa, suffered from Dropsy for a
year. His limbs and feet were swol.
len and putfed. He had heart flutter.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23

Ten smiles for nickel. Always bug Red
Gross Bag Blue; have beautiful clear white
clothes. Adv.
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Rather Formal.

"Are You on friendly terms with
your neighbor In the apartments
well, no. She's rather formal.
Always sends her card when she
wishes to borrow -four, and II she
wants both -four and sugar she sends
two cards"
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Anyway, the man who contradIcts
himself may be right.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23

Mrs. wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, Sofiens the gums. reduces innamms
tion. ailays pain cures wind collie. xc boitie.A
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
LAYING Hens.

Laying hens have made . grand
profit. as eggs were high all summer
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
Oh, Fudqe.

"He Is n regular kleptomaniac.
And still you intend marrying
him."
Sure. He steals nothing but
kisses"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23

About the only time the average
married man has any peace in his
home Is when his wife has her mouth
full of hairpns.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23

Every married man should keep a
stock OF ready.made excuses on hand
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23

II is easier to write history than It
In to manufacture II.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
BROOM CORN
Growers Shipping Broom Corn

AS the growers Of broom corn are great
ly dissatisfied with the price offered at
home for their broom corn, many Of them
are now shipping direct to Coyne Broth
ers. Chicago. who are large handlers Of
broom corn on commission. This firm re-
port their receipts so far this season
about $50 cars. most OF which have been
sold and returned for. Their financial
responsibility exceeds GlcoOJO one hun
dred thousand dollars. They are safe
and reliable firm. They offer as refer
ence Farmers State Bank. Texhoma.
Okla. and Central Exchange Bank.
Woodward. Okla. Other reference fur
nlshed on application. Coyne Bros. ~.
W. South Water St. Chicago. III. Adv
Certainly.
Miss Gusher-rell. me Mr.. Bocrd,
do you believe In big weddings or lit.
tie ones?
Mr.. B.-Well-er-er--as for that,
my dear lady, should say that the
former were quite essential to the lat,
ter-Dartmouth Jack O. Lanterns.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-23
Its Pace.

Its Pace.
80 time runs It's race?"
"Ycs, in the laps OF years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-07
Program for Congress Of Mothers.

The program OF the third annual
meeting OF the Wisconsin Congress Of
Mothers is to open Friday night, May
3, at O'Clock In the auditorium OF
Cathedral institute. Milwaukee. Ad-
dresses of welcome will be made by
the Rev. C. F. Mcbride and Superin-
tendent C. C. Pearse; response, Mrs.
n. A. Belts; vocal solo, Miss Elsie
Shubert; paper, A Spinste-'s Tribute
TO a Mother" Miss Lutte Stearns: in
strumental number. Miss Hilda Cas-
per; address, Judge NJ. S. Sheridan.
On Saturday the meetings will be
held in the Young Womans Christian
association building. The morning
will be devoted to annual reports OF
officers and committees and the presi-
dents address, which will be followed
by a u: 80 o'clock luncheon.
At o'clock the final session will
open with brief address of welcome
by Mrs. H. A Belts. three-minute re-
ports from all Parent-Teacher associa-
tons and Mothers circles of Wiscon-
sin; vocal solo. Mrs. lone Cove Haw-
ley; talk. Shall Our Girls Work."
Miss Nina Yanderwalker, and
School" Superintendent G. G. Pearse
The state congress has l2 afiliated
clubs and is in correspondence with
100 more.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-07
Wisconsin Corporations.

Articles of Incorporation were filed
in the office of Secretary OF State DON
aid as follows:
Nakina Realty company, Milwaukee;
capital, $4,000; incorporators. A. J..
Clarke, j. NJ Romadka and Simon
Speelman
Cuba City Telephone Exchange COM
pany. Cuba City; capital. $2.025; in
corporators, Henry VIM, W II. VIII
key, James Jeffery, F. A. F1omer, j.
e. Kinney and A. B. Mankvill
Kistler Knitting company, Platte
vile: capital. $4,000; incorprators,
Charles Kistler, George Guerty and
Frank Burlington
Four d. Land company, Merrill;
capital, $4,000; incorpcrators, w. H.
Dicke, H. w Eggers a1d Carl Zoll-
man.
A. Goldberg Department Store com
pany, Amigo; capital. 100000; incor-
porators. A Goldberg. Edward Gold
berg and Rosie Goldberg
St GATHERINGS Home for Working
Girls, Milwaukee; no capital, incor-
porators, Sister NJ Evangelist Hob
comb and four other sisters
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-07

Where one has so small a fiock-or
even with larger ones-the greatest
profit is made by keeping the hens
laying as much as possible. For this
reason. even where the chicks are
Matched by hens. the use of the little
heatless breeders will be found the
most satisfactory way of caring for
the little chicks. They can be taken
directly from the hens or the incuba-
tor, and given over to the care of the
brooder. with no fear of accident
The brooder should be provided
with a run, where the chicks can get
out in the fresh air and sunshine. A
frame three by six feet, and three
feet high, covered ON top and sides
with poultry netting. is very good. as
it can easily be moved from place to
place. A little door in one end. against
which the door of the brooder can be
set. allows the chicks to go back and
forth as they wish.
The great merit of this simple outfit
is that it costs very little, is quickly
made, and can easily be kept clean.
Any boy can make all the breeders
and runs he win need in a very short
time. and do 1t before the season
opens.
The baby chick, for the first Ave
days Of its life, is a very tender thing.
II 1t is to grow into hardy fowlhood,
IT must have the right kind Of feed
and care at the critical time. II does
not need very much feed. and not
great deal of care. but what 1t does
get must be of the proper kind.
The chick should not be fed until
X is from thirty to forty-eight hours
old There is a great difference in
chicks. and the only way to tell just
when to begin feeding is to watch
and see when they begin to pick hun
gr1ly at things. When they appear ca
ger for food. it should be given to them,
but even then very sparingly at first.
The reason for not feeding them
sooner is this: The yolk of the egg
is the last part to be absorbed into
the chicks body before Matching, and
it furnishes nourishment enough to
last for some time. The yolk works
upward through the digestive tract,
and If food is given that must work
downward, mischief is sure to result.
Then, too, the yolk has In 1t the right
kind of nutriment to put the system
into proper condition to digest other
food. Nothing else would cleanse and
regulate the digestive organs so well
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-07
State Divided for Highway Law Work

State Divided for Highway Law Work.
Division of the state into seven dis
tricts with headquarters in each dis
trict, for the purpose OF bringing the
engineers and their assistants nearer
to the work to be done and at the
same time lessen the expense in ad-
ministering the highway law. has
been made by the state highway com
mission Already a resident engineer
has been assigned to each district, ex,
cept that of which Milwaukee is to be
the headquarters.
The division Office of each district
and the engineer assigned are:
First Decentralization F. NJ Bal
sey, formerly inspecting engineer with
the commission.
Second-Milwaukee
Third-Green Bay William Conway.
formerly division engineer with the
government in Philippines
Fourth-Grand Rapids. James Gill
lespie. assistant engineer with COM
mission
FSth-La Crosse. w. c. Buetow, as
sistant bridge engineer with the COM
mission
Sixth-Eau Claire-S. NJ Hall. as
sistant bridge engineer with the COM
mission.
Seventh-Ashland. F. NJ. Sergeant,
formerly highway commissioner OF
Rusk county.
The counties comprising the district
are:
First-Dane. Marquette, Columbia.
Sank, Iowa. La Fayette, Green. Rock.
Jegerson.
Second-Milwaukee, Racine, Keno
sha, Walworth, Waukesha, Ozaukee.
Washington. Dodge. Green Lake, Fond
du Lac. Sheboygan.
Third-Florence Marinette, Lang.
lade, Oconto, Shawano. Outagamie.
Winnebago. Calumet. Manitowoc.
Brown. Door, Kewaunee.
Fourth-Lincoln. Marathon, Wood.
Portage, Waupaca. Juneau. Adams.
Waushara
F'ifth-La Crosse. Buffalo. Trem-
pealeau. Monroe. Vernon, Crawford.
Grant. Richland
Sixth-Ea Claire. Polk. Barron.
Chippewa Falls. Taylor. Clark, Jack
son. Dunn, Pepin, ST. Croix. Pierce.
Seventh.-Ashland. bayfield,. Doug
las, Burnett, Washburn. Sawyer. Iron,
Oneida. Villas. Forest Price. Rusk.