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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
WISCONSIN DAIRY
CATTLE LEAD ALL
WAUkESHA AYRSHIRE BREED.
Err WINS VALENTINE CUP AT
CHICAGO SHOW.
HAS THE BEST MONEY MAKER
Grade Guernsey Credited With Ability
to Make Alfalfa Worth 500 a
Ton by Turning 1t
Into Milk.

observation-disclosures dairy stock
breeders, after plucking honors of the
National Dairy Show at Chicago, were
given the crowning glory when three
judges awarded one of the exhibitors
the $500 Valentine cup for the best
COW IN milk of all the breeds at the
show.
This prize was taken by Adam Seitz
OF Waukesha, showing his Ayrshire
cow, Klinford Bell III. 1t is by all
odds the finest prize of the show. Mr..
Seitz was also given first prize for
grand champion bull and received
premier award to winner of most
money on animals bred by the exhib-
itor.
The best COW in the government
demonstration herd hailed from Wis
consin. The money maker is a grade
Guernsey, and one of the speakers
said that her work at this test shows
that she is capable of making alfalfa,
when fed to her, bring $50 ton.
The two highest cheese scores went
to Wisconsin, the first, 92h, to
Cranston Hickman, Cleveland, Wis;
the second, 911k, to H. A. Stems, Mara
thon, Wis.
Wisconsin also scored highest on
American Swiss cheese, 941s, by ia
cob Preisig, Blanchardville, and the
second, 921A, by Alex Halerburger,
Darlington.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
LIVE ON WEED SEEDS
RedpoII Is Welcome Visitor Dur
ing Cold Winters.
Little Wanderers Feast Upon Seeds
of Such Weeds as stick Above Snow
Covered FlaIds-Render Good
Service to Farmers.

By H. w. wEISGERBER, in the Farm
and Fireside.)
1t is the rarity of these little wan
dering redpolls from the top of the
earth, so to speak, that makes them
such welcome visitors at a time of
year when bird life is at its lowest
ebb. Then. too, they often come in
focks of several hundred, but, as
rule, l believe they divide and form
focks of dozen or more and up to
a hundred members so as to accom-
modate themselves to the small weedy
fields of the hilly sections of our east
ern country.
Perhaps they do not visit Ohio every
winter, for they may wish to strike
along some other meridian, and so
visit Indiana, New York, Illinois, Mass
achusetts, or far-away Asia, or even
western Europe. For these little polar
birds are erratic wanderers. But
whenever they do come they offer the
farm boy and girl some interesting
bird study.
Living, as they do, where man with
his shooting-irons are unknown, they
are quite fearless, and he doesn't
count any more than a four-footed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
POSTAL TROUBLES IN PERSIA
Same Word Means Dock, Hides and
Pcstofflce and other Things Of
Equal Usefulness.

The difficulties of the postoff1ce in
the Persian gulf are aggravated by
the Persian language, which invests
the word ''poost" as coloquially
pronounced with considerable am
biguity.
'Poos" means a dock or anchorage;
"poost'' means hides, skins or leath-
er, and is also the term for the post
Office. On the coast the final "t' is
dropped and "poos" therefore has to
do duty in three capacities.
A merchant at Linga, says the Pho
neer Mail, recently complained that
his letters were being lost, and serv,
ant was asked what he had been do
ing with them.
The first week." was the reply,
when you told me to carry the let
tiers to the poost, l went to the shoe
makers and was putting them among
the poost (meaning leather and skins)
but the man said l should carry them
to the Poos-e-BuZurg BY this the
shoemaker means the big British
postoff1ce.
Then l took them to the Poose Blu
zurg (big dock) and threw them in.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
INDIANS PREFER OLD HOME
Members OF Pottawatomie Tribe Love
Surroundings and May Not Accept
Government Offer.

Grand Rapids.-The United States
government, through the intercession
of its agents, have been trying to per-
suade the Pottawatomie Indians on
Powers Bluff, Wood county, to leave
their present quarters and move to the
northern part cf the state, where
farms will be provided At the recent
harvest dance, which is an annual af-
falr, attended by Indians from all over
the state, two of the government
agents visited the settlement and
through interpreters preached the sub
Ject of removal to the chief of the
tribe who has taken the matter under
consideration. 1t is presumed that this
change will be brought about with con-
siderable difficulty, as the tribe is very
fond of its old home on Powers Bluff.
or as it is more commonly called,
Skunk Hill.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
MAKING PIECE OF CONCRETE
Idaho Agricultural Engineer Gives (r-
formation Regarding Materials
That Are Necessary.

By E. W. HAMILTON. Agricultural
Engineer, Idaho Experiment Station)
Many times it is puzzling TO get at
the amounts Of cement, sand and
gravel to make piece of concrete.
At such times the following rule will
furnish the desired information. To
find the number of sacks Of cement
to make a yard of concrete, divide
40 by the number of parts in the
mixture; thus, for 1-2-4 mix the
number of sacks of cement viii be
40 divided by Z or III
To find cubic feet of sand multiply
number of sacks of cement by part"
OF sand or 2x5.7 or ia Similarly
the number of sacks of gravel will be
4x5.7 or 22.s. If only gravel had
been used the method would have
been the same A IL mix would re-
quire 1873 sacks Of cement and 26.s
cubic feet of sand for q yard H con
crete.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
Zero in Vacuums.

A scientific worker recently sue.
ceeded in exhausting a vessel to a
pressure of two ten millionths of 4
millimeter of mercury flour one thou
sand millionths of pound per square
inch), which is the highest vacuum
ever attained experimentally. At this
pressure one cubic millimeter of gas
would still contain about eight and a
half-millionth molecules-a number
equal to nearly twice the population
of New York City.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
PHOSPHORUS FOR THE LAND
phate Applied Per Acre Once in
Four Years Is Favored

Phosphorus can be secured in no
other way than to buy it. In its
cheapest form it costs three to four
cents pound. There are II pounds
in 100 bushels of corn. If so bushel
crops are raised about 80 cents per
acre annually would restore the phos-
pherous. This is merely the cost of
maintenance, and the fertility would
not increase. This element usually
limits the crop. More should be sup
piled than is taken off. 1t is consider
ed 1000 pounds Of raw rock phosphate
applied per acre once in four years is
a reasonable expenditure, building up
the soil rapidly and proftably. This
will supply phosphorus about twice as
fast as it will be removed in large
crops.-Illinois Farmers Institute.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
"FLYlNG SWITCH KILLS TWO
Conductor Tries to Save Trademarks
Life Near Hudson, and
Both Die.

Hudson.-The heroic attempt of one
railroad man to save the life of an
other resulted in the death of both at
WoodVille, when their bodies were
dragged beneath the wheels of the
engine and horribly mangled.
conductor John Hoffman. 26 years
old, of Hudson, was one who went to
MS death in trying to save the life of
ms comrade, while Brakeman George
Howard of Eau Claire was the other
fatality.
The members of a westbound extra
freight at Johnson's spur were making
q lying switch, a thing prohibited by
federal laws, when Howard was thrown
under the wheels. Hoffman rushed
forward, grabbed hold of the brake
mans feet and began to pull backward
Just as the engine ran over the body
The jerk threw the conductor off his
balance and he went headlong beneath
the wheels of the engine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
TWO HOMEMADE COASTERS.

Any boy can build himself a sled
that will DE every bit as good as a
bought one, and as the material re-
CURED amounts to so little the ex-
pense connected with the construc-
ton Is trfling. Perhaps just the
right kind Of lumber will be found In
the basement or woodshed, and In
that case no outlay whatever will be
necessary. Almost any kind of
wood will serve the purpose, but
straight-grained pieces are the easiest
to work up, and the fewer knots,
cracks and other defects that there
are the better. OF course, putty and
paint will conceal nail holes and
small cracks, but 90 not depend too
much upon putty magic" because
putty shrinks when it hardens and In
wide crack this shyinkage is enough
to make an ugly hollow place in the
surface Of your work.
The double-runner coaster shown in
Fig. l Is Of just the proportions that
the average boy finds to his liking
4 feet long and Is inches wide, with
runners 5a inches deep. And as 1t
is substantially constructed it is
practical sled for all around pur-
poses.
pattern for the sled runners is
shown in Fig. 2. Lay off the given
measurements upon a piece of 2 by
6 with pencil and carpenters square
or Vard-Stiok or othar ctraiobt
edged stick. Most 2-by-6-inch mate
rial is 5A inches wide though 1t
sometimes runs a trif1e under or a
trifie over this. Whatever the meas
urement is, you can vary the width
of your runners accordingly The
notches along the top edge receive
the ends of the connecting cross
braces A, Gig. ~, and the foot-bar
B. After checking up your measure
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
MINNESOTA, II; WISCONSIN, 3
Cardinal CoIors Are Trailed in Defeat
in Contest with Gopher Team
at Madison.

Madison.-Beaten, bumped and bat
tered, Capt Tandberg led his former
champion Wisconsin football team off
Camp Randall at the short end of a
q to 3 score after the annual contest
with the University of Minnesota. The
Wisconsin team was clearly out
classed.
Three toHchdowns, one scored in
the third and two in the fourth quar-
ter, left Wisconsin hopelessly in the
ruck, a beaten team Up to the first
touchdown the Badgers had fought
bravely. with all the apparent advan-
tage on their side In the last two
periods bad breaks, coupled with per-
sistent hammering by the visiting
backs, turned what looked like a GER
tain victory into a rout, Minnesota
making big gains almost at will. Wis
consin scored its three points through
a drop kick for goal by Bellows in the
first quarter.
Between 1900 and $4,000 people,
probably the largest in the history of
Wisconsin football, witnessed the
game.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11

ments to be sure that no mistakes
have been made, saw off the ends
square, then saw off on the diagonals
of the bow and stern ends. When you
have completed one runner, mark out
the other with 1t as a pattern.
Cut the connecting cross braces A
IA inches long, inches wide and 2
inches thick, and cut the tongues on
the ends to fit the notches in the
runners. Nail the braces to the run
ners, and also drive nails through the
side face OF each runner into their
ends as shown IN Fig. /.
Make the seat out of a board II
inches wide and 2 feet inches long.
The ends of the seat are shown
square in the illustration, but they
may be curved or cut off upon the
diagonal if you wish to take the ex-
ira time to do this. Screw or nail
the board to the cross braces. Notch
the edges of the foot-bar strip slight
ly, at its center, to provide a good
place for tying the sled rope.
Cut two pieces of broom-handle for
handle-bars, and screw screw-eyes
large enough to hold their ends into
the side of the runners. Drive
nail through each handle and into the
runner, to keep it from turning and
slipping out of place,
You can improve the sliding quail
ties of the runners by greasing them;
but at small expenditure you can
provide them with shoes of hoop-iron
or of half-oval iron strips, which of
course will be more satisfactory. The
iron strips can be bought at almost
any hardware store. They must be
bent to fit the curved ends of the run
ners, and be drilled for the screws
with which they are, fastened in
place. You can get this work done
at a blacksmith's shop or a machine
shop. Hoop-iron is easy to put on, be-
cause it can be bent by hand and
holes for nails and screws can be
punched through it with nail. The
iron strips with which large packing
cases are bound can be used for run
ner shoes.
1t requires a skillful coaster to
coast with a single-runner coaster,
Gig. 81, and that is one reason why
this unique form of sled is so popu-
lar with boys. Any boy can become
expert in handling this sled, though
Il requires some little practice gen
orally TO get the knack of balancing
ones self.
/. Fig. shows detailed drawing of
the completed single-runner sleo, and
Fig. front view of It. Make the
runner A 8 feet long. out OF a piece
Of 2-by-4, and cut the upright B out
of the same material IS inches long.
and spike the bottom CO B to the top
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
STATE INCOME TAX GROWS
Figures for Second Year Show That
II Per Cent More Will
Be Collected.

Madison.-The income tax from in
dividuals in the state has increased
over II per cent. The corporation
tax will increase a like amount, ac-
cording to the records of the state tax
commission. The figures of the COM
mission show that individuals will pay
a tax of 1927, 7O661, an increase of
$1SS,999.59. A better understanding
of the law, the commissioners say, is
in large part responsible for the in.
creased return.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
MAY ANNUL' ROADS CHARTER
Ground of Failure To Comply
With Wisconsin Statutes.

Madison were begun
before the supreme court on the
states application for leave to an
null the charter of the Northern Pa
cific railroad. Attorney General owen
asked the forfeiture of the roads
charter because it had failed to pay
to the state fees amounting to $780,,
600 for increases in its capital stock.
During the last fifteen years the
company has added $3.50. 100000 to
its capital stock without paying a fee
into the state treasury.
Attorney Van Dyke, for the rail-
road company, declared that the COM
pany was founded under a special
charter and was not required to live
up to the provisions of the state law.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
Married Too Young.

A rare old philosopher is NJ. Teller
of Paris, who has invented a process
for the preservation Of meats in the
open air. He has just been decorated
with the cross of the Legion of Honor
at the age OF eight-six Although a
little tardy, this distinction over
whelms his with joy, much more than
the $4,000 francs Of the subscription
opened in his favor. THAT is for my
son." he says. This son is twenty
years old. Il have lost great deal
of time in my youth" says M. Teller
to his friends. 81 married too young
l was only sixty"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11

nervous I could not sleep, then would
be so tired mornings that could scarcely
get around. 1t seemed almost impossi-
BILE to move or do bit of work and I
thought l never would be any better un-
til submitted to an operation. COM
menced taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and soon felt like .
new woman. / had no pains, slept well,
had good appetite and was fat and
could do almost all my own work for q
family Of four. ] shall always feel
that owe my good health to your med
icine. Mrs. HAYWARD Sewers, Cary,
Maine.
If you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation Is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetables
Compound.
II you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound viii help you, writG
tOLydia E.Pinkham MedicineCo~
(conidential) Lynn, Mass, fer adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
COULDN'T FOOL Mr.. MARTIN
Alleged Fact of Natural Histor, Alto
qether Too Much for Him
to Believe.

The best people in Dark Hollow had
just begun to sit up and take notice OF
the fact that along the Great White
Way and in other large centers there
was such a thing as the turkey trot-
The Martin family, however, living on
the far outskirts of the Hollow, had not
heard Of this peculiar and seductive
motion.
Il see," said Mrs. Martin, by the
Dark Hollow Weekly Struggle that a
lot of chickens in Chicago are turkey
trotting."
"Shucksl" said Mr. Martin, with In
effable disdain. That's just another
mistake in one of those bulletins that
the dinged, crazy department of agri-
culture sends out. They're always try
ing to tell us farmers something that's
absolutely contrary to nature. "-Popu-
lar Magazine
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11

edge of A, inches back of the CEN
ter of its length. The side pieces C
are inches wide and Is inches long,
and together with the triangular
blocks D they strengthen the connec-
ton between A and B. Cut the seat
board F Is inches long and inches
wide, and nail it to the top of post
B; then brace it with two wooden
brackets nailed across post B. front
and back
Copyright, 1913. by A Nicely HaIl.)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
English and the Drama.

The English people are by nature
theatrical, and by long training the re-
verse. This is evident from the num-
Der of great dramatists and fine actors
the nation has produced, and by the
lamentable lack of appreciation shown
toward the drama by the masses. The
efforts that are being made to restore
the drama, in all it's phases, to it's
proper place in life by those who
realize these facts are, in the nature
of things, bound to be somewhat tardy
of achievement in industrial centers.
Herbert Antcliffe, in T. Ps Week
ly, London.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
WOMAN ESCAPES
OPERATION
BY Timely Use of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Hero IS her own statements,
Cary, Maine. -"I feel it duty I owe
10 all suffering women to tell what
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
;. q 21 g
G7=444F =
$780,. - 49,
Handle Heavy Tile Quickly.

tile, A small wooden or iron
wheel, B, is centered in the end as
shown, and a swinging bar, G, is pivot
ed on the top end of the upright, as
shown at c, being held in place with
bolt, D. Two braces, EE, hold the
upright in place. When in use the de-
vice is placed inside the tile, as shown,
and the tile is then easily set in its
proper position, the too! withdrawn
for the next tile. One man can cas-
ly handle large tile ordinarily calling
for two or more men to put in place.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
Cause Of white Comb

white comb in fowls is caused by
decayed food, impure water and
overcrowding in dark and filthy
houses. There is scrawny appear
ance to the comb and wattles, head
and neck, with gradual loss of feath-
ers from the head and neck
The treatment consists in remov-
ing to clean quarters and giving
wholesome food. At night give a
tablespoonful of castor oil, after which
add daily a teaspoonful of good condi-
ton powder to the soft food, and
aniont the head and afflicted parts
with vaseline. The castor oil need
only be given once.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11

musk-ox; and when they do fly at an
approach of a few feet or a yard or
two, it is not of fright, but on &C.
count of their restless habits.
They are small, sparrowy birds; the
male has a red topknot, and real
rosy breast and white wing bars. Their
twittering notes resemble those of our
common goldinch.
These birds feast upon the seeds of
such weeds as stick above the snow
covered fields. have known a
flock to remain in a rag-weedy corn
field several weeks. or until the seeds
had all been eaten. Thus their serv-
ice to agriculture is one Of great i'm
pOrtance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
HANDLE HEAVY TILE EASILY
With Device Shown in Illustration One
Man Can Manipulate Large Pieces
Of Pipe Quickly.

A Kansas man uses the device
large and heavy tile, and quickly plac-
ing them in proper position in the
ditch. The drawing is nearly self
explaining, and can be easily made by
any one who has a few tools, says a
writer in the Farm, Stock and Home.
The frame, A, is Of length, dependin
on the size and length of tho
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
BIG BOULDER WRECKS TRAIN
c. 3. G @. Express Crashes Into Rock
Weighing 100 Tons Near La Crosse
Engineer Is Badly Hurt.

La Crosse.-Passenge train No. So,
on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad, was wrecked near Genoa,
Wis, when the locomotive struck a
boulder half the size of a boxcar and
weighing at least 100 tons, which had
been dislodged by recent rains and
rolled down the bluff onto the track.
Engineer James NJ. Pratt of La Crosse
was possibly fatally injured. His jaw
was broken and the side of his face
crushed in. -Four Italian track labor
ers and one negro porter were also
injured, not fatally.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
Marquette and Lawrence Tie.

Observation-Disclosures university
and Lawrence football teams fought
a spectacular game at Marquette cam
pus, the game ending in a tie score,
IA to H. After the contest Lawrence
claimed that it won, IA to 10, because
Marquette did not kick goal following
a touchdown. On the field of play,
however, Referee Vosburg ruled that
Marquette was entitled to one point
for the goal because a Lawrence play
er interfered with a free catch on the
punt out after the touchdown.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
Ton of Bad Butter Seized.

Milwaukee.-Visits to many stores
by the city health department result
ed in the confscation of about $500
pounds of butter which had been adul-
terated with corn starch, which is de-
clared to be a new method of doctor
ing the product A partial analysis
shows the butter to contain 10 per
cent of corn starch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
To Cut Cardboard

Cardboard is used for so many pur-
poses that it is well to know the way
to get straight edges. Never use scis-
sors for the purpose, for that makes
ragged edges. Instead use ruler,
preferably brass-eGged one. and lay
Il on the cardboard with the brass edge
upward AS the ruler has bevel edge
the brass is a fraction of an inch above
the board when it is properly placed.
Now get a very sharp penknife. hold
the ruler firmly and draw the knife
slorS the brass edge. Do not attempt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
S4eo,ooo Drawn From Banks.

Madison.-State Treasurer John
son drew upon the depository banks
of the state for $49O,000 to replen-
ish the funds in the treasury and
meet the Nov 1 payroll. The state
pays out about $4,000 every
month in salaries of state employees
throughout the commonwealth and
for travelling expenses.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
Varsity pebaters Appointed.

Madison.-Clark Gets, ]. P. Fragee
and William Foster have been named
as debaters on the negative side
against Minnesota, and P. Polinsky,
A. p. Haacke and A. M. Peisch on the
affirmative to meet Illinois in the an
nual triangular debate
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
pehnltion Of Weed.

Professor Bailey says that weed is
nothing more or less than a plant that
is not wanted. Corn is weed in a
potato field and rye is a weed in the
buckwheat field. Dandelions are com
monty called weeds and yet in many
gardens they are grown for greens and
are crops, not weeds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
FUNERALS FOUND roo HIGH
State Industrial Commissions Limit
OF 500 Found to Be Often Not
Enough to Buy Casket.

Madison.-If( the bills paid by wild
oWs OF workingmen are any criterion,
1t is cheaper to live than to die. In
the settlement of claims of working
men these bills are often brought to
the attention of the industrial COM
mission and they vary from $500 to
$500. Here is a sample undertakers
bill that the industrial commission has
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-11
Failures With Horses.

Many farmers are disguised with
horse raising. but it is mainly because
they pay too little attention to breed
and conformation OF sire or dam.
There never has been much better
demand for well shaped. active, fair
sized horses and mules.