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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
SYNOPSIS.

cowboys of the Flying Heart ranch are
Neartbroken over the loss Of their much
1rized photograph by the defeat OF their
hampton in q fOOt-Tace with the cook of
TIE Centipede ranch. A house party is
IN at the Flying Heart. J. Wallingford
Speed. cheer leader at Yale and Culver
tcEington, intercollegiate champion run
iIrT, are expected. Helen Blake, Speeds
S&eetheart. becomes interested in the loss
"t the phonOgraph- She suggests to Jean
shdpin. sister OF the owner OF the ranch.
mat she induce COyington, her lover, to
in back the photograph. Helen declares
lat II CoVtngtOn won't run, Speed will.
he Cowboys are hilarious over the pros
Dect. Speed and his valet. Larry Glass
rainer at Yale. arrive. Helen Blake asks
speed. who has posed TO her as an ath-
lie. to race against the Centipede man.
ne cowboys join in the appeal to Wally
tnd tearing that Helen will find him out
.r consents. He insists. however. that he
1"aii be entered as an unknown. figuring
t"at CovingtOn will arrive In time to take
: place. Fresno. glee club singer from
sanford university and In love with
feien. tries to discredit. Speed with the
'ples and the cowboys. Speed and Glass
t3t "a the time they are supposed to be
f&inlng playing cards in secluded spot.
Zee cowboys explain to Speed how much
Z 'A race means to them. Speed assures
rem he will do his best The cowboys
''ii Glass 1t is up to him to see thai Speed
vans the race
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23

Is where the breeders skill comes in.
lie makes a queen cell OF wax about
the size of an acorn and SO skillfuEy
is this done that the bees are de.
ceiyed.
Into each of these cells he places a
larvae and the workers, not knowing
any difference. promptly proceed to
feed it with the royal food. After she
has eaten of this for six days she re-
fuses any more and the cell is then
sealed up. In this way breeder may
start hundred queens in a single
cell, but he must be careful to re-
move the frame from the hive into an
incubator and observe the greatest
care in separating the queens as they
are Matched out.
Each one is placed in separate quar-
tiers in a hive and given a bodyguard
of about 25 workers, who attend to
her every want. When full grown she
attendants and shipped by mail to
any distance.
The queen bee lives about four
years and produces, when she is work
ing full time. from $500 to 5000 eggs
per day. Placed in a cell of the most
vicious black bees a hive bred queen
will, in short time, transform the
colony into d happy family of gentle,
hard working Italians, as the workers
live only about 40 days.
When the queen bee becomes old
and incapacitated she is supplanted by
new queen, although she is allowed
to live in the hive until she dies. She
is managed and her wishes are con
trolled by her attendants and if she
refuses to obey her instructions she
is quickly stung to death
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
Oriain of "a Chestnut"

In an old play called The Broken
Sword" there is n captain who is al
ways telling old stories, the details OF
which he often varies. He starts a
tale about a cork tree, when he is in-
terrupted by another character, who
suggestst, 1T was chestnut, captain
"a chestnut" BAH" says the cap
tain. Il say a cork tree" A chest
NUT" repeats the other. Il should
know as well as you, having heard the
tale these twenty-seven times" At a
dinner one evening gentleman was
telling a story OF considerable antiq-
uity. when ar actor present, who had
played In The Broken Sword, said,
half audibly: a chestnut. | have
heard you tell the tale these twenty
seven times" The word at once
caught on in the sense in which it i
now used
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
RAISING QUEEN BEES
Feeders. by Artificial MucelIi
Produce Any Number.
Every Hive Has Three Kinds of In
sects. Workers, Drones and the
Queen and These Come From
Two Kinds of EGGS.

America leads the world in the pro-
duction of queen bees. One Ohio man
alone rears about $500 every wear and
sells them in every part of the world.
While it is generally supposed that the
most profitable bees are raised in
Italy, the truth is that the finest speci-
mems of Italian queens are produced
in America.
The scientific bee breeder has found
q way to outwit bee colonies in their
natural method of producing queens
and can now produce as many of these
royal insects as can be disposed OF.
In their natural condition bees will
permit only one queen in a hive. but
feeders. by feeding artificial muceli,
are able to produce any number.
Every hive has three kinds OF bees,
workers, drones and the queen. and
these are produced from two kinds OF
eggs. Unfertilized eggs produce moth.
ing but drones while the fortified
egg will produce either a worker OF
queen, depending on whether the
larvae is fed on royal jelly preserved
for queens or upon the common food
which makes the workers.
The larvae produced in a queens
cell is fed the royal jelly, and develops
all the qualities of the queen. Here
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
TESTING ICE CREAM F0o FAT
Vermont Experiment Station Gives
Method That Will Prove Satisfac-
tory and Reasonably Accurate.

Carefully weigh is grains of a well
melted (but not overheated) and mixed
sample of ice cream into a 30 per cent.
cream bottle. To this, add four or FIVE
c. G. of lukewarm water. Now aaa or
binary sulphuric acid. little AT a
time, thoroughly mixing the fluids with
each addition. Little more than half
and seldom as much as two-thirds the
usual amount of acid is required: and
not more than one-half OF this amount
should be used At the outset. and some
little time should be allowed for it to
act. If the color is not yet that OF
strong coffee, add a little more acid,
shake and pause for time. Ii still
the color is TOO light, add yet s1ore
acid In this way the color is built
up to the desired point When the
contents of the bottle have assumed al
most the desired amber color. add four
or five c. C. of cool water TO check the
further action OF the acid. The test
is thereafter conducted as would be an
ordinary cream test, care being taken
that the machine does not become 100
hot during whirling. II this scheme is
carefully followed, particularly in the
matter OF the slow and gradual addi'
ton of the acid. the fat should appear
in the neck OF the test bottle of a
clear, light brown color and distinct
from the solution below When this
distinct clean-cut condition has been
obtained, the tester may feel sure, pro
vided the work has been in other re-
speets carried out in accord with the
we'll understood details OF the Bah
cock method that the results will be
| reasonably accurate. vermont Eek.
pertinent Station, Bulletin 1855
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
HOUSEHOLD WORD WITH HER
Small Girls Idea of Gem Was the
Familiar Article on the
Dining Table.

1t was in a rural district and they
were having spelling bee for the
youngest members of the class.
The teacher departed a little from
the usual custom and each pupil was
required to spell and define the word
given him.
Jewel said the teacher. One lit
tie rosy-cheeked maid spelled it cor
rectly, and then gave the definition
Gem"
How does gem look" the teacher
asked. What is a GEM
The little girl did not know. The
entire class looked puzzled. Finally
one little maid frightened, and raised
her hand triumphantly. When she was
called on she almost shouted out in
the excess OF her zeal:
"A gem is little cake baked in a
gem PAM"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
EXPANSION OF OUR FARMING
Great Economic Question is to Get
Away Completely From Small
Yields and Crop Failures.
CBy WALTER r. LEUTZD

/ believe that the time has come
when more capital in the form OF EN-.
ployed labor, fertilizers, farm ma
chinery, animals food aud more ex'
tensive intensive tillage can be sue,
cessfully applied to our farming, The
great economic question is not small
farms or more acres, but the complete
getting away from small yields and
crop failures. Not only more acres
titled, but each acre titled far better.
Any system of crop growing is on a
safer foundation when the bulk Of the
field crops are fed TO the live stock
and the resulting manure saved aud
applied to the fields with as little loss
as possible Pursuing this course and
buying fertilizers to encourage the
growth of highly organized truck and
market crops enables us to expand
our farming.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
WINDOW SILLS OF CONCRETE
Many Odd Jobs Around Farm May Be
Performed by Handy Man-Essen-
tails for First-Ciass Work.
nRY ]. w. GRIFFINN

All traces of the rotten wood of
the old sill should be removed and
the dust and dry mortar brushed out
before the form is put in place There
should be an inch piece nailed around
the edge or the form, in line with
where the edge of the sill is to be.
This holds the board an inch away
from the wal and which gives the
required eltention TO the sill. The
inside form, that inside OF the room,
this should be halt inch above the
one on the outside; this viii give the
fall necessary to keen the rain and
snow from leaking into me room
The concrete should not come up on
the window frames to any consider
able distance. as the wood will swell
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
CHAPTER x.


~ UENOS dias, Senior" Carara
- bowed politely to Speed
~ "Good-morning again. >
~ Turning TO the trainer,
G99 Carara eyed him from top
S:s5g to toe, removed his ciga.
jk1Ma rette, and tipped the ashes
- daintily from it; then,
smiling disdaiufully, said;
Buenos dias, Senior Fati"
Glass started. you talkin' to me ~
Yes" Carara leaned languidly
against the wall, took match from
his pocket, and dextrously struck it
between the nails of his thumb and
finger. He breathed his lungs FUN OF
smoke and exhaled it through his
nose. Il would have spik to you bif.
fore, but the Senior Fat is-he
shrugged his houlders-"frighten' so
bad he viii not understan' Sol
come back"
Who's seared?" said Glass. grufly.
Carara turned his palm outward, in
gentle apology.
You been talk a greet deal to my
senorita-to Mariedetta, eh?"
"Oh, the Cuban Queen!" Glass
wlnked openly at Speed Sure! ]
slip her a laugh now and then"
She is not Guiana, she is Mexi
cana, said Carara, politely.
We'll, what d'you think of that! |
thought she was a Cuban" Glass be.
gan to chuckle.
Senior Fat" broke in the Mexican
sharply, while Larry WINGED at the
distasteful appellation, she is my
Senorita!"
Is she? Well, can't help it If
she falls for me-" The speaker cast
an appreciative glance at his EN-.
ployer. And you can cut out that
Senior Fat because it don't GO"
Then he gasped, for Carara slowly
drew from inside his shirt a long,
thin-bladed knife bearing marks of re.
cent grinding, and his black eyes
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23

Wen hear from Culver soon, either
by wire or in person. He's never
failed me yet. But if ! were you,
Larry. I'd leave that Mexican girl
alone.
Mary"
Yes. Mariedetta. Now, there's
something to be afraid of If these
cowboys are in love with her and have
their eyes on you
Come i'm"
Senior Aurelio Maria Carara en-
tered. He was smoking his custom
AIRY corn-husk cigarette, but his dark
ewes were grave and his silken mus
tachios were pointed TO the hneness
of a briStle
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
HURRIED AWAY BEFORE THAW
Traveller Left While the Conversation
al Nuisance Was $50 Cold He
Could Hardly Talk.

n a country town in the English
MidlandS there is a man who IS so
noted for his conversational abilaies
hat his acQuaintances avoid giving
HIN UNNECESSARY opportunities TO talk
One cold morning this man rode up
go q hotel in the neighborhod just as
ne guests were finishing breakfast
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
What's wrong %

WHAT'S wrong
DC you know what's goin' to hap
pen to me if Covington don't get here
| and beat this COOKE"
Happen to your"
Yes. me! These outlaws have put
it up to me to win this bet for them
Well, Covington can beat any
body"
But Covington isn't here yet"
Not vet, but" The Young man
smiled You're not frightened, are
you?"
Scared to death, that's ALL" ac
knowledged the other. Then when his
employer laughed openly, he broke
out at a whitehead Joke, Ell? Well
you'd better have good laugh while
you can because Humpy Joe's finish
will be ten-course dinner to what
you1l get if Covington misses his
train"
How easily frightened you are!"
Yes? Well, any time people start
shooting shots I'm too big for this
earth. The hole in a gun looks as big
as gas-tank to me"
"But nobody is going to shoot YOU!
exclaimed the mystified college man.
They amt. hey? | missed the
Golden Stairs by a lip not half an
hour ago" With feverish intensity he
told his narrow escape from destruc-
ton. the memory bringing a sweat of
70 la
OF it is" he concluded, I'm marked
with guns I've always been that
way"
Tut! tut! Don't alarm yourself. If
Coyington shouldn't come, the race
will be declared Off
NO chance" announced the train
er. with utter conviction. These
thugs have made it pay or play, and
the bets are down"
You know | can't run"
Ii he don't come. you'll have to-"
Absurd! | shall be indisposed."
IF you mean you'll get sick, or
sprain an ankle, or break a leg. or
kill yourself. guess again. I'm re.
sponsible for you nov. Something
may go wrong with me. but nothin'
is goin' to happen to you. Ny only
chance to make live of it is to get
some one TO outrun this cook You're
the only chance I've got. if Culver
don't show, and the first law of ma
ture amt never been repealed"
"Self-prOtectiou, en-
Exactly" Glass ooughed thrice
without result, stepped off the prayer
rug, rolled it up tightly; then hug
ging it beneath his arm, went on:
That four-eyed guy slipped me
whole lot of feed-box information.
Why, he's a killer, Wally! And he's
got a cash-register TO tally his dead"
"Notches on his gun-handle, l sup
pose?"
SO many that it looks like his wife
had used it to hang pictures with. I
tell you he's the most dcceitful rum
my l ever seen. What's more, he's got
the homicide habit, and the habit has
got its eye on me-" Glass was in
deadly earnest. and his alarm con-
trasted so strongly with his former
attitude toward the
cowboys that Speed was constrained
to laugh again
It's the most amusing thing | ever
heard Of"
Yes" said the trainer. with elabo-
rate sarcasm, 1T would be awful fun
ny il it wasn't on the square" He
his lip nervously.
You alarm yourself unnecessarily
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
Ready for Next Year.

Select a piece OF ground large
enough for garden purposes close to
the house. haul plenty Of well-rotted
manure on it, and, not later than Oc-
tober. plow IT, Amy time between
now and spring a chicken-tight fence
can be pvt around it and il win be
ready for the earliest vegetables
have a large garden, one side OF which
is put in early vegetables one year and
the next it Is put 10 late varieties and
thus there is a change ". S.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
Replacing Old Stills With Concrete.

from dampness and crack the sill.
The ends of the frame, IL necessary.
should be cut of just where the top
of the sill is wanted. The gravel used
in making sills should not be too
coarse. and il should be perfectly
free OF clay or other earth. The sand
should be sharp and coarse. A mix
tuFe of five parts sand and gravel
to one part cement makes a good,
stOne-like sill. III putting up the form
for the sill, it is well to .see that II
is well braced as any little slip i'll the
form would make quite an ugly job
of It, Many jobs may be done around
the place with concrete, by the handy
man. Bus always keep in mind. clear
sand and gravel. clear water free OF
grease. are necessary if you would
make q fiTst-class Job
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
Habits of Geese.

II sexes are equal geese pair. The
laying season usually opens in Febru.
airy. Young ganders make better
breeders than do young geese. AS a
rule geese are free from disease Old
geese are more reliable and lay more
eggs than do young geese. Geese
live longer than do any OF our domes-
tic poultry
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
He Was Sure.

"Sir." said smart lawyer. DO you.
on your oath, swear that this is not
your handwriting
Il reckon not" was the cool reply.
do you swear that it does not re-
semble your writing"
81 do"
You take your oath that this writ
ing does not resemble yours ia a
single letter."
Yes. sir"
Now, how do you know"
Cause | can't write
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23

/ bad habit OF biting or mounting
game
With pointers and settlers, at first
you win have to give your commands
by word of mouth; but il you accom-
pany each command by an appro-
pirate gesture, the pup will soon learn
TO understand and obey the slightest
motion OF the hand or head.
After teaching dog TO heel,
down charge and to "hie on" at
command, you may show him game
and teach him to quarter his ground
by moving yourself in the direction
you wish the dog to go. The dog will
not be long in understanding and
obeying.
When your pointer comes to point
teach him to be steady by repeating
softly, Steady boy, steady" at the
same time holding up your hand. In
course Of time The words will be omit
ted; the hand raised as a caution will
keep the dog steady; but should he
break point and flush the game, as a
young dog is more than liable TO, you
may give him the whip ana at the
same time use some appropriate
words that the dog will remember.
After your dog has been taught to
obey, it is well TO put him in the field
with an old, well-trained dog.
As every sportsman has a peculiar
system of his own for breaking a
dog, it is scarcely necessary to give
more than these few hints; only let
me caution you once more against
using the whip too often, Spare the
lash and keep a good stock of patience
on hand. Otherwise. in breaking the
dog you will also break his spirit. and
have a mean. treacherous animal that
will stink and cringe at your slightest
look, but seldom obey you when he
thinks he is out of reach OF the
dreaded whip.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
Saving Grace.

Paterfamiiias Cooking up from the
morning paper)-I don't know what
we are going to do if the expense OF
running our table keeps going up all
the time
Youngest Boy know what I'd do.
What, my boy?'
We'll, pop, for one thing I'd stop
saying grace at meals any more" -
Life
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23

He dismounted. walked in, saiuted the
landlord in his usual loud tones, and
declared that he was so cold that he
could hardly talk.
Just then a nervous traveller. who
was present. stepped up TO the land
lord and. taking him by the coat,
said
MIR. L., have my bill brought as
soon as possible"
What is the matter, my dear sir?"
inquired the anxious landlord. Has
anything happened'-
Nothing. nothing. only | want TO
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23

view of the fields stretching of in
the distance. One morning instead OF
beginning the service as usual. he an.
Morgan, somewhat late. approaching
the church, / shah postpone the com
meneement OF the service until her ar
rival"
On one occasion he made this an
nouncement TO his congregation: AS
the weather is still so Indictment.
viii. my dear friends, lengthen my
discourse somewhat In the hope that
il may clear later"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23

Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston. on &C
count o. the 100 per cent increase in
the price Of gasoline. plans to supply
the automobilists Of the Hub with
motor oil at Wholesale rates.
Greed said Mayor Fitzgerald the
other day. greed is the sole reason
for the rise in gasoline That is ad
uitted frankly. Well. such incredible
greed as that reminds me of Sanders
FacEoot OF PEBBLES.
Sanders. have another drink,
friend said. entering a bar. Vhers
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
Snlectinn Seed Corn.

want TO suggest that when we are
selecting seed corn it is highly i'm
portant to remember that the stalk
that bears an ear pretty well down is
best, because most of the nutritious
succulent portion of the plant is above
the ear of corn. A plant that bears
the ears high up on the stalk seldom
grows to that perfection as does one
lower DOWN. Il. Il.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
PrAttY Near.

1t was sunday afternoon. and Ma
bells little sister. Ruth, aged four, was
seated beside Mabel on the sofa. Pres
emily the little girl asked OF Mabel's
fiance: Aren't your tweetheart. Mr.
Bumper
Well, answered MIR Bumper. with
fond glance at Mabel. you're the
next thing to it,"-Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
Man Who Makes Birch Rods.

We may all be pardoned for not in
curing too closely as to the actual ad-
dress of Santa Claus. but there is an
other mysterious gentleman col cern-
ing whom there is some curiosity that
may be satisfied and this is the man
who makes the birch rods There Is
one firm In London. il seems. By
which the old-fashioned schoolmas
ter's awful instrument is made The
address is Red Lion square. Hol5orn.
London. England.
It is good to know that il is not q
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
Propaaatinq Berries.

Red raspberries are propagated by
suckers which come up around the old
plants. These may be taken up in the
autumn, heeleS in during the winter
and set out in a permanent bed the
next spring.
Black raspberries and dewberries
are propagated by layering. The tips
of the canes are bent over to the
ground and covered with dirt to a
depth OF about four inches as soon as
ire fruiting season is past.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
New Thought Rare.

new thought is a very rare thing.
and il would be magnificent crea-
ture to catch. The only things | can
think of that one would really call
new thoughts" would be certain cele.
hrated jokes. certain scientific discov.
cries and a few less frequent cases
of a really original argument used IN
an old controversy.-G K. Chester.
ton
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
Action Is Important

The action Of a horse is a very i'm
portsnt item In his makeup. II should
be straight, free and under control OF
himself There should be no swaying.
nor wabbling. nor throwing of his
feet The tracks should be in a regu-
lar line. and placed In The same gen
eral position when compared With
each other.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23

frightfully fourishing industry. but IT
appears to be still steady. hourishing.
and reliable From this one address
there go forth every year multftudss
OF birch rods to all parts OF the
world where boys need sometimes to
be impressed with the dreadful ma
jesty OF the schoolmaster.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
Unconventional Minister.

Missouri man tells of a somewhat
eccentric minister in that state, who
is most unconventional in conduct
ing the services OF his church.
Ii appears that. from his pulpit. this
clergyman can, through an open win
dow on his right, command q clear
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
His Class

Robby-I think | like you better
than any OF the other fellows thai
come to see sister.
Perez am pleased to hear It.
Robby Why do you like me the
best7
Robby- Because sis always lets
me stay around and hear what you
ssy.-Judge
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
ssjIinu Produce

In marketing various kinds OF farm
produce It Is well that the marketer
look welI-as well as the produce that
Is being sold. This has a great effect
on customers. and il will pay to have
q good appearance in selling produce
to city or town people
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-23
Cultivation of Flowers.

There are three things that must
be observed IN the cultivation OF
aowers. Conservation OF moisture,
ventilation Of the soil and the destruc-
lion OF weeds. DE- "-Tr