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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
SHORT ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. sB. Goerling will
move into their new home on East
Fulton street this week.
The annual meeting of the State
Association of German editors was
held at Milwaukee last Saturday and
Sunday.
The Mems society of st. Paul's
FvangeIical church will meet tomor-
row evening in the school rooms of
the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. c. Dawley will oc-
cupy rooms in the Smith-Leigh Inn,
Ala Scott street. They will move into
these rooms Thursday.
DR.. W. r. Lawrence, who was oper-
ated on at St. Mary's hospital for ap-
pendicitis, is recovering nicely from
the operation, and will be able to
leave the hospital Thursday.
DIR. r. w. Jones and son Robert,
and the formers parents, and John
Sturtevant arrived home Thursday
evening from Waukesha county. The
trip was made in Dr. Jones car.
Rev. f. II. Brigham of Neenah,
preached at the morning service at
the First Methodist church, Sunday.
In the evening he delivered the ser
mon at the west side Methodist
chapel.
X. A. Beyreis received his commits
sion as receiver of public moneys in
the United States Land Office on
Thursday. Mr.. Beyreis will assume
the duties of the office on the first of
September.
On Sunday, the st. Paurs Sunday
school and congregation held its an
nual picnic at the fair grounds park.
st. PauIs church band furnished
music for the occasion. The picnicers
report 4 very enjoyable afternoon.
Sept. It'll, the open season for par
fridge, duck birds opens and our
sportsmen are preparing to take
their annual outings. From all &C
counts the woods throughout north
ern Wisconsin are full of game.
On 4 charge of arson, VIM. Ordish
Of the town OF Cleveland was brought
to this city Saturday and lodged in
the county Jail to await trial in cir
cult court. He cOnfesSes to having
set fire to two piles of lumber at
March. His age is only thirteen,
which is rather young for boy tC
engage in fire bug prOpensities.
The fire motor truck made run tC
Amigo Saturday for demonstration
Sunday the John f. Lamont fire
steamer was hitched to it and a trip
was made to Parcherville in eight
minutes. The steamer was put il
Water-thrOWing action, Immediately
and the run was about a mile and &
half That's going some.
Rev. E. c. Grauer, pastor of St
PaurS Evangelical church, will go tC
SchleiSingerville the latter part of the
week, where he will preach at a mis-
sion service. which is to be held mex
Sunday at st. Johns Evangelical
church Of that place. On account o
Rev. GraHer's absence there will b,
no services at the local church, al
though Sunday school will be held a
the usual hour.
An Italian, residing three mile
southeast of Mosinee, is preparing t,
leave this country to join the Italian
army. lie fears Italy's penalty o
hve years Imprisonment for any on
falling TO tight for their country. II
came TO this country five years ag
and located in this state after work
ing on the Panama canal. He Ina
visited several real estate offices her
and wishes to sell his farm property
preparatory to leaving for his ow
country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
BIG EVENT OF SEASON.
Interesting, Enjoyable and Pleasing
Comprising All that Is Good, Clean
and NOvel-NOt Dull Moment.

The Fair is an institution and fair
time is the time to have a good time.
1t is not promoted as money making
proposition. Its purpose is to pro-
vide a place where the people may
meet and exchange views. show what
they have accomplished and study
improved methods. Agriculture and
the trades are continually advancing,
customs are changing and new ideas
are being brought forward. The man
who would keep abreast of the times
cannot be satisfied with what he has
accomplished himself. He must know
also what his neighbors are doing.
Fairs are given for instruction and
enjoyment. 1t is your opportunity to
show what you have done and see
what others are doing. 1t is your
chance to enjoy yourself, and it is
your duty to give it your aid by at
tending. You will meet old friends
and make new ones at this exposition.
Go every day and every evening and
don't miss anything.
MANY GRAND EXHIBITS
There will be fine displays of live
stock-horses, cattle, sheep and swine;
poultry of all breeds and pet stock;
grains, fruits and vegetables of every
variety; farm machinery and vehicles,
automobiles, motorcycles and bicycles;
general merchandise of every descrip-
tion and the women's department
will have an attractive display of
pastry, preserves, pickles, canned
goods, needle work and art produc-
tiOnS, etc.
SPECIAL PROGRAM.
The racing program will be an in
teresting feature, sixty horses having
already being entered with more to
follow. The management has given
this extra attention and the entries
will be of the best. Purses offered to
the amount of So, 100 for the contests.
HOME WARES.
Among the interesting exhibits of
goods and articles "Made in Wausau'
are those who have signified their in
tention of displayment are the Mara
thon Shoe company, H. G. Bonsa,
manufacturer of knit goods, the Wau-
sau Foundry and Machine Shop, An
derson Brothers & Johnson Co., the
Wausau Broom company, the Peth
Candy company, the Marathon Elec-
trio Manufacturing company, North
ern Milling company, the Wau-
sau Fluff Rug company, the Badger
Paper Bag company and the Wausau
Quartz company.
FREE ATTRACTIONS.
Among the special entertainments
will be Americas premier equili-
brists, expert roller skaters and dane
ers, a rolling globe, the acrobatic
queen, Major Henderson, & Son, the
original drummer boy of the Kappa
hammock, and Martins spectacular
works. Also to be seen the Indian
village, the Motor Drome, the bee
demonstration, the farm tractors, ex-
hibit of pure breds and stock, to
amuse the children and entertain the
grown folks. Remember, day and
evening.
Friday is automobile day. All
drivers of cars are to be admitted free
between the hours of u and l:3O p. M
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24

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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02

does occasionally take place between
tobacco plants ia the same or neigh.
boring fields. II crossing is to be pre-
vented special precautions must be
taken. Even crossing between select
ed seed plants should be avoided. for
plants which seem 10 belong TO ex-
actiy the same type may be different
In their internal makeup and IL allowed
TO cross the farmer will really be
growing hybrids.
a cheap and effective method OF
preventing crossing Is 10 cover the
flower head with a 12-pound manila
paper bag such as is used in grocery
stores. The bag should be placed over
the flower head 81 about the time
blooming begins II any blossoms
have already opened il IL important
that these be removed when applying
the bag. The suckers and small
leaves just below the flower head
proper are removed and the mouth Of
the bag securely tied TO the stalk Just
beneath the lower branches of the
flower head
After week or ten days the bags
should be taken Off temporarily. the
dead blossoms shaken out and the bags
readjusted TO accommodate the growth
Ct the seed head. The seed heads
should be examined from time To time
and any bags which become torn
should be replaced with new ones. II
is well to leave the bags ON the seed
heads till the seed are sheIled out so
as 10 prevent loss or mixing OF seed.
Bulletin No. 1Ss. Maryland AgricuI
tural Experiment Station.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02
HEALTH BENEFIT or YAWNINe
Expert Advises Regular Exercises al
Measure for Doing Away With
Throat and Ear Troubles.

Yawning is said to have an exceed.
ingly healthful function besides having
a salutary effect in complaints OF the
pharynx and the eustachian tubes.
According to investigations yawn
ing Is the most natural form OF res
piratory exercise. bringing into &C.
tion all the respiratory muscles of
the neck and chest II is recon-
mended that every person should
have good yawn with the stretching
Of the limbs morning and evening for
the purpose OF ventilating the lungs
and tonifying the respiratory muscles
An eminent authority asserts that
this form OF gymnastics has a remark
able effect in relieving throat and ear
troubles. and says that patients suffer
ing from disorders OF the throat have
derived great benefit from II. He says
he makes his patients yawn. by sug-
gestion or imitation. or by a series of
deep breaths with the lips partly
closed.
The yawning In repeated six or
seven times. and should be followed
by swallowing. BY this process the
air and mucus in the eustachian tubes
are aspirated.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02

Plenty Of Ventilation Is Necessary
Have the Bins More Than Eight
Feet Square.

(By A. n. KOHLER. Minnesota Exper-
tment Station)
The place for storing potatoes
should have plenty of ventilation. Bins
ought not 20 be more than eight feet
square and should have slet walls
with hollow partitions. Or there
should be plenty of ventilatlng tubes
with slat sides reaching from top to
bottom OF the bin. Where bins are as
large as eight feet square a ventiiat.
ing tube in the middle OF each one
would be desirable. Ventilation helms
to carry on moisture. thus keeping
the potatoes dry. making it possible
to cool them OF quickly In the fali
and keep them cool during the winter.
The best temperature for potatoes
fs as near IS degrees Fahrenheit as
possible. A good tested thermometer
or several In different locations and
at different heights should be kept I'm
the cellar and watched at frequent In.
tervals.
In putting potatoes into a storage
cellar they should DO run over a
screen that will take out the dirt
Large potatoe cellar should be filed
IN layers so as to give the potatoes
the best possible opportunity TO cool
on and dry. Dumping q whole day's
digging in one place is not the best
practice.
The best method for keeping moIs.
tire from collecting on the inside of
the roof OF potato cellars is TO cover
them with straw or strawy manure.
Fienty OF ventilation also helps.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02
EPROVlhc TIE TOBACCO
CROP BY SELECTION
Seed Should Be Selected From ins-
proved Type OF Plants In Grow
srs Own Fields.

One of the simplest and cheapest
methods OF improving the value of the
average tobacco crop in Maryland is
to select good seed plants. choosing
only those plants which conform to q
definite type considered as the ideal
Having fixed ON a definite type OF
plant as the ideal. Il should be closely
followed year after year and no plant
should be used for seed which does
not conform 10 this type. In this way
the inferior strains in the mixed type
viii be weeded out and the crop viii
become more uniform from year to
year IL the selection ~ done with
proper care. The field should be- gone
over several times and a large mum
Der OF plants selected in the beginning.
BY further observation and study the
number OF selected plants can be
gradually reduced till the right mum.
Der for seed Is reached.
The advantages OF selecting good
seed plants. true to type. are lost If
crossing with other sorts is allowed
to occur. Some crop plants appear TO
be benefited hy free crossing between
plants but this is not the case with to-
baceo. II is true. nevertheless. that
under ordinary conditions crossing
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02

And then you pulled his pigtail!"
Yes. dear. and then all three scam
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

And then you pulled his pigtail!"
Yes. dear. and then all three scam
pered."
And the cute, little yellow man? ?''
Wang Fo? He dropped to his knees
and kissed my hand. and said 1 was
his preserver. and gave me the golden
bantam"
Little Flora Ward sat In the lap OF
her great friend. Alvin Prescott. i'm
mensely interested in quite a tragic
recital. He was telling her OF an en-
c0rnter In a dark side street the eve
ning before with three sinister China
men. They had backed another yell
iov-hued countryman against a brick
wal. One OF the assailants held his
throat In q talon.like clutch. A sec
ond had imprisoned his arms. A third
was advancing TO dispatch him with a
glittering steel knife, when Prescott
intervened.
And what was the golden ban
tam.' Mr. PRESCOTT lisped the inter
ested little one.
Prescott fumbled In his pocket
Eager eyes scanned the odd-looking
pin he drew forth. IL represented a
bantam rampant. with curious script
characters on its Outspread wings.
Il think the three wicked men were
hsghbinders. my DEAR" explained Pres
eott-"that Is. men belonging to 9
cruel society who make a business OF
killing people they don't like. Poor
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02
BEST TEST FOR ACID SOILS
Wisconsin Expert Tells Of Device Re.
Gently Perfected to Tell Amount
OF Lime Required.

tBy E. TRUoG. Wisconsin Experiment
Station.)
A simple little device has been per.
fected which promises to be OF great
value In improving and developing
many OF the soils. BY It's use Il Is
possible to tell how acid a soil is aud
how much lime will have to be applied
to correct this acidity.
1t consists OF an alcohol burner. n
cup to measure soil, a graduate 10
measure water, a few strips OF paper.
and some chemicals which can be pur.
chased at any drug store. II is mo
trick to mix the water, soil and
chemicals together I'm a flask and set
this mixture over the alcohol burner
until It boils. Then by laying one of
the strips or paper. soaked In another
Chemical. over the mouth of the TASK
Tor two minutes. observing the color
the paper turns and comparing this
with card OF standard colors, the
farmer knows defaltely how much
acid Is In his soil. The gas given OF
by the boiling mixture. colors the
strips OF this paper in shades from
light yellow TO black. depending on
how much acid is present 10 set free
the gas.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02
INDIGESTION BAD FOR DUCKS
sane-Aiways Furnish Ample Sup.
ply Of Fresh Water.
(By MRS. W. HARVEY

A great many young ducks are
killed by wrong feeding. I feed mine
cornmeal and one part fine white
sand. or fine gravel sifted.
Stir. the sand and gravel up with
your meal and water and feed i've
times a day. Always give an ample
supply OF fresh water when you feed
them. as ducks cannot eat without
drinking at the same time. Take the
water away when they are through
eating.
tried this plan last year, and
raised ~ out Of 60. The year before I
had 100 hatch but only raised 13.
also kept the little ducks shut up with
the old chicken mother. They were
q week old before I let them out.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02

well satisfied that she had a contempt
for Shaw. She feared MIN. too, Pres
colt believed. and. while he was glad
that n persistent rival was out OF the
way, he kept himself on the alert to
guard against any attempt 10 annoy
Lydia on the part Of Shaw.
One evening the telephone bell I'm
his room rang sharply. His name was
spoken breathlessly, and he thrilled
and tingled as he recognized the tones
OF the woman he loved.
lis 1t MIR. Prescott?" she asked I'm
tone that trembled.
"Yes. Miss Ward"
"Will you please come. to the house
at once-oh. at once. please!" and
Prescott dashed from the room, trac-
ing anxiety and urgency In the well
come summons that might mean some
thing helpful for Lydia
He found her distractedly pacing
the floor when he arrived at her home.
She was white TO the lips and her
eyes bore the traces OF q poorly sup
pressed anguish.
Flora" she gasped. she is gonei"
Gone? You mean-" began Pres
colt in alarm.
Stolen, kidnapped. spirited away!
She was alone In the garden for an
hour playing with her dolls" narrated
Lydia. when I went to call her in
she had disappeared.
"But-kidnaped? Impossiblei" cried
nd a6
away"
Il found this note on q garden
seat" proceeded Lydia. Read II"
The crumpled scrawi was signed
with one name-Shaw-and IL ran:
You will hear from me shortly. Un-
less you agree to marry me you will
never see little Flora again"
The scoundreli" cried Prescott.
Il will set the police on his track at
once"
No! mol" implored Lydia. You
do not know this man Shaw. II any
such an attempt In made. he will dis
appear. and Flora with him. Oh. try
and find her! Try and bring me back
my lost darling!"
Alvin Prescott had a difficult task
before him. Shaw was not to be found
at any of his occasioned haunts. No
trace was discovered OF the missing
child. The grief of Lydia was pitiable.
Prescott devoted all his time to the
mission in hand, but II was Of no
avail.
II was the fifth morning after the
disappearance OF Flora, that. walking
along the street. he observed q squat
oriental figure speed across the thor
oughfare to his side. II was Wang Fo.
Il find you," he cried in extrava-
CANT joy. The pin-of the golden
bantam. You loser
mo, 1 gave IL to q child"
Il have found her. You come-come.
quick!"
accompanied the half coherent. but in
tensely excited Wang Fo. lie led him
to the Chinese quarter OF the city.
and through sinuous and mysterious
passages into what seemed to be a
secret lodge room.
There. ON a dais,. surrounded by
Chinese women, was Flora. She was
supremely contented. for they had
given her all kinds OF quaint toys and
seemed only bent on entertaining her.
Wang Fo told his story. The child
had been brought to some avaricious
friends Of his to hide or ship to some
other city az the order might come.
He. Wang Fo, had discovered the gol-
den bantam pin. He had removed
the child into the charge OF more
trusty friends. He had guessed much.
Ii led to seeking out Prescott.
They never heard OF Shaw again
they" for what could come OF II, but
that the rescuer of the dear little one
should prevail upon sweet. loving
Lydia to give her a protector for
life?
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02

Wang Fo, as he called himself. must
belong to some other secret society.
| suppose the golden bantam is its
emblem. for he kept saying that the
bantam pin would make me friends
with all his people
What a sweet. cute little pin IL is."
said Flora effusively.
We'll. you shall have the trinket."
replied Prescott, and pinned 1t on a
band Of ribbon at her neck.
"Oh, how good you are!" cried
Flora ecstatically. and jumped to the
floor and ran over to where q charm
ing young lady was busy at some
fancy work. See. Aunt Lydia-the
beautiful pin Mr.. Prescott has given
mel"
You are spelling the child. MIR.
Prescott" spoke Miss Ward, but with
an indulgent smile.
He did not reply. but his eyes met
her own with q rapt, longing express
sion. She read fits meaning-love-
not only for the little one, but for her
self as well. He seemed about to
speak. The memory OF what had fol-
lowed an offer of marriage caused
Prescott to control his deep emotion.
Soon he left the house.
II was hard to be about daily in the
company OF the woman he so devoted
ly loved and refrain from urging her
to reconsider her decision. IL had been
announced in kindly way. so consid-
erately, in fact, that Prescott half be-
lieved that but for circumstances
Lydia might have favored his plea.
An orphan herself. her life was
ing lost both father and mother, was
cherished by Lydia az a responsibility
TO whom she had devoted her life. This
much she had told Prescott In answer
to his offer of marriage.
There was another suitor-Lesiie
Shaw. Prescott had never liked him
He was persistent I'm his attention
90 Lydia. He was a man about town.
with unknown antecedents. Prescott
had experienced relief and satisfaction
when q servant of the house, with
whom he was q favorite. told him of
the summary dismissal OF his rival.
Il seemed that Shaw had impor-
tuned Lydia to accept him as her hus-
band. She had given him the same
answer that Prescott had received
Her life was bound up in little Flora.
The enraged Shaw had fereely wished
the little one was dead. had let loose
his wicked temper in a way that
shocked and disgusted Lydia Then
Shaw had sworn that he would yet
win her as his wife. IL IL took him
ten years 20 accomplish his purpose.
and had gone away in a tempest OF
wrath.
Lydia never gave any token of that
stormy interview, but Prescott was
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02
FATTENINc POULTRY.
ROY II. WAITE.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

The principle OF fatiening poultry is
a rather simple one. although It's ap
plicaticn may seem somewhat com.
plicated. Naturally the thing desired
Is 10 get the fowls TO consume as large
amount OF feed as possible. n would
seem that in order to do this. feed
should be kept before the birds AT an
times so that they could help them.
selves at any time. This does not
hold true. In order 20 get birds. or
most any animal. for that matter. 10
consume large amount OF feed Won
will have TO keep their appeiites on
edge. II you keep palatable food be
fore them all the time they soon tire
Of IL. They just eat and eat and eat
at first and finally the feed becomes
distasteful to them. Fed this way they
win eat a lot for time. but In the
long run will not eat nearly as much
as II they were fed more Iudiciousiy.
In feeding fattening poultry always
see that they are hungry for each
meal This means that you win not
st any time feed them more than they
viii clean up quickly.
In as much as poultry is usually fat.
tened To sell as market birds We wish
20 get them In condition with as little
expense as possible. We do not have
the problems 20 contend with In grow.
Ing the chicks or feeding for egg pro-
ductiOn. therefore we can feed much
simpler ratlons.
We do not have TO supply much
protein 20 fattening birds, therefore
the cheapest feeds can be used. Corn
and its products are fayorite fattening
foods, A simple and efficient ration fs
as follows:
Corn meal and wheat middlinRs
mixed up with milk or butter min
makes an almost ideal fattenfng
ration. II Eailk In not available add
about pounds OF meat scrap or meal
20 100 pounds Of corn meal and mid
dlings and max up With water.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02

The bureau OF plant industry re-
ports that its agricultural explorer.
i. N. Meyer. who already had many
remarkable finds to his credit. has
recently sent In an unusually Interest.
ing collection OF new fruits from the
Tibetan border of China These in
elude the Tangutian almond. the Po-
tanin peach. and a notable series OF
wild forms OF the ordinary cultivated
peach. 1dr. Meyers latest expedition
succeeded In reaching Lanchowfu.
when further progress was prevented
BY the desertion OF the interpreter.
Recent collections have largely aug
mented the agricultural departments
stock OF iujubes and persimmons from
western China
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02

In the soil within a few inches OF the
melon hill. and hll II with water as
often as tho dryncss OF the weather
demands.
Place something over the can to pre-
vent the water from evaporating. and
Il will creep through the holes into
the soil. furnishing plenty OF moisture
To refresh and properly develop the
plant.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02
WATER SUPPLY FOR MELONS
Common Tin Can With Holes Punched
In Side May Be Used to Supply
Moisture 20 Plant.

When the season turns extremely
dry just before or about tho time
watermelons begin to ripsn, the
drought and the consequent slow
growth cause the melon to become
tough and unpalatabie. sometimes un-
Mt for one to eat at all.
To guard against these conditions.
and the damaging results. punch
small holes about the sides and bot
tom OF a common No. can. sink Il
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-02
Tea Used as condiment.
Most OF the tea raised in Burmah IL
picked and eaten as a condiment.


Pa, what 10 the first line Of de-
fenser7 That depends On the cir
cumstances. son. II tnis country were
at war. the FIRST line OF defense would
be the navy. When q mans married.
MS usually the telephone line. by
which he tries TO square himself Do.
fore he comes home. me.-Birmingham
Age-faerald.