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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26

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prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Wheat growers in this country not
infrequently experience serious losses
caused by preventable diseases. Wheat
is preyed upon by number of para
site fungi, three of which are classed
as smuts. Two of these smuts are
common pests in the wheattields of
North America, the other, commonly
known as flag smut, is thus far I'M
known to this continent, though it is
fairly common in Australia and certain
other parts of the world where wheat
culture has been in progress for cen
turtles, says the department of agri-
culture.
Of the two smuts, bunt or covered
smut of wheat, sometimes referred to
as sinking smut, is found wherever
wheat is grown, sometimes resulting
In losses to the farmers of the United
States of 100000 or more annually.
Not infrequently fields planted to I'M
treated seed and giving promise of
yielding 80 to 40 bushels per acre Of
good wheat, will produce a crop of
covered smut amounting, in some
cases, to as much as 40 to 60 per cent
of the crop.
This smut disease is caused by
parasitic fungus which attacks the
growing wheat plant before the first
leaf appears above ground. Once in
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its growth and by the time the wheat
begins to head the diseased plants pro-
duce crop of smut. If we examine
the heads of such a plant we find in
stead of normal wheat grains only
lot of smut balls. In other words, the
materials produced by the living plant
for the purpose of building up sound
wheat grains have been consumed by
the parasite in forming it's masses of
smut spores which finally occupy the
exact position in the wheat heads that
would have been filled by the kernels
had they been allowed to develop.
These smut balls consist of nothing
but millions of spores inclosed in each
case by thin enveloping membrane.
When the smut balls are crushed the
spores give off an odor not unlike that
of herring brine. The liberated
spores become attached to the seed,
which, if planted without previous
treatment, may produce another crop
of smutted wheat.
Treat Seed With Forn1aIin.
one of the most easily prevented of
any of the cereal diseases. The fol-
lowing procedure is recommended:
Run all seed wheat through a tanning
mill in order to blow out the unbroken
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
SULPHUR in New Zealand.

Sulphur deposits are found on White
Island, in the Bay of Plenty on the
coast of the North Island of New Zea-
land, about thirty miles from the main
land. This island, which covers about
600 acres attains a height of 900 feet
on one side and opens to the sea on
the other. Its topography indicates
an old crater, and the boiling lake on
the island, which is one of the awe
inspiring sights of New Zealand. is a
further evidence of volcanism. After
the New Zealand Sulphur company
had spent 100000 in preparation for
mining sulphur in this locality, a vol
canic disturbance wrecked the camp
and killed ten men
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
USE OF CARBON BlSULPHIDE
Treatment for Graduating Grain
Moths and WeeviIs.

(By T. ]. TALBERT. Missouri College of
Agriculture.)
A stitch IN time saves nine, but even
| the time may not remedy the damage
one would have prevented. Usually
late threshing has left the grain in
the stack or shock exposed to the
| attacks of the grain moth and the
weeVil this year. Fortunately, rath-
er simple, cheap treatment with car
bon bisulphide will destroy all the
weevils and moths that infest stored
grains. This liquid looks very much
like water but when poured on rags
or into shallow pans on the top Of
grain, rapidly forms a gas so much
heavier than air that it goes down
among the kernels, destroying all
weevils and moths.
The temperature, size, shape, and
tightness of bins or granaries are i'm
portant factors. 1t is not worth
while to fumigate when the tempera-
ture is below so degrees F. More
bisulphide is required and even then
unsatisfactory results are obtained.
One pound of liquid for every 80
bushels of grain will be enough if the
bin is tight and the temperature
above 70 degrees. Another pound
should be used for every 200 cubic
feet of space above the grain in the
bin.
The liquid may be thrown directly
on the grain without injury, but bet
ter results will be secured by pour
ing it into shallow pans, scattered
over the surface, or if these are not
available, it may be poured upon old
rags or cotton waste. One-half pound
or at most not more than a pound,
should be poured into each pan. The
liquid may be poured down through
gas pipe in order to get 1T near the
center and bottom Of very large bins.
Plug one end of the pipe with cotton
or old rags, push it down through the
grain and then remove the plug by
pushing a rod down through the pipe.
The granary or bins should be
kept closed as tightly as possible for
sc hours, and if the seed is not to be
sowed, for 48 hours. The grain will
be just as good for feed after treat
ment as before, but if it is to be
sowed, care should be taken not to
use too much bisulphide or to fumi-
gate too long. 1t is often convenient
to apply the liquid Saturday afternoon
and fumigate until the next Monday
morning.
The gas is very explosive and no
lighted cigars, pipes, lanterns, or
matches should be allowed in or near
the building until it has been thor
oughly aired The work should always
be done in the daytime Cost may
be kept down by securing commercial
bisulphide instead of the more expen-
sive chemically pure liquid, often kept
by drug stores. Storekeepers will
doubtless to glad to order the more
economical form if it is not already
in stock.
For directions in special cases,
write to the College of Agriculture,
Columbia, Mo. Be sure to state the
size of the granary or bin to be fu-
migated.
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Familiar Story,

From the biography of a failure:
BY careful attention to his own bust
ness he gained a competency and
stood high in the esteem of his fell
low citizens. Persuaded by his
friends he made the race for congress
sional honors, but was defeated. He
next yielded to the earnest solicitation
of his friends and ran for the legisla-
ture, but did not win. Afterwards he
was at intervals urged by his many
friends to become in rotation a candi-
date for sheriff. constable, town mar
shall. night watch and dogpelter, and
was each time knitted at the polls by
fiends in human form. Somewhere
along the line he became a liar. dead
beat, petty swindler and common
drunkard. and one morning last week
he was found dead out behind the liv-
cry stable-Kansas City Star.
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along steadily to the house, If he is
a stranger to the home folks, and has
an air about him of importance and
that he is desirable, he says deliberate
ly: IF you have a desire to inquire
who l am, l will furnish you with the
names of the best people in the town
or community where l have passed
my years"
He hardly thinks the good worthy
folks, as he has found them, will take
the trouble to search out his connec-
lions and habits knowing how much
their dear girl thinks of him, as all
of her friends do.
This bluff having been given, they
get on tolerably we'll in their oddly
matched romance, assisted by the ap-
plause of their young admiring chums.
They like each other, and have every
confidence that their love affair is to
be smooth and all that it should be.
If they frequently have slight quarrels,
and it is slyly whispered that the
young man is under the influence of
the wine cup midnights, is gay rev.
eler of sports and often falls behind in
paying his bills, those who are nearest
to their loved girl begin to lose con-
fidence in what he is and it is talked
over that they should break off the
match before it goes farther.
Too often the girls are willful and
bemoan the fact that there should be
interference between them. That it
is only hearsay. and they are confident
that he is a good lover much sinned
against. Older, experienced relatives
regret causing a disturbance, realizing.
that often, the more that is said
against one who is said to be unworthy
the more determined the girl becomes
to defend him and not forsake him.
Not until later does the truth come
f0rcibly home to them that their in
terested home folks are ever ready to
give honor to whom honor is due
Even some of them are willing to
meet him half way in reconciliation.
If there is determined opposition,
it is lastly, because it impresses them
beyond a doubt that it is match
wholly untitled to be made or sane
toned. While she has a good, happy
disposition, his turns out to be
brusque, quick-tempered and given to
moods, to which a wife would find it
very unpleasant to yield.
Thus it happens that a girl may be
considered attractive and be highly re-
yarded by a score of young men, whom
che has known long time and yet
she may fail to win the confidence or
TO influence worthily the one man
whom she believes she cares most of
all for Often her choice falls on the
last person in the world who one
would think would attract her. But
she has the tenderest of sympathy, the
outstretched hands of all who love
her when her eyes are opened to the
truth that her confidence is shattered
beyond reparation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
JUST THOUGHTS

For one man who is too good for
MS JOB there are a thousand whose
jobs are too good for them.
No man acquires the secret of pop-
ularity unless he has learned to keep
his troubles to himself.
We are always inclined to be leni.
ent with the faults of people who are
bigger than we are.
The people who want their money
to go long way generally have some
difficulty in letting it go at all.
Some people waste entirely too
much time waiting for the unexpected
to happen.
If a tightwad ever gets to heaven
1t will be because he sneaks in un-
der the canvas.
1t isn't so much what women wear
that makes men talk as what they
don't
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26

Life seemed like an autumn day.
Hope was as a flame that dies
Till you shone across my way.
But when your bright glory broke
Ger my life this love awoke.
The number of girls who mistake
courtesy for mans devotion to
them is a matter of wonder. Among
numerous young women who have
made this mistake, which they can
hardly forget, one young girl who
signs her communication Hopeless"
writes as follows: "An older sister
and l had occasion to come to a GER
tain establishment several different
times. l became acquainted there with
a gentleman who rendered me excep-
tional good service. Besides, he was
very kind and attentive to me each
time we went there.
First we attributed his interested
ness to his politeness. Judging from
his demeanor, the third or fourth call
we had made we both began to ex-
change opinions that he certainly had
deeper motives; was impressed and
supposed it rested with me to favor or
reject his encouragement | did not
know whether l should show the won
der that was uppermost in my mind
regarding his intentions, but was per-
suaded to let him make the advances,
believing, as he saw me often. he
would do
Gradually he grew more distant. It
was plain to be seen by him that
did not understand what he had in
tended to convey by certain looks
which he bestowed upon me. That
was the truth. / did not, because we
were perfect strangers. Consequently,
when 1 received a peculiar look and
bow | subjected him to a glance of
inquiry in return. This was the re-
suit until the termination of our visit
one afternoon. He was pleasant to a
gentleman, without noticing me. Sud-
denly he looked around. saw me as
he was about to leave the room.
smiled as he faced us. He turned with
and without even the ghost of pleas
antness in return went away.
Whether l had given ofense to
have caused him to behave so l did
not know. 1t made me unhappy. |
had learned to love this man. He was
constantly in my mind. This is wor-
rying me; running my health. | con-
fided in my friends ere this should
continue longer. Have been urged to
write to you for ad~ice, please"
l must confess that this has been
a grievous mistake. 1t shows what
little control some young girls are in
the habit of exercising over their i'm
aginations and how they allow their
unbridled sentiments to be so like the
thistledown, the sport for every pass
ing breeze, little rocking in what soil
they may take root. In kindness and
pity the unfortunate mistake you
made should be a warning to you. AS
a patron, he was polite to you. He
showed plainly you had no encour-
agemont to fal- in love with him.
Never take it for granted that man
is in love with you until he tells it
plainly, Enthusiastically. by asking you
to be his wife. Courtesy is not a
proof of mems devotion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26

The Banat is a province of soulla
Hungary that forms part Of 'Vr
deemed Roumania." But there are Z
of it that are not in the least Ro'D
nian in neutrality-suspicious. !
tain bits with neat little farms anaE
lar-lined roads and trim Villages I.
Ting round pretty Gothic cba,[
Both villages and villagers ~
French names, often distoHN !, /.
most out of recognition, and \
old folks still have a dim memoir !.
the French language, which va
current speech in these villages =
years ago, but has since been o'D'
out of existence by the Magyaf'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26

Love he comes. and love he tarries
Just as fate or fancy carries;
Longest stays when sorest chidden.
Laughs and flies when pressed and bid
den.
Girls who have quite a number of
young men callers and constant Wis
itors are much inclined to favor as
best the jollying beaux. She is fond
of good takers and of those who new
er weary of paying her pretty compli-
ments and making each hour they are
with her pleasant ones.
This is the part of the young man
whom she looks forward to seeing the
oftenest and who has the faculty of
keeping her in the best humor from
the time he steps foot in her house I'M
til he takes his hat to go away.
Clothes do not count with him I'M
less 1t is that he believes in looking
neat when he puts in an appearance
anywhere. The jollying young man
has no use for an automobile TO win a
girls favor by taking her out riding.
treating her to suppers on the road. or
having his car in front of amusement
places where he could be said to fire.
Quent. with a crowd of young fellows.
he does not wear a serious face nor
look downcast as though he were in
debt head over heels. That is not one
of his misfortunes.
Usually the iollier is not a hand
some. outwardly attractive man, who
would be singled out in a crowd from
among all others Nor is he a boast
full. Il am sort of fellow. who is apt
10 follow the vivacious, coquettish sort
of girl that comes along. II is really
impossible for him to follow any set
rules as to how he should conduct
himself among the loveliest or live
lest Of fair young women. You can
not be duh and hesitate what subject
it is best 10 breach when he is in your
company, Just leave aim aloee when
the weather has been dreadful COOS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
Right WAY to Drop a Hook

~ Wv q liOSh
One Of the most common faults
amateurs in the realm Of seamana
is to let go the anchor while the ysa
is still going ahead, says Outing D
is not only sloppy and unseamahs
but it is very likely to involve Onl
difficulties later on, because when
vessel settles back over her "Sa
she is apt to to catch a turn OF thsp
chor-rope around a fiuke or arm .
then the anchor will drag under aD
least provocation. The proper metz
of coming to anchor is to round W,
the wind or tide according to V1s
is the controlling force, bring y
vessel to a stop, and even have '9-
sternway on her before singing 7
Let go!" Then the anchor Will
down fair and it's chain or rope =
tail out straight as the vessel s6T
off before the wind or tide.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
Eternal Fitness.

According to statistics" renl~ =.
the man who reads the scientlHcaI,s.
in patent medicine almanacs' -
are no cats in the Arctic reglons
Well" re5oined the nomeg n
philosopher, that's a fortunate =
for the natives, anyway. ..
why is it?" asked the parry
first 70 :, after the manner
kind. ,..,s
Well" answered the phiiOi,%
dispenser, "just imagine cats
country where the nights ai'
months long"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
Nitro-Cotton.

Nitro-cotton, that produces such a
powerful powder, also produces a beau
tiful imitation of amber. Claim is
made that if one buys a meerschaum
pipe with an amber piece six inches
long at what seems TO be an unusually
low price, one may rely upon it be-
ing collodion-a solution of guncotton
in ether. The cloudy effect which
some smokers like is produced by a
large amount of camphor in the so
luton Nitro-cotton also produces a
fine substitute for tortoise shell.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26

best welfare or a
daughter who is
going out with her
girl friends six
evenings in the
week. She is the
merry, happy in
clined girl who
loves dancing and
all that is joyous
and mirthful.
These traits in
her nature bring
lovers, who come
to her and who,
it is noticed. after
after a time, be-
gin to show seri-
Gus in t e n t ions.
When the first
beau ideal comes
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
Anticipatino The Honor

Il bee, your pardon!" apologized the
clumsy man.
You are partially mistaken, my
dear sir, but thank you from the
bottom Of my heart for the COM
plimentl" answered the gentleman
with the rotund personality and
orotund utterance. Il 7m not the gov
ernor. but-ah!-in confidence | may
say that I am about to reluctantly con-
sent at the earnest solicitation of my
many friends to become a candidate
for that high Office. Kansas City
Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
Damp Chicken Houses.

The continued wet weather of the
present season has caused many damp
chicken houses. If ventilation will
not dry the damp poultry buildings,
put about five pounds of calcium chlor-
ide in a tub or pan in each of them,
covering the vessel to keep the fowls
from wasting the material. The cal
cium chloride will absorb the mois-
ture, and if it becomes moist it may
be dried and used again. 1t costs
about ten cents a pound
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smut balls. This being done, the grain
should be soaked ten minutes in a So
luton consisting of one pound of COM
mercial formalin (obtainable at near
ly all drug stores) added to 40 gallons
of water. The seed thus treated is next
allowed to drain and is then piled on
the floor and stirred frequently until
sufficiently dry to SOW. If, during this
process, the kernels have swollen very
much. the drill should be set to SOW a
little thicker, else the quantity sown
per acre will be less than was in
tended.
Rotation in Severe Cases.
Recent experiments have shown that
in certain sections of the country the
soil of a field producing a crop of
smutted wheat this year may harbor
enough smut spores to cause the ap-
pearance of smut in next years crop
if the field be reseeded to wheat. This
sometimes occurs, where smut is very
bad. in spite of the planting of treat
ed seed. and shows that in such locali-
ties crop rotation should be practiced
in addition to seed treatment. Blunt
or covered smut of wheat attacks no
other cereal crop. but other cereals
have their own smut diseases.
Loose Smut
The other wheat smut occurring III
this country, known commonly as
loose smut, is not so serious as bunt.
although it probably produces an av-
erage loss of three-fourths OF one per
cent of the total wheat crop of the
country. Loose smut may be prevent
ed by treating the seed by the Jensen
hot-water method or some modification
! OF it
The Jensen method consists in soak
/ ing the seed for ten TO fifteen minutes
in hot water at a temperature of 1872
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
The Wors. Interpretation.

Il saw Jassby last night propped
against fire plug. his derby over one
eye, his walking stick bent under his
weight and his clothing sadly disar-
ranged"
Pretty full, eh?"
Yes. but he still had his wits about
him"
'Indeed?"
"Yes. AS I helped him to a taxi he
muttered that he hoped no one would
think he was trying to initiate Char
ley Chaplin"
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to 1873 degrees, Fahrenheit. 1t is high
ly important that the water shall not
rise over 1875 degrees or fall below 100
degrees, Fahrenheit. temperature
below this will not kill the smut, while
temperature too high may affect
the termination of the seed. The grain
after treatment should be immediate
ly spread out to dry. If it cannot be
spread at once it should be dipped into
cold water to cool at once, and spread
as soon as possible.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
The Eternal Conflict

Society is nothing more than s. con
tinustion of the conflict OF nature IN
der the guidance Of intelligence. II is
vain to hope for any ameliorauon OF
society from the prevalence of an in.
tellectusl education. Culture OF the
intellect supplies new weapons for use
in the conflict and may render II less
rude in appearance. but cannot change
its nature Doctrines and creeds
are forms; the will supplies their con
tents. JUS. as q vehicle may convey
substances having wholesome or in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
Eco Production.

Produce the infertile egg.
Infertile eggs are produced by hens
having no male birds with them.
Removing the male bird has no in
fluence on the number of eggs laid by
the hens.
The hens greatest proit-producing
period is the first and second years,
and unless a hen is an exceptionally
good breeder she should be disposed
of at the end of her second laying sea-
son and before starting to mott.
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netermine Value of Cow.

To determine the value of cow 1t
is necessary to measure her milk
flow and also to test her milk for but
terfat. A COW producing 40 pounds
of 8 per cent milk and one producing
20 pounds of per cent milk give
equal amounts .of butter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
Honolulu Town BUYS kanaaroo

A kangaroo and a player piano are
among recent important purchases
made by the county government of
Oahu. the island on which Honolulu
is situated.
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A Hint.

'Ts that an eight-day cIoca. y
the young man as the
struck the midnight hour. =
well" replied the 5"eSs .t Z
thing with a yawn, "wny uoI
stay a little longer and ana %
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Bronze.

To clean bronze ornaments. first
brush out the dust. then apply a very
little sweet oil all over the article.
Polish first with soft buster, finally
with a wash leather.
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sinns of tuberculosis.

a COW that stays thin in spite OF
good feed and has a cough. shows
pretty sure signs of tuberculosis. Let
the veterinarian test her.
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WAITING TO See.

Gladys-Why did you reiuss
you loved him? a
Well, you see' ne 'a .s
couldn't live without NE, 3
aroused my curiosity.-SyoNs'
letin.
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standardizina EIectricitv

Experts from the United States and
England have agreed on international
standards for electrical machinery
which are expected to be adopted
throughout the world.
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Close.

Did you use that money you put
by for a rainy day in the way you IL
tended?"
Not exactly. But | came as near
using it that way as could. l bought
watered stock with il"
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CONCENTRATION.

II is concentration that counts, The
flame OF a candle applied direct is
more uncomfortable than the diffused
heat of a blast furnace.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26

The grand essentials of life are
something to do. something TO love
and something TO hope for.-Thomas
Chalmers.