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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

and mostly taken in spring before
fruit was ripe. Half the insects were
beetles and the remainder chiefly
grasshoppers, caterpillars, bugs and
spiders. A few predacious beetles
were eaten, but on the whole the work
of the species as an insect destroyer
may be considered beneficial.
Eight per cent of its food is made
up of fruits like raspberries or currants
which are or may be cultivated, but
the raspberries at least are as likely
to belong to wild as to cultivated va
rieties. Grain, made up mostly OF
scattered kernels of oats and corn. is
merely trifie, amounting to only 3
per cent Though some of the corn
may be taken from newly planted
fields, it is amply paid for by the de-
struction of May beetles which are
eaten at the same time. The rest OF
the food consists of wild fruit or
seeds. Taken all in all, the brown
thrasher is a useful bird, and prob
ably does as good work in its Sc
Guided retreats as it would about the
garden. for the swamps and grooves
are no doubt the breeding grounds
of many insects that migrate thence
to attack the crops of the farmer.
The catbird, like the thrasher, is
lover of swamps and delights to make
its home in tangle of wild grape
vines, greenbrlers, and shrubs. where
it is safe from attack and can find its
favorite food in abundance. 1t is
found throughout the United States
west to the Rocky mountains, and e'l-
tends also from Washington, Idaho
and Utah northward into the prov
inces of Canada. 1t winters in the
southern states, Cuba, Mexico and
Central America.
Reports from the Mississippi valley
Indicate that the catbird is sometimes
a serious annoyance to fruit growers.
The reason for such reports may pos,
sibly be found in the fact that on the
prairies fruit-bearing shrubs, which
afford so large a part of this bird 5
food, are conspicuously absent With
the settlement of this region comes an
| extensive planting of orchards, vine
yards and small-fruit gardens, which
furnish shelter and nesting sites for
the catbird as well as for other spe-
cies. There is in consequence a largo
increase in the numbers of the birds.
but no corresponding gain in the sup
ply of native fruits upon which they
were accustomed to feed. Under
these circumstances what is mora
natural than for the birds to turn to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
LOW ROUND TRIP FARES TO
CALIFORNIA; EXPOSITIONS
and The PACIFIC COAST

Low round trip fares are now in
eject via the Scenic Highway OF the
Northern Pacific Ry. to CALIFORNIA; Ex-
position via the North Pacific Coast.
These tickets permit liberal stop-overs
and enable the tourist to include both
Expositions as well as a stop-over at
Yellowstone National Park via Gardi-
ner Gateway.
your western trip, will be pleased to
quote rates, send a copy of our hand
some Expositions folder AS well as
Yellowstone National Park and travel
literature, and assist you in any way
possible in planning your 1915 vaca-
ton trip. A. NJ. Cleland, General Pas
senger Agent, SIT Northern Pacific
-Ry., st. Paul, Minnesota.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
prepared by the United States Depart
nent of Agriculture

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
According to a new bulletin issued
by the department of agriculture, en-
titled Some Common Birds Useful to
the Farmer" Farmers bulletin No.
630), the wren, brown thrasher and
catbird are three very useful neigh
bors to the grower of crops or fruits.
The diminutive house wren fire.
quents barns and gardens, and particu-
larry old orchards in which the trees
are partially decayed He makes his
nest in hollow where perhaps
woodpecker had a domicile the year
before, but he is a pugnacious char
acter, and if he happens to fancy one
of the boxes put up for bluebirds
he does not hesitate to take it. He is
usually not slow to avail himself Of
boxes, gourds, tin cans, or empty jars
placed for his accommodation.
In food habits the house wren is en-
tireiy beneficial. He may be said TO
live upon animal food alone, for an
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
LUXEMBOURG.

Not much has been heard from Lux
embourg since the commencement OF
the European war. Luxembourg, it
will be remembered, took a position
exactly opposite to that taken by Bel
GUM when the German forces de-
manded a passage through its terri
tory. 1t did not oppose. but permitted
the march on the ground that the
country would not suffer and that all
losses would be repaid. 1t now ap-
pears that Luxembourg is suffering and
suffering bitterly. 1t is in the same
plight as Belgium and the other day
made An appeal to the Belgian relief
committee. 1t only shows that war is
war and suffering is inevitable.-St
Louis Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

Do Not Allow Stray Dogs on the Place
Shoot Sparrows and All Other
Carriers of Germs.

II you live in a country that has
insidious animal infection, either foot
and-mouth disease or hog cholera:
Don't allow stray dogs on the place,
and keep your own at home.
Don't harbor a horde of rats.
Don't hesitate to shoot pigeons, 81 ar
rows and similar possible carriers of
germs.
Don't permit hunters. peddlers or
wandering agents to enter your
premises
Don't go near an infected area.
Don't encourage visits from friend
or neighbors who have infection On
their farms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

garden. Wrens are industrious for
ayers. searching every tree, shrub and
vine for caterpillars, and examining
every post and rail of the fence and
every Granny in the wall for insects
or spiders.
The house wren is only one of a
numerous group Of small birds of SINH
lar habits. There ara within the limits
of the United States "a species and
subspecies of wrens, occupying more
or less completely the whole country
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With
the exception of the marsh wrens, they
all appear to prefer some coy nook
for a nesting site, and. as it happens,
the farm buildings afford just the place
desired This has led several of the
wrens to seek out the habitation~ of
man, and he is benefited by their de-
struction of noxious insects. No spe-
cies of wren has been accused of harm,
and their presence should be encour-
aged about every farm, ranch, village
or suburban residence.
The brown thrasher breeds through
out the United States east of the
great plains. and winters in the South
Atlantic and Gulf states. 1t occasion
ally visits the garCen or orchard, but
nests in swamps or in groves standing
upon low ground. The thrasher's ia
vorite time for singing is in early
morning. when, perched on the top
of tall bush or low tree. it gives
an exhibition of vocal powers which
would do credit to a mocking bird.
Indeed. in the South. where the latter
bird is abundant, the thrasher is
known as the sandy mocker.
The food of the brown thrashsr
consists of both fruit and insects. An
examination of go stomachs slowed
Sc per cent of vegetable and 81 of
animal food. practically all insects.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
PURIFYING Gas With Electricity.

Electricity is being employed with
success at a Detroit coke oven for the
purpose of removing tar from artiti-
cial gas in the purifying process, says
Popular Mechanics The gas is passed
through highly ionized field, which
is produced by a high-tensiOn dis
charge of current ranging as high as
$4,000 volts, with the result that the
tar forms in large drops, which are
then easily separated There are no
high-tension leads exposed, since the
ionizer contains the transformer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
ONLY A FEW PIMPLES
But Many More May Come II You
Neglect Them. Try Cuticura Free.

Cuticura Soap and Ointment are
most effective in clearing the skin OF
pimples, blackheads, redness, rough
ness, itching and irritation as well as
freeing the scalp of dandruff, dryness
and itching, besides satisfying every
want of the toilet and nursery.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Y.
Boston. Sold everywhere-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

examination of So stomachs showed
that SO per cent of the contents was
made up of insects or their allies, and
only per cent was vegetable food,
Including bits of grass and similar
matter, evidently taken by accident
with the insects. Half of this food
consisted of grasshoppers and beetles;
the remainder of caterpillars, bugs and
spiders. AS the wren is a prolific
breeder, frequently rearing in season
from II to 16 young, family of these
birds must cause considerable reduc-
ton in the number of insects in a
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
Good LoQic.

Ma" demonstrated Bobby, when
was at grandma's she used to let me
have two pieces of cake"
We'll, she ought not have done so,
Bobby" said his mother. Il think
two pieces of cake are too much for
little boys The older you grow the
more wisdom you will gain"
Bobby was silenced, but only for a
moment
We'll, ma" he said, grandma is
good deal older than you are"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
MisappIied Wisdom.

Il told that young man to take care
of the pennies and the dollars would
take care of themselves.
Did he heed your adyice?"
He says he tried to. But he seems
to have got the wrong slant on it.
He squanders nearly all his spare time
playing penny ante
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
An Insect Cycle.

One of the chief causes for the out
breaks Of insects is the failure of par
asites. There are what might be
termed cycles of supremacy. at one
time the insects will be more numer-
Gus. and due TO this fact the parasites
grow in numbers very rapidly and
soon become more numerous than
their host insects. Then on account
Of having killed most Of the host. they
become small in numbers through
ack % food. and the host insects be
ame numerous again. and thus the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

cultivated fruits for their food? The
remedy is obvious: Cultivated fruits
can be protected by the simple expedi-
ent of planting the wild species which
are preferred by the birds Some ex
periments with catbirds in captivity
show that the Russian mulberry is
preferred to any cultivated fruit
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
Feeding DRY Grain

1t is less work to feed dry grain
than mashes. SO many are experiment.
ing with it. If one attempts this
method. il is well to alternate buck
wheat with corn, barley with millet,
and feed oats and wheat daily.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

I EN- ale weakness,
pain and irregulari-
ties. The pains In
my sides were in
creased by walking
or standing on my
feet and / had such
awful bearing down
feelings, W as de-
pressed in spirits
and became thin and
pale with dull. heavy
ewes. L had six doc
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
Respectful Faith.

MY next picture" said the lectur-
er. will be Washington crossing the
Delaware"
is that man standing up in the
bow Washington" asked the inter
ested spectator.
Yes"
Il can't believe it. Washington was
too smart a man to take any such
chances on rocking the boat"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
chiId's Piay.

why are you moping there. Dick?"
I've got no one to play with"
We'll, go and fetch Freddie next
door"
"Oh. played with him yesterday,
and / don't suppose he's well enough
to come out yet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
nnd for rhnnnht-

Wife (sarcastically)-What would
you do if | were to stay out every
night until after midi light?
husband (calmly)-What would l
10? Oh, in that case I'd probably
stay at home.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
Would Not Do.

The other morning Jones turned up
at the office even later than usual,
His employer tired of waiting for him.
had himself set about registering the
days transactions. usually Jones first
duty. The enraged merchant laid his
pen aside very deliberately and said to
Jones, very sternly:
Jones, this will not do"
NO, sir" replied Jones, gently,
drawing off his overcoat as he glanced
over his employers shoulder, lit will
not. You have entered up McKurkey's
order in the wrong book altogether.
Far better to have waited till came"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
Choice of Evils.

Miss Young warn you against
marry ng that man. dear. I'm sure he
will lead a double life.
Miss Older-Well. If don't marry
him II have to lead single one and
that's worse
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
He Didn't Own One.

Flatbush-When my wife sees hogs
on the road she's afraid.
Bensonhurst-With or without
with or without what?"
Automobiles"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

Small leaks sink the ship. Plug
the leaks on the farm and you will
be surprised at the increased profits
that viii follow your efforts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
Much Cheaper.

Pm going south for the rheuma-
tism'
Its cheaper to get it here. Dos
ton Evening Transcript
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
GETTING Most ~ Hired ~,

The farmer who leads VIII get
great deal more work out his hired
man than the one who nags and
drives.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

The ingenuity that many man dis
plays in lodging creditors would make
his fortune In any other line Of en-
deavor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

Many a man is on such good terms
with himself that he hasn't time to be
pleasant to anyone else
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
Plua up the Leaks.

cycle is carried on from one change
to another.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
Ornamental.

What's the Oh Joy silver mine
stock selling for ncw?"
we just sold the last ten rolls Of
II for wall paper"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

81 am going to embroider a matri-
monial romance on this tapestry"
Then why not use a cross-stitch?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
Feed for Balancing Ration.

Every locality in the country can
produce a kind OF feed capable of
balancing up the corn ration.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOD
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak Watery
Ewes and GRADUATED Eyelids; No smarting-
fust Eve comfort. Write for Book of the Eye
by mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
The sweetness of adversely is apt to
sour a mans disposition.

Put a man under the X-ray machine
If you would find out what is in him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
Advice.

Percy-By Jove! I've got an idea.
Betty-Be kind to the little stranger.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

Nightly coughing and torturing throat
tickle quickly relieved by Deans Mentho-
lated Cough Drops-5c at all Druggists.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

Wealth has its penalties. You never
hear of a poor man spending money
for dyspepsia tablets
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06
MRS. WILLIAMS
LONG SICKNESS
Yields To Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

EIkhart, Ind. CT suffered for four
teen years from organic Inflammation,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

Nor does the size of the family Bible
always indicate the amount of religion
there is in that particular family.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-06

When an experienced parlor maid
has spent her savings she can grab a
broom and raise some more dust.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-28
BON VOYAGE.
around.

Today marks the going of Captain Boy-Ed, the German military attache stationed for some time at the en- bassy in Washington. He is going back to his own land after a series of depredations committed against the neutrality laws of this country. There will be no sorrow over his de- parture, nor will there be gloating over his riddance. No one. holds any personal anim osity against the officer who sacrificed his honor in the performance of what he saw as his duty. The greatest crime he committed was the mistake of getting caught at the job. Could he have gone on with his nefarious work in uninterrupted complacence no one would have had harsh word to say against him. But, like murder, his deed would out, as all such things must. sooner or later. With the generosity of the American heart even after what he did against the peace and tranquility of this nation, the citizens here will wish Captain Boy-Ed a safe journey home, probab- ly accompanied by the wish that he never comes back.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-28
Our Apt Pupils.
(NeW Haven Register.)


 Not a. prejudiced Cuban, but our United States consul general at Ha- vana, reports that Havana is not only free from yellow and other levers, but from mosquitoes and even from flies. Nothing but eternal vigilance in eliminating all breeding sources has to exercise and apply that vigilance from our sanitary engineers.
 Eighteen years seems a short time. and it's less than that since there was different condition Of things in Havana. The worst thing that ailed the city and country, to be sure, was Spanish rule, but it was made materially worse by the scourge of yellow and malarial and typhoid fever, which we now know were engendered by the filth and flies and mosquitoes of Havana and it's neighborhood. We do not need to be reminded how we first cleaned out the Spaniards, and then taught the Cubans, along with self government how to clean out the causes of the fever.
 So Havana, a city in what we used to call malarial country, city whose inhabitants might be presumed to be less sensitive to sanitary niceties than are we, is free from disease, flies and mosquitoes, while we still suffer the threefold affliction. This reflects favorably on the Cubans as apt pupils. We know so much more than our teachers that we are not content to make such sacrifices and exercise such vigilance as have delivered the people of Cuba from their greatest enemies And when we look over our mortuary statistics, we cannot deny that we have some incentive to do what they have done.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-28
War in Earth, Sea and Sky,
 (BOStOn Herald)

War has becor1e elemental, in re- lation to the ancient clements earth, air, water and fire; with the last of these as the main force for use in the others As regards the earth, mining has become more than ever one of the most destructive me- thods. The soldiers on either side along the Franco-Belgian frontier or in the Gallipoli trenches can never be sure that they and the ground be- heath their feet will not be blown up and scattered in fragments to the winds.
 This subterranean warfare is ex- ceeded in extent, if not in intensity, by submarine warfare. So rapid is the improvement of undersea craft that the new submersible boats now lying at the Charleston Navy Yard may become obsolete before the Brit 1sh government can receive them They are almost toys compared with a submarine that is now doing deadly work in the Baltic for the allies--a vessel of 5,40O tons displacement, 400 feet in length, with a cruising radius of 1S,5O0 miles, motor power for an undersurface cruise of 275 miles. space for crew of 12O men, and tor pedoes to the number of 60.
 Not less notable is the advance in aeroplanes. The description given i'll the Sunday Herald by Dr. Christmas of the il immense biplanes which his company is building for the allies discloses a remarkable developm ent of the battleships of the air Not even the latest and largest Zeppelin can have a chance against the sky cruiser that is armed with two power full rapid-fire guns and four machine guns, that drops high h-explosive shells 66 inches long by IA inches in diam eter, that carries a crew of six or eight men. and is driven by motors of 1,6OO to 1.700 horse power. We wish the war would end before these wonderful vessels could be used, and that then they might be employed for purposes of peace, as was the original design of their inventor
New Britain herald., 1915-12-28

own country to study the language of South America? There is something wrong and it should be remedied at once. There is no reason why the next crop of high school graduates should not know Spanish Aside from being a matter of courtesy with them it should devolve into the world of business For if the war in Europe lasts many moons longer the bulk of trade on this side of the Atlantic. and the Pacific, will travel between the ports of America and those of South America. It is essential then that we should know Spanish.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-28
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office.
A Side Swipe of the War God.
(Ansonia Sentinel )

\AllSOIlIcs ocIILlhCA.J
 New England has been always con- sidered as sufficiently far from thu battle front to be immune to casual ties. The intervening ocean has been long thought sufficient barrier against harm from belligerent nations that have troubles of their own. But the war god does not always strike direct ly. He has few cherished sidewinders that are liable to land even here across the ocean. We are earning this through the sad lessons of experi- ence. Right here in Ansonia Mars and his militaristic pupils have been pro- viding us with strenuous lessons on the subject of the interrelation of the na- tions of the world. We suffer eco- nomically in a quarrel in which we have no part.
 The rush of goods to Europe for example, has so swamped the railroads that there is but little chance for do- mestic traffic to secure a right of way from maker to consumer The rail- roads along the eastern seaboard, with which we are vitally concerned. have been forced to place an embargo on traffic for the time being in order to clear up the congestion on their lines. And because of this congestion and this embargo, due to the war largely, we are obliged to go on short con- mons in New England. Some cities. which were not provident in time, are facing the possibilities of a coal famine. The mines are cut from the consumer by miles of crowded tracks. And similarly with other goods. They are delayed and held up most vexat- iously by the full tide of our export prosperity.
 The time is coming and coming rap idly when the call will be made upon manufacturers and distributors to see that dom estic business has the call over export trade. The country may not demand it now but it will when any acute pinch develops because of a right of way given to export trade Even with the exigencies of the Euro pean war considered, it is necessary that the advantage be given to our domestic business. Not that we love Europe less but that we love ourselves more.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-28
"Be Prepared"
Waterbury Republican,

Waterbury Republlcan.)
 According to press letter from London, a curious survival of the martinet spirit of the old army ap- peared during the recent visit of the king to the British troops in France, when an order was issued that the officers should appear with swords during the royal review. It was a costly order for the young officers, as few were provided with swords, which are the most expensive part of a kit. Swords are obsolete as part of an of- flcer's equipment in the field. and many officers left them at home when they went to the front. A small bamboo cane has taken the place of the sword except when in action and then some officers carry rifles.
 Tn anticipation of the royal review, an order was issued at the headquar ters by France for all officers to provide themselves with swords. This piece of antiquated etiquet fell heav- iIy on the purses of the subalterns. The king, on account of falling from his horse: was unable to review his troops after all, and it is said that the king would have been the last man in England to place this heavy tax on his officers for the sake of mere form. had he known of the or der.
 Moral: Always have an extra dress shirt and the "fxings" ready for i'm mediate use.