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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
HARDEST FALL COVER CROP
Winter Vetch Is Superior TO Crimson
Glover - VIII Make Vigorous
Growth in Early Spring.

The hardest of fall cover crops is
winter vetch. It is far superior to
crimson clover, as it is sure to live
over winter and makes a very vigor'
Gus growth in the early spring. Sand
vetch belongs to the pea family and Is
a native of Russia. 1t Is a deep-rOot'
ed plant, having an abundance of vine
and leaf. The flowers are purple,
abundant and sweet. Bees extract
much sweetness from the blossoms.
The high cost of seed prevents NOS!
farmers from sowing it; the better
method is to drill six pecks Of rye
and sow half a bushel of vetch SEED
to the acre. The ground should be
deeply plowed. well-harrowed and
rolled. For early green feed, spread
a thick dressing of well-rooted manure
over the ground after It is first hsr'
rowed over, then cross harrow It H.
then roll. Drill the rye in. Vetcn
seed is fine like cabbage seed and
should be placed in grass-seed BOZ
back OF drill hoes; the seed may Do
covered with the brush harrow. The
first heavy shower will cover the SEED
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24

twenty-five, declaring that her wisdom
is ripper, her judgment clearer, and
she is better adapted to battle adroit-
ly, with womanly tact, with the aver
age cross-grained husband Men are
seldom or never willing to adapt
themselves to their wives moods or
views In such a problem as which
Is the right age for girl to We'd
when the wisest of philosophers dis
agree, how shall one go about to I'M
ravel the perpleIing tangle?
Taken all in all, there are some
maids wiser and more competent to
become wives, and good ones, at six
teen than others are at decade Of
years later. Some are younger in
their hearts, their ways, and in ex-
perience at twenty-siX than is the
shrewd maid of sixteen, who has an
old. clever head on her young Shout
ders. In such matters courtship of
not less than years duration should
be insisted upon by the girls
guardians. At the expiration of that
time it should be left to the heart to
decide.
Love broadens a woman's ideals,
causes her to ponder long and well
over life's possibilities. Realize the
fascination of being nearer and dear
er yet than all others to the one
whom she loves, and who loves in re-
turn, offering her marriage. Any age
past sixteen is the proper time for
girl to wed If she has made the right
choice of mate. At no time Is
woman so old that she should forego
the blessing of companionship such as
good husband can crown her with
peace and happiness for both. Good
marriage, and alas, poor ones, can be
contracted without regard to age, in
experience, or profound wisdom.
Much discretion should be used in
the selection Of husbands and wives.
An elderly man cannot expect Simon
pure love for him to fill the breast of
the girl of sixteen. A middle-aged
man can rarely find congeniality with
the wife many years his senior. Care
full choosing adjusts the matter sat
isfactorily.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24

The alfalfa weevil, introduced into
this country at single spot near Salt
Lake City over ten years ago, has
slowly spread throughout the north
ern half of Utah, including three OF
the most productive counties, and
of Idaho and Wyoming. 1t destroys
about one-half of the annual yield, I'M
less measures are taken to prevent 1t.
The weevils, after spending the win
ter in the fields about the roots of the
plants. deposit large numbers of pale
yellow eggs in cavities made in the
stems with their beaks. The little
green worms" which hatch from
these during spring and early sum-
mer, cluster upon the fresh shoots of
alfalfa plants and feed, becoming
most numerous about June 1. They
destroy much of the first crop, injure
the quality of what remains, and COM
pei early cutting to prevent total loss.
The actual damage to the first crop is
not far from so per cent of its value.
Upon the cutting of the first crop the
larvae gather upon the bit of food
which is afforded by the new shoots
and destroy them as fast as they ap-
pear. This condition lasts until the
normal harvest time of the second
crop, so that it is total loss. The
damage to the first two crops usually
amounts to about one-half the annual
yield.
A valuable method for preventing
the injury to the second crop consists
in brush dragging the stubble after
removal of the first cutting. This was
devised by the Utah experiment sta
ton in cooperation with farmers. 1t
was improved later, however, In &C.
tual practice by the adoption of
weighted spike-tooth harrow with sew
eral layers of woven wire stock fenc-
ing underneath, instead of the old
fashioned brush drag. This treatment
was widely adopted as means OF
crushing the insects, and also as a
means of exposing them to the rays
of the sun and to the choking action
of the dust The bureau of entomol-
ogy has proved that neither the me-
chanical crushing nor the direct rays
of the sun contribute much to the eff
fectiveness of the dust-mulch treat
all stages die long before they are
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
Errors of History.
Tell was a myth.

William Tell was myth.
Coriolanus never allowed his mother
to intercede for Rome.
The duke of Wellington never ut
tered the famous words, "Up guards,
and at them"
Alfred never allowed the cakes to
burn nor ventured into the Danish
camp disguised as a minstrel.
Fair Rosamund was not poisoned by
Queen Eleanor, but died in the odor
of sanctity in the convent of Godstow.
Charles Kingsley gave up his chair
of modern history at Oxford because
he said he considered history largely
a lie"
Chemists have proved that vinegar
will not dissolve pearls or cleave
rocks, in spite of the tabled exploits
of Cleopatra and Hannibal.
The siege of Troy is largely myth,
even according to Homer's own &C
count. Helen must have been sixty
years old when Paris fell in love with
her.
The number of Xerxes' army has
been grossly exaggerated and it was
not stopped at Thermopylae by 300
Spartans, but by 1000, or even, as
some authors compute, 10000.
Philip vi, flying from the field of
Crecy and challenged later before the
gates of the castle of Elois, did not
cry out: 1T is the fortune of France"
What he really said was: open,
open; it is the unfortunate king Of
France. Louis Dispatch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24

cd. 1t is also applicable as we'll to the
rocky fields where cultivation is not
desirable.
Analyses and feeding tests show
that there is not the slightest danger
of poisoning animals which eat the
hay. If the field needs cultivation.
a combination of both spraying and
brush dragging from the standpoint OF
cultivation, however, is lost when fol-
lowed by irrigation.
Pasture With Hogs in Early Spring.
The only method which can be rec
commended at the present time for
protection of the first alfalfa crop is
pasturing with hogs after the eggs of
the weevil are laid in April or May.
The field to be pastured is divided
into two or more equal lots, each pro-
vided with water, shelter and facili
ties for feeding. The hogs should have
rings in their noses if the owner
wishes to preserve his stand of alfalfa.
The hogs are moved from one inclOs-
ure to another as fast as they are able
to clean up the growth of alfalfa. A
small grain ration should supplement
the alfalfa for growing and fattening
pigs, but is not to be given the brood
sows. Under these conditions the first
crop of alfalfa is secured with no
labor cost, pork economically pro-
duced, and the weevil eggs and lar
vac are destroyed before they can do
any harm. Thus the field is left clean
for the growth of a second crop which
can be cut for hay.
The occurrence of weevils in farm
products which are being shipped by
freight and express, stored in ware
houses and sold in markets has been
exhaustively studied with a view to
learning how the spread of the insect
into new territory may be prevented
Fruit, vegetables, alfalfa seed and
nursery stock contain practically no
weevils, with the single exception Of
potatoes which have been in contact
with infested green alfalfa. Alfalfa
hay sometimes contains adults and
some of them may remain alive for
six months in the stack About the
only other danger of spreading the
weevil is by carrying it in clothing
either on the person or in baggage
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24

condition it must be cultivated before
dragging. The great objections to
this method Of fighting the weevil is
that it requires much cultivation Of
the alfalfa at the busy haying season.
Poison for Alfalfa WeevlIs.
Several farmers have adopted the
method of spraying the alfalfa stubble
with arsenate of lead instead of Great
ing dust mulch. Apply the poison
at the rate of IL pounds in four bar
rels of water per acre. Where a large
area is to be covered a gasoline en-
CINE for power is necessary. Two
lines of hose are operated by two men
and bordeaux nozzles held at a dis
lance of about IL feet from the
ground Equally good work could
probably be done with a small guam
tity of arsenate of lead by a better
method of distribution. This spray
method, however, is better adapted to
large fields than the dust-mulch meth
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
RIGHT AGE TO MARRY.

Every wedding. says the proverb.
Makes another soon or late:
Never yet was any marriage
Entered on the book Of fate.
But the names were also written
or the patient pair who wait.
When chits of maids not yet sweet
sixteen are beginning to mix the
study of beaux with their school
studies, young girls Just turned twen-
ty give "debutante parties" thus
tacitly admitting they may be wooed
and therefore won-and young women
halfway between charming twenty and
worrisOme thirty are vying with
the younger women to carry of the
matrimonial prizes-no wonder people
are in bewilderment as to which is
woman's best marrying age.
There are those who will declare
with Shakespeare, that maidens
should wed young. Juliet was but six
teen when she was wooed by the TO
mantle Romeo.
Others argue that girlish fancies
change all too soon. The man whom
a girl would firmly believe to be a
hero-a veHtable Adonis-when she
is two-and-twenty would appear to be
s coxcomb in her eyes two OF three
years later. Older and wiser people
FIX woman's best marrying time at
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24

There has fallen a splendid tear
From the passion flower at the gate.
She is coming. my dove, my dear,
She is coming. my life, my fate.
The red rose cries: she is near. she is
near?'
The girl who waits year in and year
out for a lover who comes up to the
mark of expectancy often dies an
old maid. If she centers her thoughts
on one who is not in a position to
wed the sweetheart of his youth until
he has advanced himself in business,
she braves the criticism, in her lonely
hours, of those who claim that she
will wait and wish for this particular
man without her hopes being realized.
Sentimental fancy, If waiting and
wishing ardently, putting off the day
so long looked forward to, wrecks hap
piness in the long run.
In her yOuthtime she sympathized
and planned with delight from the ap-
proach of the bridal day to the ami
versary of their happy married life,
with pictures of events, and lively,
good times. 1t was simply a delusion,
fleeing, dragging along for years
and no wedding bells for her. Living
in the country, where everyone knew
Of postpOnements, and disappoint-
ments, with gOssipings, and counting
of her age, as we'll as observing her
fading charms, was not to be endured
by the woman whose heart hungered
from waiting.
The city, which lures thousands of
newcomers who have left pleasant
homes in the country, adds this
stranger to its cramped quarters and
unsatisfying environments. Where
should the woman alone and among
strangers board?" was her first query.
= homelike boarding house had a
hall bedroom, which she was obliged
to take until a more desirable room
was vacant. Where should a woman
boarding away from her home receive
the few friends and acquaintance
that might come to the door to visit
her occasionally? She wondered. To
attempt to talk to anyone in the little
stuffy parlor was worse than seeing
no one at all, especially if the gen.
tleman was an old acquaintance whom
she wished to see.
The woman who had moved to the
city was sensible and good. The one
man for whom she had waited long
years and wished for till hope had
nearly died out of her famished heart,
had come to her, in her little cottage,
on the eve of her going to the city;
and asked her to write to him, and
when taking her hand, said in low
voice: I'VE have been sweethearts
for years and have not come to any
conclusion as yet. Will you allow
me to call upon you in the city and at
last to talk over the all-important
question, if it is not too late?"
It's a long road that has no turn
to it," she had always been told. The
landlady curiously fathoms out the
mystery of why she had inquired if
she could accommodate two for sup
per in the diningroom, soon after the
others had gone. "A wedding sup
per, true as l live" laughed the land
lady to herself. She was right in her
surmise. A bride and groom were her
guests after long waiting and wish
ing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24

smothered by the dust. The essential
factor in killing the weevils is the
heat absorbed by the soil from the
suns rays.
To kill the weevil the surface OF
the field to be treated must be dry,
free from clods, cracks and vegeta-
ton. To get best results, however,
the sky must be clear and the weather
warm. Under these conditions when
the soil reaches the necessary temper
ature of 100 degrees all stages of the
insect are killed in less than two min
utes. The second crop of alfalfa is
then free to grow The effectiveness
of this treatment, however, is directly
proportional to the thoroughness with
which the above conditions are COM
piled with. If the soil is not in good
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
APEX OF WASHINGTON SHAFT
Few People Know Purpose of Parallel
lrcn Bands That Bind Brow of
Monument

Few persons who have seen the
Washington monument, even those
who have lived within sight of it all
their lives, have noticed that the apex
of the monument is surrounded with
parallel bands. Such Is the fact, how
ever; and moreover, the bands are
studded with golden points. The bands
are made of gold-plated iron a foot
wide and the points are spaced foot
from one another.
For a few moments in each sunny
day of the first week of the new year
the golden fillet that binds the brow
of the Washington monument Is WIS.,
IDLE to human eyes. Then the angle
Of incidence of the suns rays is such
that they are reflected downward to
the windows of the buildings north
and west of the monument, and the
cool, gray surface is seen to be marked
with eleven shining lines of gold.
theoretically. a similar effect could
be obtained from some point of obser-
walton at each moment when the suns
rays are intercepted by the sloping top
Of the monument, but only an airship
could attain the necessary vantage
point.
According to the original plan of
the monument, it was protected from
lightning by an aluminium tip that was
connected with the metal framework
IF tho oil ,rip h0 fircf
summer after the monument was COM
pleted, however, it was struck twice
and piece of stone was clipped from
the top.
Experts from the scientific depart
ments of the government were called
on to contrive plan for the better
protection of the shaft, and they de-
cided that copper bands, studded with
projecting points, would accomplish
the purpose. Colonel Casey, who had
charge of the work, objected on the
ground that copper would turn green
and that the verdigris would run" and
spoil the appearance OF the monu-
ment; he also doubted that the copper.
would have the necessary tensile
strength.
So the men of science agreed on
number of iron bands, heavily gal
vanized and gold-plated to prevent rust
ing. The bands are connected with
the aluminium point of the monument
and the framework of the elevator,
and at the base iron cables lead the
electricity into a deep well, where it
harmlessly expends it's force. The pro-
lection has proved to be perfect
Youths Companion
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24

system of weights and the propulsive
power is gained by allowing the in
strument to roll slowly down an 49,
inch incline. This short journey is
completed in 80 days, when, instead of
being wound, the clock is returned to
the top of the incline. The cylindrical
case of the instrument revolves while
the dial remains in its normal posi-
ton with the figure u at the top.
The hands are moved and the rolling
OF the clock controlled by the arrange
ment OF weights in the interior of the
case.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
Analysis Of the Annie.

Ripe apples contain about SO per
cent water, GA per cent of protein,
1875 per cent of carbohydrates, per
cent of ash, and 2.7 per cent of cellu-
lose. They contain a fuel value of
200 calories to the pound. Of the
carbohydrates, from so to rs per cent
is sugar and the remainder is made
up of vegetable gums or pectose. Pee
tose is the substance which causes
fruit to jelly. The amount of cellu-
lose in fruit varies at different stages
Of ripeness and in different varieties.
Ripe apples contain more sugar and
less celluloise and acid than green ap-
pies.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
"sairey Camp" in a Paris Hotel.

Salfey camp IN HarIS Totel'
The woman sitting opposite me in
my hotel dining room spoke French to
the waitress fluently. but there was an
untidiness about her letter r" that
betokened English, and a wateriness
about her eye that thought betokened
liquor. She was aged and-for all the
world-she was "Sairey Camp" She
ate her tripe fauntingly. And she ate
it voluptuously-not sectioning it with
knife or fork, but rolling it omelette-
wise about her fork, like an Italian
with macaroni; and l followed each
mouthful with my hungry eyes. and
opened my own mouth slightly each
time and thrilled at her dexterity as
when l watch a motorcar being low
cred into the open hatchway of ship.
Edward COPELAND, in Yale Review.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24

equal the student engaged in man
ual study should develop the almost
divine instinct and gift of invention
more readily than one not so engaged
and the greater the intelligence the
greater the exercise of invention. This
is demonstrated particularly in den
fists. body of men of superior intel
ligence, whose profession tends to in
crease their growth along mechanical
lines. Many inventions are made By
dentists, not only along dental lines.
but in other directions. But invention
is unconhned to employments or voca-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
Ink Eradicstor

A very good way TO remove ink
stains from cloth is to wash them with
boiled rice Rub the rice on the stain
as you would soap. and wash with
clear water. II the first application
does not complete the cure repeat the
process. Ii usually works like magic.
even If stains are perfectly dry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
Locust Has No StinQ.

Many people fear the locust under
the belief that it stings- The best
scientists discountenance this idea.
Continued efforts on their part could
not induce the locust TO sting. In
vestigation. too. proved that he is not
possessed Of sting proper. nor of any
poisonous secretion that could dam
age.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24

day world whose
time has to be
accounted for by
the minutes and
precious h our 8
from morning till
night. The wom-
en- of wealth and
idleness are the
ones who should
profit by these
earnest sugges-
tions. Many of
these so-called for
t u n a ( e women
grow weary for
the want of hav-
in & something
worthy to do in
stead of idly fold
ing their hands in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
Daylight Saving in Canada.

Considerable attention is being Civ
en- throughout Canada TO a so-called
notwithstanding scheme. The move
ment in Halifax is in accord with an
effort all over the Dominion to have
the clock put back one hour on April
l each year. continuing to some
autumn month, in order to give more
daylight for work and pleasure. Meet
ings are being held all over Canada
with a view 10 bringing the matter TO
the attention of the federal parlia
cent AZ its next session. The Halifax
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
Destroying Cigar Bugs.

Thousands of dollars worth of to-
bacco has been destroyed yearly in
this country by the ravages of the to
bacco bug" which ruins the cigars by
boring a tiny hole in them. Much in
genuity has been spent in the direc-
ton of battling with this insect. Elec-
trical sterilization OF the eggs of the
beetle with high-frequency current
has proved Intellectual. because the
current follows the lines OF moisture
and leaves the eggs in the dry places
practically unscathed and in a condi-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
MANUAL STUDY ADVANTAGE
That II Must Promote the Mind to In
vention Seems to BE Self
Evident.

The principal of a technical high
school says that invention does not
frequently manifest itself in the stu
dents of manual training. Probably
this is true also of other students and
1t may be a fact or it may simply be
a report of a failure to observe the
manifestation. Other things being
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
Tanuible Farm Asset.

A high-class, purebred stallion is
real, tangible asset to a farm COM
munity. Patronize such sires and
make their continued use possible in
your locality. A few dollars saved on
service fees by using an undesirable
sire is mighty poor economy in the
long run.
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During Col Theodore Roosevelt's
visit to the San Diego exposition he
was much impressed when an Indian
boy, born two hours before the former
president arrived at the Painted
Desert" on the exposition grounds,
was christened Theodore Roosevelt.
The colonel took part in the ceremony
and seemed to enjoy it immensely.
With his customary emphasis he de-
clared This is the finest Indian boy
1 ever looked at" The photograph
shows the mother, Haria Trujile, an
Acoma Indian, holding the infant in
a blanket while the former president
admires it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
Found Wanfinn-

A New York visitor called US a
"hick" because we have never seen
game Of golf, but at the same time
he confessed that he never saw a wa
termelon on the vine and couldn't tell
when one was ripe. He was indig.
nantly dismissed from our bucolic
presence.-Houston Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
An Effort TO Defre.

Father" said the small boy, what's
the difference between a patriot and
a jingo?"
"A patriot, my son. is willing to
fight on principle: jingo wants some
body else to fight on general princt-
pies"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24

In Scituate a fox which had been
released as game for the hunters
proved too tame. It refused to run
from the dog that was released against
It. but ran up to one of the hunters.
who took pity on it and picked it up
Boston Globe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
Clock That Goe

Clock That Goes Without Winding.
A novel clock which does not re-
quire winding and is said to keep
very accurate time has recently been
invented by a Californian Its mech
anism is controlled By an ingenious
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ton to become destructive later. A
special X-ray machine is said to have
shown itself to be thoroughly effectual
in sterilizing the beetles eggs. At
Tampa, Fla. about 500 cigars are
treated by X-rays every minute
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-24
5ianchinu Celery.

Celery may be blanched (whiteneal
by leaving dirt up around the stal"
or By placing boards along the ro"'
Sometimes drain tiles are set oVSl
each plant to advantage. There sl'
also several kinds of patent paper Z"
wood bleachers.