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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
REFLECTED FROM THE LAND
Mirage Frequently Seen by Travellers
Through the Red River Valley
Sf Minnesota.

That phenomenon known as the MI
rage has always been OF interest to
travellers. Sometimes even people on
the train can get a glimpse OF such
an Illusion In the Red River valley
ST Minnesota are occasionally TO be
seen some OF its effects In ) guide
book issued By the United States
Geological survey Warren Upham
says: The mirage. typical Of plains.
country or the ocean, may be seen il
the Red River valley almost any sun
shiny day in spring summer or aG
tunn- This queer phenomenon makes
the high land az the sides Of the valley
and the tops OF the distant trees and
houses appear to be raised q little
shove the horizon. with 8 narrow strip
Of sky between The more complex
and astonishing effect OF mirage may
be seen from the highland on either
side OF the Iake-bed floor. There. II
looking across the valley from one and
one-haE TO two hours after sunrise On
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
SILAGE REDUCES FEED COST
Cottonseed Meal Is Excellent for Put
ting Quick Finish" on Lambs
Use an Open Shed.

Silage, fed once or twice daily. to
lambs being fattened for market, re-
duces the cost Of finishing and adds
to the net profit
Silage should be fed with great care
or lambs will go of their feed" ard
profits will be reduced.
SheIled corn. clover, hay, cottonseed
meal and corn silage makes an excel
lent ration.
Cottonseed meal IS an excellent feed
TO put quick finish" on the lamb.
Oats have been found a food far in
ferior 70 corn as a lamb ration. Corn
alone is better than mixed corn and
oats.
An open shed is better. as a rule.
for fattening lambs than even a we'll
ventilated barn, bringing higher prices
on account OF their superior appear
ance.
Shearing has no effect on gains or
profits, except when shorn the lambs
require no dipping The extra weight
Of fleece win usually more than bal
ance that expense.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
A GLASS OF SALTS WILL
END KlDNEY-BACKACHE
Says Drugs Excite Kidneys and Rec
ommends Only Salts, Particularly
If Bladder 5others You.

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with a
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you keep
your bowels clean, by flushing them
with a mild, harmless salts which re-
moves the body's urinUuS waste and
stimulates them to their normal activ-
ity. The function of the hidneys is TO
filter the blood. In "a hours they
strain from it 500 grains of acid and
waste, so we can readily understand
the vital Importance of keeping the
kidneys active.
Drink lots of water-you can't drink
too much; also get from any pharma-
cist about four ounces OF Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass OF
water before breakfast each morning
for a few days and your kidneys will
act fine. This famous salts Is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to clean and
stimulate clogged kidneys; also to
neutralize the acids in urine so it no
longer is a source of irritation, thus
ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot IN
jure; makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep
their kidneys clean and active. Try
this, also keep up the water drinking,
and no doubt you will wonder what
became OF your kidney trouble and
backache.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Novel Atomizer Size Of Watch.

A recent novelty is a pocket atom
fzer in the shape Of a watch. The
head or top has a small orifce, and
the spray is produced by pressing on
the flexible metal sides. A miniature
funnel is provided for the filing. which
is done by unscrewing the head. An
other atomizer consists Of a small
cylindrical pump mounted on cork
so as to fit into any bottle and thus
avoid handling Of the perfume from
one bottle to another. A plunger at
the top serves to produce the spray
from a side orifce. The tube which
descends into the liquid has a second
or telescoping end so that the tube
can be extended down as far as the
bottom Of the bottle and thus taxa
up all the liquid.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Under present conditions, says a
new publication of the United States
department of agriculture, Bulletin No.
321, q wire fence is in many sections
Of the country the only satisfactory
kind for the farmer to construct.
Hedgerows, stone walls and rail fences
are usually expensive to build, re-
quire much labor to maintain, occupy
excessive ground space and form
breeding places for weeds and insects.
For these reasons the government in
vestigators found that in the north
central states they are in general be-
ing replaced as fast as they become
unserviceable, by wire fencing.
The kind and amount of this fenc-
ing that a farm should have will be
regulated largely by the kind of farm
ing practiced and the size of the farm.
The large farm requires proportion
ately less fence than the small one.
For example, square ten-acre field
requires 16 rods of fence per acre,
while a square field of one acre re-
quires approximately so rods. More
over. since the crop rotations on a
small farm usually require as many
fields as those on a larger one, the
small farm requires much more divi-
sion fence in proportion to it's acreage
than the large one.
To give satisfactory service a farm
fence must be able to turn all kinds
of animals without injuring them and
to be really economical it must pos
sess durability. A short-lived fence
that is erected at a low first cost may
be a very expensive investment.
The type of wire fence to be select
ed will depend on local conditions.
The bulletin already mentioned, which
is a study of conditions in the north
central states, contrasts, for example,
conditions in western Dakota with
those in Ohio. In Dakota the stock
are mostly cattle, and large acreages
are devoted to permanent pastures.
Barbed wire fences which will turn
cattle can be constructed much more
cheaply than woven wire fences, and
under such conditions as prevail in
Dakota are almost as satisfactory. The
saving of the few steers that may be
lost as a result of wire cuts would not
compensate for the higher cost of
building and maintaining woven wire
fences. On the other hand, in Ohio
the average farm has about 70 of its
80 acres in crops. Cattle, horses,
swine and sheep are pastured and on
many farms some part of the land is
always given up to pasture in the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

that they did not know anything about
her or her captain. And those who do
know whisper that the hunters, while
excellent shots, were so notorious for
their Quarrelsome and rascally pro-
clivities that they could not sign on
any decent schooner.
l have made the acquaintance of an
other one of the crew-Louis, be is
called, a rotund and jovial-faced Nova
Scotia Irishman. and very sociable
fellow, prone to talk as long as he can
find a listener. In the afternoon.
while the cook was below and asleep
and l was peeling the everlasting po-
tatoes, Louis dropped into the galley
for a yarn" His excuse for being
aboard was that he was drunk when
he signed. He is accounted one of the
two or three very best boat steerers
in both fleets.
"Ah, my boy"-he shook his head
ominousIy at me" tbs the worst
schooner ye could iv selected. nor
were ye drunk at the time as was I.
Don't | remember him in Hakodate
two years gone, when he had row
an shot four iv his men? An there
was a man the same year he killed
with a blow iv his fist. An wasn't
there the governor of Kura island. an
the chief iv police. Japanese gentle
men, sir. an didn't they come aboard
the Ghost as his guests, a-bringin'
their wives along-wee an pretty
little bits Of things like you see 'em
painted on fans. An as he was a-get-
tin under way, didn't the iond hus-
bands get left astern-like in their sam
pan, as it might be by accident? An
wasn't it week later that the poor
little ladies was put ashore on the
other side OF the island, with nothin'
before EN- but to walk home acrost
the mountains on their weeny-teeny
little straw sandals. which wouldn' t
hang together a mile? Don't l know
'Tis the beast he is, this Wolf Lar.
sen-the great, big beast mentioned in
Revelation; an no good end will he
ever come to. But I've said nothin' to
We. mind ye. I've whispered never a
word; for old. fat Louis'll live the voy-
age out if the last mothers son OF
yez go to the fishes"
But if he is so well known for what
he is" | queried, how is it that he
can get men to ship with him."
An how is it ye can get men to
do anything on Gods earth an sea?
Louis demanded with Celtic fire
There's them that can't sail with bet.
ter men, like the hunters, and them
that don't know, like the poor devils
of wind-jammers for'ard there"
Them hunters is the wicked boys.
he broke forth again, for he suffered
from a constitutional plethora OF
speech. But wait till they get to
cutting up iv jinks and rowin' round
He's the boy'l fix 'em. Look at that
hunter iv mine, Horner. Didn't he kill
his boat steerer last year? An there's
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
acrrccriatsgy Named.

Il tripped over something IN the
darkness and nearly broke my legl-
carped the Kansas City drummer who
was maroonsd in Petunia overnight
and had ventured out to g picture
show. Why In torment do you peo
pie brag OF your White Way when
there isn't . street Light going in
town.
because II Is tolIahle white when
they are going. replied the landlord
of the tavern When they amt. which
an compelled to say is every now
and again. yoE turn white yourself for
fear you'll break your neck every step
you take.--Kansas City Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

course of the year. Under these con-
ditions the fence must be a general
purpose one for which woven wire is
best suited. A barbed-wire fence that
would be adequate for all kinds Of
stock would nearly equal in first cost
a good woven wire fence, and the cost
of its unkeep would be much greater.
In addition there would be the danger
of injury to stock. For this reason
the farmers of Ohio have mostly aban-
dOned the use of barbed wire.
In constructing a woven wire fence
it is better to economic by the elm
ination of unnecessary wires rather
than by the selection of light grade
wire. The initial cost of the heavy
wire is greater but its durability is
more than sufficient to Offset this dis
advantage. The cost of construction,
exclusive of the wire itself. is prac-
tically the same whether light grade
of woven wire is used or a heavier
one, and as the heavier material lasts
so much longer, this cost is distributed
over a longer time The repair costs
for the heavier types of fencing are
also less. The influence of these facts
is shown in the increase in the per-
centage of heavy wire sold for fencing
purposes in the last five years. On
many farms, however, it is not neces-
sary to have close spacing in the
fences. Cattle, sheep and horses are
turned more easily than swine, and
where no swii.e are kept the first cost
by eliminating the wires that are not
needed for the other stock.
Where all classes of stock are kept
a good general purpose fence is one
which has approximately ten line
wires and a total height of about four
feet. The bottom wires are spaced
about three inches apart and a strand
Of barbed wire is stretched across the
top to prevent stock from putting their
heads over the fence and crowding it
down. The cost of such a fence, con-
structed from durable materials, in
Guiding posts, wire and labor, is esti-
mated at 935 cents a rod. It's upkeep,
including repairs and interest at five
| per cent on the average value Of the
investment, will amount to about nine
! cents a year per rod. To this should
be added the interest on the land
which the fence occupies. It has been
calculated that each rod of wire fence
withdraws about 100 square feet from
tillage. This is, however, much less
than the land used by hedges, stone
walls or rail fences. and on high
priced land is a powerful argument
for the adoption of wire fencing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
KEEP HAY BEFORE THE CALF
Mixed or Prairie Variety Is Best, as
Alfalfa and Glover Have Ten
dency to Produce Scours.

Hay should be kept before the calf
after it is two weeks old. 1t will soon
consume quite a little of it. This
should be encouraged by keeping
bright and clean hay within reach Of
the calf at all times.
For young calves, mixed or prairie
hay is better than alfalfa or clover, as
the latter is usually too laxative and
has a tendency to produce scours.
After two or three months. the calf
will do much better on alfalfa and will
eat a great deal more Of it than the
mixed hays.
II calf is on pasture it will not need
hay. During the hot weather il should
be kept in a cool place in the barn.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK 'CASCARETS"
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.

Sick headache. biliousness, dizzt
ness. coated tongue, foul taste and foul
t~=a-h-aIways trace them to torpid
liver, delayed, fermenting food in the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter cIogged in the in
tescnes. instead Of being cast out
C. the system is re-absorbed into the
blood When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con
Szstiou and that dull. throbbing, sick.
or.rg headache.
CasCarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour. undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
ro.sOns in the bowels.
4 Cascaret tonight will surely
s,raighten you out by morning. They
work while you sIeep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear. stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

q hot morning following cool night.
the groves and houses, villages and
grain elevators loom up to two or
three times their true height and
places ordinarily hidden By the curva-
ture Of the earth are brought into
view. Oftentimes. too. these objects
are seen double. being repeated in an
inverted image close above their real
position and separated from It By .
foglike belt In its most perfect de-
Felopuent the mirage shows the Up
per and topSytwvy portion Of the
view quite as distinctly as the lower
and true portion These appearances
are due 70 refractiou and reflection
from layers. of air OF different densf-
II such as are often formed above
wide expanse OF level country ir
warm weather"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day
oriok a glass Of real hot water
before breakfast TO wash
cut poisons.

" risa Is not merely to live, but to
H. veil. eat well, digest well, work
I'll sleep well, look well. What q
-r,-,ors condition to attain, and yet
Trv very easy it is If one viii only
s4--t the morning inside bath.
-orEs who are accustomed to feel
-..r and heavy when they arise, split
w. headache, stuffy from a cold, foul
-o-r-e. nasty breath, acid stomach,
l-- instead, feel as fresh as a daisy
~ --e-lng the sIuices OF the. systeIs
Zach morning and flushing out the
----.a Of the internal poisonous stag.
na-. matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
-zr should, each morning, before
---zEsasc, drink a glass OF real hot
-s-s- with q teaspoOnfuI of limestone
---s-La-e in Il to wash from the
s---4cn. liver, kidneys and bowels the
PREVIOUS days indigestible waste, sour
.#- and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
--- sweeteuing and purifying the en-
ire a..leltary tract before putting
mere E5od into the stomach. The ac-
ton u hot water and limestone phos-
--z-s on an empty stomach is wonder
-.--- ir7igOratiug. It cleans out all the
sour te-mentations. gases, waste and
1-.5.-y and gives one a splendid ap-
petite Tor breakfast. While you are
.-. --.-g your breakfast the water and
phosphate is quietly extracting a large
volume Of water from the blood and
gs-.-g ready for a thorough flushing
u al the inside organs.
Tie millions Of people who are both
cred with constipation, bilious spells,
stomach trouble, rheumatism; others
Who have saIIow skins. blood disor-
ts-s and sickly compilations are urged
% get a quarter pound Of limestone
phosphate from any store that handles
drugs which will cost very little, but
is sufficient to make anyone a pro-
r1--Csd crank on the subject of In
te-1aI sanitatiOn.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
SYNOPSIS.

Humphrey Van weyden. critic and diet
sinking Of a ferryboat in a fog in san
LLlsSnclsco nay, and becomes unconscious
2 psIore help reaches him On coming 10
us senses he finds himself aboard the
Ia-S schooner Ghost. Captain Wolf
larsen. bound to Japan waters. witnesses
o oile Qeatn or the first nate and hears the
captain % curse the dead man for uresuning
- ule AZ tne beginning OF the voyage. Ths
- 'Sa-L refuses TO put Humphrey ashore
- Z, makes him cabin Roy '1for the good
~ ~ LIS SOUL Humphrey sees the BODY Of
- tcie rd mate dumped into ths sea. He begins
under the cockney cooE Nine-i5e-s Is
C GegnL Dy a heavy sea shipped over the
t t- as he is carrying tea aft and his
snS, - seriously hurt, but no one pays
any attention 10 his injury.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Dry Floors.

The floors Of poultry house should
always be higher than the surrounding
ground. This may be secured by fill
ing in with dirt until the floor is
raised. II board floors are used, the
surface should be kept covered with
half an inch of dirt or sawdust, which
should be renewed every two or three
days, in order 70 keep the floors clean
and dry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Ten Weeks In Bed---Emineni
Physicians Failed---WOn-
derful Recovery

[ wish 20 inform you Of the great ben
En- / have derived from the use OF swamp
---. ! had been a sufferer for more
--a1 twenty years from kidney and liver
-7-c1-s and was almost constantly treat
e. by the most eminent physicians who
..1 only give me temporary rellef. /
had been IN bed ten weeks when | began
.2e use Of Swamp-Root. Inside Of
,verty-four hours I could see that had
been greatly benefited. continued TO
-se >wamp-Root until had used several
-25t.5s when I really felt that ny old
-7'un.e vas completely cured and am
positive that any person suffering with
sidney or liver trouble can be cured oy
me use Of this preparation.
am now n the best OF health, better
t22l l have been for ten years or more
20 not know how to express myself as
strongly as I desire. in favor Of DIT
Miners Swamp-Root, as / am sure that
T. saved nv life and that my good health
- cue entirely 20 this great remedy. L
heartily recommend II 70 every sufferer
ana I'M confident they can be benefited
as / have been. Il Is 4 pleasure for me,
gent .e-nen. 70 hand YOU this recommend
anon. MRS. H J. PRICE
las Center s.. Portsmouth. Ohio,
Personally appeared before me TINS
18Th II September. 1919. Mrs H. ]. Price:
"-1 subscribed the above statement and
maze cath that the same is true IN sub
s'1cce and n fact.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

The average annual value 70 the
farm family OF food. fuel. oil and a
roof overhead. as reported for several
hundred farms studied By the depart
ment. was found to be s595.0S, OF
which s4Z1I7 was furnished By the
farm
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
WIRE STRETCHER is USEFUL
Two Strong Metal Hooks Alternately
Made to Engage Links Of the
Stretching Chain.

It will be noticed that the handle Of
the wire stretcher shown in the Illus
tration has two strong metal hooks
which can be alternately made to en-
gage the links Of the stretching chain.
The wire is stretched by moving the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Recipe FoR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint Of water add 1 OF. BAY Rum, a
small .ux Of BarbO Compound, and Il OF. Of
--.--.Ee. Apply to the hair twice week
Ll..- 30 becomes jhe desired shade. Any drug
-- can put this up or sou can mix it at
r.--s q. very little cost. Il viii gradually
t4->-l streaked, fHded gray hair, and re-
moves ia0drutf. Il is excellent for falling
tl.-a-t will make harsh hair soft aud glossy
It viii not color the scalp, is not sticky or
GREASE, AID does not rub oH.-Adg.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
III. Geese and TIE Cranes.

Tie Geese and the Cranes fed n
the same meadow. A oirccatcher came
70 ensnare them IN Eis nets The
Cranes being Hght OF wing. few AVA
at MS approach. while the Geese. De
ing slower OF digit ana heavier
their bodies. were c2ptured--frvr
Aesop.s FshieG
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Always Garry . Wrench.

Never go far aield TO do any kind
OF work with a farm implement, with
out taking . wrench If you do you
viii be pretty sure TO have to make a
trip hack again, or else send some
BODY. and that is a costly piece Of
business.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

say you haven't any idea what your
mother is going to give you for q
birthday gift"
-Oh. yes, / have" was the unex-
pected answer She promised to give
me safety razor"
When the rector rushed into the hall
to see whae had caused the loud crash
he had heard be found the boys moth
er lying on the floor in q dead faint
Moral: Old Father Tine calls al
bluffs
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Aprppriase.

7 an invited to attend Smith :
wooden wedding. and / suppose they Il
expect ne to make a speech. What
can I say that viii be suitable u the
Cccasion?'
"oh, Just make Up something nut OF
your own Lead"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Accounted For.

DO you enjoy entertaining social
Typ"
In q way" replied Mr.. Cumrox.
When we have a party at my own
house so many people don't look me
over and wonder how I happened to
set invited"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

Mice do great damage By burrowing
IN clover or tall meadow grass II
this were FastIed OF II would furnish
z good deal OF milk and spoil the fun
Of the mice. Il not pastured. then
NOW.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

Where hay is high priced It doesl' {
pay 10 buy hay to feed any but high
grade dairy cows. The farmer whose
herd IS bigger than his hay crop sci
dom can afford to keep low-grade
animals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
r. A. CALVERT.
Prove Whist Swanp-ROot WIN Do For You

send ten cents TO DR.. kilmer & Co,
e-2sa1nton, y. Y, for sample SIZE ocs,
l7 It viii convince anyone lou VIII
--so receive booklet Of valuable Inror-
nation, telling about the kidneys and hlad-
GER When writing, be sure and mention
11-s paper. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar SIZE bottles for sale at all drug
stcres.-ASv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
The New Hat.

Mrs. De Style-Women are an ex-
pensive blessing.
Mr.. De Style-They are expensive.
Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

~~'@~ - ny . w.
DO you let your wife have her own
Ulys'
Certainly; and most of mine
Boston Transcript.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
ago. They regulate liver and bowels.-AdV.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Coed Fan Apples.

Three good varieties OF fall apples
to include in your order for fruit
trees: Magnum Bonum. Delicious and
Senator.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
When all others fail 10 please
Try Cenison's Coffee.

The older we grow the greater the
Tack Of knowledge we discover in
others.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

Should Wear a Skull Cap.
How did Teller get his cold?'
"All the drafts In the bank go
through his cage"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08

Remorse and economy are always
faithful followers Of the races.