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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

There is no romance in walking home
from church with a youth whom she
remembers seeing once upon time
with jam-besmeared face and knick-
erbOckers sadly in need of patching
at both knees, TO say nothing of ell
bows out of his jacket, and freckles.
People seldom forget ludicrous pic
ture of that kind.
A girl who has known a boy from
the cradle up. knows pretty we'll what
he is going to talk about before he
opens his lips. There are few, if any,
subjects he can introduce which she
is not quite as well informed about as
he is. If he attempts to talk seriously
to her there is no responsive chord in
her heart TO touch. He finds-love-
making, uphill business.
Let a handsome young stranger
come to town, and the interest of all
the manageable maidens is aroused
1T once. They ask of each other who
is he" and they cogitate over whether
he is married or single. If he is for
tunate enough to secure an intrOduc-
ton to one esteemed family in which
there are young girls, his social sue
cess is assured. Little affairs are Civ
en- for him that he may meet the most
desirable girls in the community. Ev-
cry door is thrown open to him and the
young women vie with each other to
make his calls pleasant and them
NIL hn &c f1i ri
cOnversatiOnaliSt the girls vote him
splendid company" his tlattery fall
ing upon willing ears.
He has no difficulty in cutting out
the diftident town beau. He can dance
like professional, sing in a way, that
world Of,meaning in a lingering glance,
or clinging handclasp. He selects the
pretticst girl to make love to, but she
must have the wealthieSt of family
The poor but lovely young girl he
passes by. He has no taste for love
in a cottage.
When he has made such quick time
in his moving that his betrothal to the
wealthiest girl in town is announced
in few weeks after he has met her,
the young man who has known and
loved her all his life, but had not the
courage to propose marriage, begins
TO sit up and take notice. He wonders
what the girls in the home town of
this paragon think OF him and if he
is as popular with them. After q per-
sonal investigation, he discovers the
man bears too sporty q reputation in
his home town for the young women to
extend him an entree into their homes.
That a girls fair name would suffer
if she were seen talking with him,
or accompanying him to any place of
amusement that he will work only I'M
til he can accumulate a few dollars
with which to try his luck here and
there heiress hunting. 1t is kindly
impulse which prompts receiving an
agreeable stranger into ones home on
friendly terms. If he proves worthy
of every confidence, well and good.
When he asks for daughters heart
and hand, it will not do the least bit
of harm to do a little investigating,
quietly. If he bears an excellent rep
utation in his home town it's q big
feather in his cap. If he is all that he
purports to be, he will court investiga-
ton, instead of showing resentment al
a doubt.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
| arrest LiIY Pond.

Near the city of Washington, says
@Woma'> Home Companion, is the
h-.e,t commercial water lily garden
b tbs country, and it is managed by
woman Ms. Helen Fowler.
Nn Fowler ships 80 water lilies
gay morning in midsummer, and Sc
ks every flower herself, for she can
sl you just how many times each
lightly CLOSED bud will open, and she
Ells ont nothing but the freshest and
be best.
Ahybriliziuc Mrs. Fowler is an ex-
pert and one of her new varieties is
beautiful lily called Sufrragette.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Hen Likes Fish.

That aquatic birds should delight in
sea foods or their fresh-water equiv
alents is not surprising, but that the
hen, strictly a landlubber, should pre-
fer fish above all other foods is less
to be expected. 1t is true, however.
In fact. the educational department of
the New England Fish exchange sug-
gests that man could learn a lesson
in this regard from biddie. That
United States catches more fish an
nually than every other country. but
its inhabitants have never come to a
full appreciation of this particular va
riety of nouriShment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

Bears the
DANGEROUS Question

I'm cOurt-martial trials in our army"
says an officer, 'the attorneys are Sc
lected from the Officers at the post
without reference to their legal train
ing or their ability to handle case.
"a young surgeon, whose ignorance
of law was complete, found himself
appointed counsel for the defense at
his new post, and when he entered the
court his only legal knowledge was
that he had right to object to the
tactics of the other side. When, there
fore, one of his witnesses was placed
under cross-eXamination, the lawyer
surgeon sprang to, his feet and shouted
Justify: I object!
Ion what grounds? demanded the
prosecuting attorney.
con what groundsT repeated the
surgeon. 'On very good grounds. Why,
if my witness tells the truth when he
answers that question, it will ruin my
case Case and Comment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

Vegetable Compound for and dyspepsia when
going through the Change of Life found it helpful
always spoken of it to other who suffer
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

Are fiirtations dangerous? That de-
ponds less on how it begins than on
how it endS-whether the affections
have been stirred, Or-Only friendships
waves have been ripping from a merry
breeze.
There are some women, happy of
heart. fun loving and sensible, who
could be brought into contact with
the most pronounced, fascinating
lady killers" without experiencing an
eXtravagant heart throb. There are
others who were never intended, pre-
Sumably, to have a beau who had no
matrimonial intention. because they
were sure to fall headlong in love al
though the man in the case stopped
carefully at the crossroads of a mild
Irritation.
Such young women are really more
to be pitied than censured, for the
reason that their feminine intuition
mas led them far afield, as it were,
leaving them unable to decide as to
just what value to place on his whis-
pered words or the lingering clasp of
his hand.
All women will tell you they go on
their summer vacations for the sole
purpose of gaining the benefit derived
from change of scene and air.
While this is true, ii is also quite
true that the majority of winsOme
maidens are not averse to finding at
the place they have chosen for recrea-
ton an agreeable, unattached young
man who will also help them pass the
vacation days pleasantly. If he pays
d bevy or more of girls the same
amount of attention, favoring one not
more than the others, he is simply a
very agreeable new acquaintance. If
he singles one girl out, talking, walk
ing, gOlfing, yachting, dancing with
her almost exclusively, the busy
bodies will be burning with curiosity
to discover whether it is a real heart
affair or only Il filtration.
Unwise is the girl who attaches tnore
Importance to his attentions than his
conversation warrants. Pleasant COM
partnership is one thing. tender senti-
ment quite another. The girl WHO is
only intent upon very slight nirta-
ton should not lead young man on or
allow him to believe that his suit
would meet with acceptance should
he propose marriage. Men have hearts
quite as susceptible to the tender pas
sion as those that beat in wompns
bosoms. Where one or the other has
mo future intentions" he or she
should not monOpOlize entirely the so
ciety of the other.
Filtration is d dangerous game.
Franklv acknowledged friendship
simply that but nothing more-ts al
ways wisest and best in the long run.
1t is by no means a compliment for
man or woman to become recognized
rs an Acknowledged fiirt. Many enter
into Il Irritation with laugh on their
lips which ends in sigh or a tear.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

~ .rH YOU see. after I'd reformed
n. a.r found 1 could do better. "
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
SELLS BIBLES TO FILlPlN0S
Agent Uses Auto and Electric Lights
to Draw Customers TO Buy
the Good Book.

An automobile strung with electric
lights until it looks like a mammoth
FREELY, moving picture machine aud
a high-power searchlight would hardly
seem the correct equipment to aid in
selling books, but ]. L. Mclaughlin of
Manila, agent for the American Bible
society, sold 100000 copies Of the Bible
in the Philippines in the last two years
with just such gear, aided by his own
Yankee craftsmanship.
Selling Bibles, says Mr.. Mclaughlin,
is like selling any other article-it
takes craftsmanship and ingenuity. The
lighted automobile is his own scheme,
and through it he made a record sale
OF 1850 Bibles in one evening.
Il drive this automobile through the
country in the early evening and as
soon as it gets dark turn on power
full magnetic that l have geared to the
engine. 1t gives me enough current for
100 ordinary electric lights, and have
them strung all over the machine.
Il also operate O searchlight and
turn the beam in every direction up
and down and across the country.
Then when 1 reach a village l have
a procession of natives behind me like
the tail of . comet, attracted by the
electric display.
in the village l turn the machine
so that moving picture machine can
play upon Il blank wall and run off a
reel or two. Then l tell the crowd
there is better show inside and it
always flocks in.
"The price Of admission is ten
cent copy of the Bible. A dollar book
lets ten in and other prices in proper
tion."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Value Pounds Value Value
BEST SOIL FOR STRAWBERRY
Rich Sandy Loan Is Most Desirable
PLANTS Demand an Immense
Amount of Moisture.

The best type of soil for straw
berry culture is a rich sandy loan,
but most any kind Of soil will pro-
duce good crops provided it is rich,
well-drained and of loose texture
Strawberries demand an immense
amount of moisture, and for this rea-
son the soil should be in good condi-
ton to hold large quantities of it. AS
the water-holding capacity of a soil
depends largely on the amount of Or
ganic matter present, there should be
an abundance of it in the soil. This
can be supplied by turning under a
green manuring crop of a heavy appli-
cation of manure.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
effective that it was copied in large
numbers for French aviators.
Protect the Blankets

The careful hoisekeeper will protect
the ends of her blankets or comforters
exceedingly attractive one has a turn.
over which is embroidered. The under
part of the case usually is made TO
fit the quilt and the turnover on the
right side is about nine or ten inches
wide. This part is usually hemstitched
and embroidered In sDrays or TreathS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
RED PEPPER AS STlMULANT
Plenty of Balanced Ration and Prop
erly Arranged House Vastly
Superior in Value.

The use of red pepper as a stimu-
liant for laying is largely a myth;
plenty of a balanced ration and warm
quarters, properly lighted and ven
tilated, are all vastly superior in value
to make hens lay as compared with
excessive feeding of such a condi-
ment as red pepper. Adding a little
condiment occasionally to a hot wet
mash will stimulate appetite wien
the fowls do not appear to be eating
as well as usual. 1t should not form
part of the daily ration, even in
cold weather.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Potato digger.
CHARCOAL IS DIGESTIVE AID
Supply should Be Placed Where Fowls
Can Get at 1t at All Times-lt
Prevents Trouble.

dish of charcoal placed where the
flock can reach it at all times will do
considerable toward keeping the diges-
tive organs of the fowls in good condi-
ton.
The charcoal absorbs poisonous gases
and juices and often prevents serious
trouble.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Clash OF Ideas,

For the first time in his life the
unintellectual man had been lured into
a museum. Among the scientific treas
ures shown him by his intellectual
friend was a case full of stuffed birds.
There was one specimen that rather
interested him. He asked what it was,
and was told that it was a cassowary.
II have heard of the cassowary,"
said the unintellectual man, but this
is not my idea of it,"
perhaps not" said his friend, ''but
it is Gods idea"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Camera for Aviators.

One of the new devices by which
European war aviators obtain a cor
rect photograph of the enemies posi-
ton is a camera operated with trig-
ger like a pistol. 1t can take clean
and distinct photographs for military
purposes at an altitude of 600 feet or
more. The aviator takes aim and pulls
the trigger as though firing revolver.
The pistol camera was invented by the
Germans, but one of them was found
on board an aeroplane brought down
by the French. 1t was so simple and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Bs9YS ITCHING SKIN
s.ky soothed and Healed by
Cuticura. Trial Free.

n-se with hot water and Cuticura
Gan IftLere is any irritation anoint
,-tly with Cuticura Ointment on end
si-rer refreshing slumber for rest
pg tretful babies usually follows the
IA q, these super-creamy emollients.
ns7 arc a boon to tired mothers.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
ADDRESS postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.
Esou Sold cyerywhere.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
HANDY LITTLE PIGEON HINTS
Good Weight for Dressed Squads Is
Eight Pounds to Dozen-AlIoW
TWO Nests for Each Pair.

Squads cannot see until about eight
days old.
A good weight for dressed squad is
eight pounds to the dozen.
The eggs hatch on the eighteenth
day of incubation.
In stocking the loft allow two nests
for each pair of breeders.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

sweeps c z an
This is especial
ly applicable 10
the b a n DIS o m e
d app er young
man who sudden
ly appears in a
small town and
captures. without
effort, the hearts
of all the girls
whom the home
beauX had been
all their lives
striving to win.
The average girl
finds it difficult
TO enthuse over
the young men
she has known
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
INSURE HEALTH OF POULTRY
Handful of Charcoal to Each Gallon
of Nash Will Prevent Many Bad
Cases of Indigestion.

A supply of finely ground charcoal
is good health insurance for poultry.
A handful of charcoal to each gallon
Of mash will prevent many a bad case
of indigestion which is the forerunner
of the various liver troubles that an
nually carry off many a promising
chick.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

BY keeping stables of horses and
COWS well bedded with litter the above
quantities of manure can be greatly
increased.
The amount and value Of the nitro
cen, phosphoric acid, and potash in
manure produced by different kinds of
farm animals are shown in the ac-
cOmpanying table.
While the actual plant food con-
tanned in a ton of well-preserved
barnyard manure is worth at least
$3.50, it is safe to say that the farmer
will derive nearer 81 worth of good
from it. Barnyard manure not only
furnishes plant food but greatly i'm
proves the mechanical condition of the
soil and multiplies beneficial bacteria.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

and spread 1t on the land. The litter
or waste matter used for bedding not
only serves its purpose in helping to
preserve the manure, but adds con-
siderably to it. When neither of
these plans can be advantageously
used, cheap shed conveniently To-
Gated may be substituted and all ma
nure carried to it is removed. Care
must be taken to prevent heating,
which is likely to happen when horse
manure predOminates. This can be
remedied by adding water when
needed.
While the farmer may buy plant
food in the form of commercial fer
tilizer. it will not have so beneficial
an effect on the crops as an equal
amount contained in barnyard manure.
The commercial fertilizers do not add
vegetable matter, do not promote bac-
terial activity, and do not correct me-
chanical defects of the soil to the
same extent as manure. A ton COCO
pounds) of well-preserved manure
from a well-fed horse contains about
9.S pounds of nitrogen, 90 pounds of
phosphoric acid, and 9.6 pounds of
potash. Assuming a value of 20
cents a pound for nitrogen and five
cents a pound each for phosphoric
acid and potash, this plant food would
cost $2.70 if bought in the form of
commercial fertilizer.
Manure Produced by Stock.
1t has been estimated that the vari
Gus classes of farm animals will pro-
duce about the following quantities
of solid and liquid manure during a
year:
Quantities of manure produced in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
fassaging VibratOr-slightly used; ship any
where Write Toombs WauWatosa, Wis First gets Il
Personal Appreciation.

He had been telling her in a frank,
straightforward way about what an
athlete, business man and all-around
great fellow he was.
by the way" he asked, "who is
your favorite character in fictionT
She looked at him with gentle In
tensity and answered, you are"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Certainly the Safest Way.

A Tennessee decision in Evans VS..
Higdon holds that looking at mule
through d crack in barn is not suffi-
Gent TO constitute a valid attachment
on the mule, but Law Notes suggests
that it is ''by all odds the safest way"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
LOOKING On the BRIGHT Side.

what became of that plan you had
to get rich raising chickens?"
ut wasn't altogether a success"
"Was it any kim of a success? ?"
at didn't do me much good. But it
made a few surviving chickens very
happy and comfortable"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Make Every Acre Work.

Make the most of your natural re-
sources by making every acre produce
its maximum. Use the advertising col
umns of your local papers and market
your produce TO the best advantage.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Onion Cures Bee Stincs.

For the stings of bees, wasps and
other insects, crush an onion and ap-
ply the juice Relief will be almost
instantaneous if the onion is promptly
applied.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Beauty Adorned.


F0l can't PANT the lily.'
20? Then I'm subject to hallucin-
iio1s as | pass along our public thor
GghiareS. Louisville COurier-Jour-
"a.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
For cahhane Worms

Mix one part Of fresh Persian in
sect powder with four parts of air.
slaked lime. and dust it ON the plants
at regular intervals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
"Makinu Hay."

Madge-Did you have anything to
talk about at the club meeting?
Marjorie-Lots! On account of the
storm there were only three OF us pres
ent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Pick cucumbers Often.

Cucumbers need frequent and thor
ough picking. If permitted to mature
seed the vines stop producing new
cukes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Unreasonable kssumntion-

Nero tlddied while Rome burned"
! don't believe it. No violinist
'00d permit a pyrotechnic display on
ne Nme prOgram with himself"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Opinions.

"a man may change his opinions"
yes" replied Miss Cayenne. But
man who changes them too often
needn't have troubled himself to have
any in the first place."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Ripen tomatoes Evenly.

If tomatoes are tied to stakes, the
plants viii take up much less room
and the fruit viii ripen more evenly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Il QzOoman' +
9robLem
How to Feel Well During Middle
Life Told by Three Women Who
Learned from Experience.

The Change of Life is most critical period of
woan existence and neglect of health this time invites
disease and pain. Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to medicine that will
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made from
native roots and herbs. Read these letters:-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Analysis pounds per ton
of 1000 pounds.
DEVICE FOR DIGGING TUBERS
Blade of Machine Lifts Potatoes and
the Vibrating Rods Shake Off
All Loose Soil.

The blade Of this machine lifts the
potatoes and also some earth; the vi
brating rods free potatoes from the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
MuHlhd

"They tell me Unison is over his
ears in debt"
Yes, so much so that he can't hear
the doorbeIl when his creditors CALL"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
ARE FLrRTArIoNs oANegRous7

So you think you love me- do you?
Well, il may be so:
But there's many a way of loving
l have learnt to know
Having seen what looked most real
Crumble into dust
Now I chose that test and trial
Shall precede my trust
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

Philadelphia, Pa.-'1 started the Change of Life
five years ago. 1 always had headache and back
ache with bearing down pains and would have
heat flashes very bad at times with dizzy spells and
nervous feelings. After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
am in better health and no more troubled with
the aches and pains had before took your Won
derful remedy. 1 recommend it to my friends for
cannot praise it enough. Mrs. MARGARET GRASS
MAN, 759 N. Ringgold St, Philadelphia, Pa.
Beverly, Mass.-"I took Lydia E. Pinkhams
,und, for nervousness and dyspepsia, when was
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

"See your own state first" is good
motto to put up beside 'See America
first"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

Believe me. there is more truth than
poetry in the old saw: "a new broom
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

have had them try it and they also have received
good results from it."-Mrs. GEORGE A. DUNBAR,
II Roundy ST. Beverly, Mass.
Erie, Pa.-"I was in poor health when the
E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, or think
should not have got over it as easy as did Even
now if I do not feel good take the Compound
and it restores me in short time. viii praise
your remedies to every woman for it may help
them as it has me."-Mrs. E. KrssLNa, 931 East
oath St, Erie, Pa.
No other medicine has been 80 successful in rel
suffering az has Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta
Women may receive freeand helpful advice by W
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
He Won't Lose.

brunswick offered to bet me hun
dred dollars that he could beat me
playing billiards, and I took him up"
you're fool. Why, that man is an
expert"
That's all right. I'm not going to
give him a chance to prove it. No date
has been set for the match, and, be-
lieve me, there isn't going to be any,"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

FRIENDLY STRANGERS.

The faults of others with freedom we
blame,
But tax not ourselves. though we prac-
tice the same.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
Plant Another cron.

As soon as one crop has been picked
clear up the ground and plant another.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
cuItivatInu Beans.

Don't hoe or cultivate beans when
The yiRes are wet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19
GIRLS DRESS ON VACATION.

An exile. i'll In heart and frame.
A wanderer. weary of the way;
A stranger, without loves sweet claim
On any heart, go where I may.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

Amount and value
per 1000 pounds
live weight per
day and year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-19

COMPOSITION AMOUNT, MANURE PRODUCED BY
DIFFERENT FARM ANIMALS:
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Martinique wants an American bank.