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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
ADDlSEWNDNl
AM TALL az
. MARY GRAHAn BONNER
GOAT LEAVES CHILD.

Mrs. Billy Goat" commenced Dad
dy, had walked off and left her child,
Billy Goat Junior.
TO be sure Billy Goat Junior had
not suffered, because the farmer had
looked after him and he was fast
growing into a nice goat.
Mr.. Rooster went up to Juniors
father one day not long after he had
seen the young goat in the barnyard
and said:
Congratulations, sir =
"'What about?' asked Billy Goat.
81 hear that you've fine son, and
that Mrs. Billy Goat is unfortunately
lost. 1 have heard that she wandered
off in search of some special food she
wanted and that she has not come
back
"Dear me, dear me- said Billy
Goat. Pm sure 1 didn't know had
son.
"'You didn't know itr crowed Mr..
Rooster. What an unnatural father
you are
Mrs. Billy Goat is just as unnatur-
al mother as 1 am a father said
Billy.
"Now you are puzzling me- said
Mr.. Rooster.
"'Why should she bother about her
child? asked Billy Goat. Can't she
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

take a walk if she wants to? She is
not lost, 1 am sure. She has just taken
little stroll and will come back
again.
1.-THE kid would have died. said
Mr.. Rooster, if it hadn't been for the
farmer
"a little goat is always called
kid, just as Mrs. Hens small children
are called chickens.
"'That's it, said Billy Goat. why
should she have worried about Junior,
as suppose I will call him now, when
she knew the farmer would look after
him?
"'The very name he is called said
Mr.. Rooster. Every creature in the
barnyard has been calling him Billy
Goat Junior. Doesn't that make you
proudP
"'That would not be conceit,' said
Mr.. Rooster.
"'Why not? asked Billy.
att would simply be a parents
natural PRIDE 2
"T haven't got it-sorry,' said Billy
Goat, and he started to walk off.
"'You are very heartless,' said Mr..
Rooster.
'But he saw it was useless to talk
to Billy, so he wandered back to tell
the hens all about his talk.
Mrs. White Hen had just returned
from a chat she had had with Mrs.
Billy Goat, who had come back to the
barnyard and who hadn't been able to
recognize her own child.
"'What do you suppose she said to
meT asked Mrs. White Hen.
"The hens, roosters and chickens
standing around clucked and crowed.
"'We haven't the slightest idea.
What did she say to you?
"'She said,' continued Mrs. White
Hen in an excited tone, that she didn't
care whether she had left Junior or
not. Someone would look after him
most likely the farmer
"'Just what Billy Goat told me- said
Mr.. Rooster.
"'But l asked her if she was not
afraid that such a thing would not
happen. Just imagine, I tried to ex-
plain to her, if the farmer should de-
eide to wander off when you did.
"'She didn't seem to think much of
such an idea. She was too calm for
words. She just thought that every
thing would turn out all right, some
how. and she wouldn't worry about
anything
Dreadful, dreadful CLICKED the
hens.
"'Fancy treating our turkey chill
dren in such way gObbled Mr.. and
Mrs. Turkey.
"Wen, sometimes I might be will
ing to eat mine up said Mrs. Pig.
"'Another unnatural mother said
Mr.. Rooster. We'll, the only thing
that can be said is that Mrs. Pig is too
selfish to care about her little ones
and the goats too like their family
name-stupid-to care about a nice
young kid like Billy Goat Junior
"And the turkey mothers and hens
all agreed"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

the use of a boar particularly strong
in that characteristic but if the sows
are not uniform-if, for example, one
has high quality with lack of scale,
while another has the opposite char
acters-it will be impossible to select
one boar that can correct the faults
of both.
first of all. This is characterized by
a strong head, a thick welI-crested
neck, well-developed shoulders, stiff
bristles, and a little coarser hair than
is found in a sow of the same weight
and age. His visible reproductive or
gans should be well developed. By
no means select boar having only one
testicle, or one having two small, i'll
defined ones. Constitution should be
strongly in evidence, for this indicates
the vitality necessary 10 get strong,
healthy pigs. The market type indi-
Gated for the sows should be found in
the boar, namely, long, strong, we'll
arched back, thickly covered with flesh
not fat; well-rOunded, plump ham
a deep, smooth side; and trim under
line. He must have quality, but with
it strength of bone and scale. A small,
over-refined boar is often lacking in
masculinity. Strength of bone is shown
in the development of the feet and
legs, and the manner in which the ami
NAL carries himself upon his toes. As
the hind pasterns are very prone to
become weak with age and may inter
fere seriously with serviceability, Sc
lect a young boar, one that stands well
up on his toes. This characteristic is
found only in one having excellent
strength and quality of bone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

sows that will produce true TO type,
Tor as yet no line of breeding is aDso-
lutely pure, but by selecting the sows
In this manner, the chances for UNI
1ormlty are immeasurably increased
Some mistakes are bound to be mace.
and their correction will be difficult,
but by keeping records of the breeding
STOCK and their produce, it will be pos
sible to dispose of undesirable indivld-
uals as their poor reproductive abll-
ity becomes known. One ideal must
always be uppermOSt in the breeder
mind, and the stock must constantly
approach nearer to that one ideal IN
order to make any real progress. 1t is
relatively easy to produce hogs, but TO
produce uniform hogs, hogs that Will
build up and advance the breed, re-
qulres time and constant effort.
The Boar.
The farmer who lives in a communi-
ty where it is possible to obtain the
services of a good boar, and who has
only few sows, will not find it prof
liable to keep male simply for use in
his own herd. However, if he has six
or more sows, or if it is impossible to
get the use of his neighbours boar when
necessary, it will be well to purchase
one of his own. 1t is often desirable
to delay the purchase of the boar until
some time after the original female
stock has been selected. If the gifts
were bred at the time of their pur-
chase, the service of boar will not be
needed until several months later,
when il is necessary to breed for the
second lot of pigs. This is not only
saving of money at the time of start
ing the herd, when expenses are apt to
be very heavy, but it also gives the
breeder time to study the original sows
along with their offspring and select a
boar that will correct their faults.
There is hackneyed but neverthe-
less true expression that the male is
half the herd" He really does repre-
sent 80 per cent of the breeding stock,
and therefore is the most important
individual in the whole herd, but
granting that he forms half, the sows
most certainly constitute the other
half, even though their influence is di-
vided into several parts. Certainly
both halves are equally important and
neither can well be neglected at the
expense of the other.
1t is well to select a boar at least
eight months old, for the selection of
a weanling pig that will mature into
the kind Of breeding animal demanded
in any particular case is very diff
cult and precarious undertaking. In
selecting the male, aim to correct any
faults which may be present in the
conformation of the sows. These faults
may be discovered in the several
months between the first purchase of
the bred gifts and the time when it is
necessary to breed again for the sec
ond litter. 1t is seen here why uni
formity is of such Importance in the
herd, for the common fault of the sows
may be corrected in the offspring by
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and
never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmers' Swamp-Root, physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
THE NEW METHOD
(By L. w. Bower, NJ. d.

Backache of any kind is often caused
by kidney disorder, which means that the
kidneys are not working properly. Poison
Gus matter and uric acid accumulate
within the body in great abundance,
overworking the sick kidneys; hence the
congestion of blood causes backache in
the same manner as similar congestion
in the head causes headache. You be-
come nervous, respondent. sick. feverish,
irritable, have spots appearing before the
eyes, bags under the lids, and lack ambi-
ton to do things.
The latest and most effective means
of overcoming this trouble, is to eat spar
ingly of meat, drink plenty of water be-
tween meals and take single An-u-ric
tablet before each meal for a while
Simply ask your favorite- druggist for
Anuric, double strength. If you have
lumbago, rheumatism, govt. dropsy, be-
gin Immediately with this newest discov-
cry of Dr. Pierce, who is Chief Medical
Director of Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute in Buffalo, N. Y. Send 10 cents
for trial pkg. Large package 60 cents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
GARDEN POINTS FOR WINTER
Spread Manure Free and Turn Under
Unless Ground Is Too Wet or
Frozen-MuIch Strawberries,

(ByI L. NJ MONTGOMERY. Ohio Univer-
sity.)
If the ground is not too wet or froz-
en-, continue to spread manure freely
and turn it under. Fail blowing will
assist in making the organic matter
available. 1t will also bring to the
surface multitudes of the larvae OF
harmful insects and will cover up 9TH
ers normally nearer the surface so as
to prevent their emergence next
spring.
Mulch the strawberry bed, after the
ground freezes. with three or four
inches of coarse straw. This will pro-
tect the plants from alternate freez-
ing and thawing. When partially
raked aside in the early spring, the
mulch will serve to retain the moisture
and also keep the fruit clean.
The tops of the asparagus bed
should be cut, thrown irto the fire an5
burned by this time. After the ground
freezes apply heavy coat of manure.
Three or four inches will not be too
much to apply.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Lono journey Of = Packaoe.

The wide wondering of a parcel was
described by soldier now stationed
at Egypt. Writing to his mother, he
says: II received a parcel last week
which think was posted in South
Africa, somewhere about September,
1916. 1t had gone TO the Hants' in
France, thence to four hospitals,
which sent ii to Blighty and to two
hospitals there which forwarded it on
to the officer in charge of records,
Warwick. He in turn sent it TO the
officer in charge records, Exeter, then
Ryde, and lastly to Egypt. Jolly lucky
to get it after ten months, don't you
thing so? 1t contained good soft
shirt, pair of socks, three khaki
handkerchiefs. boracic powder. The
address of the, sender was obliterated
and the postmark a smudge."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used so successfully for fifty-One
years in all parts of the United
States for coughs, bronchitis, colds
settled in the throat, especially lung
troubles. 1t gives the patient a good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
easy expectoration in the morning,
gives nature a chance to soothe the
infiamed parts, throw off the disease,
helping the patient to regain his
health. Sold in all civilized countries
30 and 80 cent bottles.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
FIERY RED PIMPLES
That Itch and Burn Are Usually
Eczematous-Cuticura Quickly Heals.

1t needs but a single hot bath with
Cuticura Soap followed by a gentle
application of Cuticura Ointment to
the most distressing, disfguring
eczemas, itchings and burnings to
prove their wonderful properties. They
are also ideal for everyday toilet use.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Touch Luck,

First Soldier in the Trenches-Ain't
that just my luck?
Second Soldier-What's the matter
now?
First Soldier-With all the pretty
girls there are in the states knitting
sweaters for soldiers l have TO draw
one with a note pinned to it saying it
was knitted by a man.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

Grandma was recovering from a Sc
we're illness. Robert had been allowed
To so in to visit with her for the first
time since her sickness.
How does grandma look today -
asked his mother when he came home,
oh. she looks nice" said Robert,
hut her bones are awful near her
edge"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Greatest sugar Exported.

Figures complied by competent au-
thority few months ago, showed that
since the beginning of the European
war the United States, already known
as the greatest sugar consuming coun-
try, had also become the worlds great
est exporter Of refined sugar. From
100000 pounds in 1913, our sales of
sugar to other countries increased
from 500,000,000 pounds during the
first year of the war to 1,500,060,000
during the year 1916. Formerly Ger
many, Austria-Hungary, Russia and
France were large exporters of refined
sugars.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Little Brother Was Wise.

A little girl was recovering from an
attack of scarlet fever, and the first
day she was able to sit up she said :
Mamma, 1 guess I'll ask papa to buy
me a baby carriage for my dollie."
Her brother, aged five, overhearing the
remark, exclaimed: "Well, you'd bet
ter strike him for it right away, for if
you wait till you get well you may
not get it."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
PerQuisitss.

1.-The head waiter seems to scorn
my modest tip" .
did you offer him real money!"
"Yes."
mo wonder he scorned the small
change. What's money to man who
can collect all the leftover bread and
beefsteak and potatoes and every
thing"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
State of Ohio. City of Toledo. Lucas

State of Ohio. City of Toledo. Lucas
County-ss.
senior partner of the firm of r I Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J.. CHENEY. B.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
A. D. 1885
(SeaD A. w Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney e. Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Sermons for sIeeplessness.

Lord RoSebery once mentioned to
Doctor Creighton that there were
times when he could not sleep.
The bishop remarked: "Wel, my
lord, l never suffer from sleepless-
ness, for whenever 1 feel weary,I be-
gin to read a sermon; and l am off
in very few seconds"
"Ah, my lord" replied Lord Rose
berry, "of two evils 1 will choose the
least. Much rather would l go with
out sleep than read a sermon"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
WarIike-

A little girl was a regular attendant
at the Billy Sunday revival meetings
and heard often that popular song.
Brighten the Corner Where You Are, "
but evidently failed to get the words
correctly, for one day she was heard
singing. Flight in the Corner Where
You Are
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Close Observer,

NeXtdoor-Our neighbor, Fussbody.
claims to be an expert efficiency engi-
neer.
Overthere-He's all of that. See
he's just hired that survivor to give
him his lot line before he Shovels the
snow of his front walk.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
No Money Due

How much is the tou?' asked two
old women of an Indiana tollkeeper.
Twenty cents for a man and a
horse answered the gatekeepnr.
well, then, get out of the wayl
We're two old women and a mare. Get
up, Jenny"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

gave him the Discovery and it cured
him also. After the baby came l was
miserable. l would have pains and
headaches. / took medicines but got
no relief. Finally, began taking 'Fa-
vOrite Prescription and in the next
month l was all right-felt fine, and
have been well ever since. MRS.
ANNA TELLER, 54S 10th Ave-, North.
Adv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

HAS a woman sense of humOrT
"She has" replied Miss Cayenne.
But a girl who allowed herself to
laugh at whatever impressed her as
ridiculous would stand little chance
of being successfully proposed TO-"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
A New Definition.

"Say, papa" asked little Roy Per-
cival,. what is the difference between
an op:imist and a pessimist?"
IAN optiTnist, my son." replied papa,
thinks the times are ripe, while a
pessimist says they are rotten"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

Little Bette recently visited for the
first time a church where the pews
were very high. Being asked on her
return home what she did in church,
she replied, Il just went into a big
cupboard and sat on a shelf"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

Customer-Say. waiter, where is
that OK tail soup?
Waiter-Coming in half minute.
Customer-Well, it's mighty slow.
tail is always behind.
(. Waiter-Fault OF the soup. sir; OK
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Where He Learned \.

Goodness gracious, where did you
ever hear such language?"
i was In the car with pa the other
day when the traffic cop bawled him
out for missing his signal"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Good Food Is Essential

Good food, and plenty of it, will
turn the tide for successful poultry
keeping and make the work a pleas
are.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

Be sure to make use of milk if there
is plenty TO be had, whether it is
whole, skinned, sweet or clabbered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Demand for eui,a.s

There is an increasing demand for
guineas, particularly from hotels and
restaurants in the large cities.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Perish the Thought.

Everybody admits that it is fool
fish TO cry over split milk, but most of
us go round with long faces over
something that happered yes er6ay
that we couldn't avoid.-Exchange
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Willie Knew.

wiIHe-Mamma, / feel bad all over.
Mamma-Where do you feel it
worst?
Wllie-In school, think
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Combination Is Good.

I'VE must" says Roger Babson.
have the courage to put merit before
wealth" But don't deSpiSe the two
when combined.-BoSton Advertiser.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Grand Rapids, VISIT am a great
helipvar in Dr

Pierce'S m e d l.
cineS. When in a
d e Ii cat e condi-
ton, l had ecze-
ma very bad. I
took Golden Med
zeal Discovery
and it cured me
and l have never
had any trace Of
it since. When my
b a b Y came he
was broken out. I
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

The German rat is frantically try
ing TO figure what became of the hole
by which it entered the trap.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
No PnhIin senef.ntnr

he is nowise a public benefactor
Rho keeps two cows to do the work
Of one.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
somethinu to LAX About

To be popular. better not talk much
about yourself unless you have just re-
turned from the North Pole or some
where.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

The undertow of se1fshness may not
be visible in the current of love, but
it's there just the same.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Mistake With Little Pics.

II is mistake to feed the pigs sour
six when they gre learning to o..
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
ReaIifv

Patience-And her color-isn't that
artificial?
Patrice-Oh, no. That's real paint
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Do More.
The Iaunh Restrained.

Don't be content with doing your
bit for the country; do your best.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
w. N. u, MILWAUKEE, NO. 4s-1s17.
There's a Difference.

You may be able to convince a moth
er that it is her sons duty to go to
war, but you'll never be able to con-
vince her that the girl he has picked
out to marry is good enough for him.
Exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

To keep clean ana healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

Wissom appeals. but brute passion
stops its ears with blood.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Important to Mother,

Domestic quarrels are the coupons
torn from the bonds of matrimOny.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04

Filtration is the privilege of youth
and the folly of age.