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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25

road, and heavy vehicles using the
edge of the surface are liable to break
through the surfacing material.
(4) In constructing a sand-clay sur
face, the two constituent materials
should be thoroughly and intimately
mixed together in all cases. In max
ing artificial mixtures, therefore, much
blowing and narrowing are required.
(5) No matter what method Is fol-
lowed in constructing a sand-clay sur
face, traffic usually must be depended
mon to puddle and compact the sur
facing material, and the road never
should be considered complete until
after it has been subjected to traffic
for considerable period. During this
period the surface should be kept in
shape by repeated dragging, and If
necessary additional sand or clay
should he supplied at points which
show weakness owing TO these ma
terials not having been mixed in proper
proportions.
Other features of the construction
can best be described separately for
each of the four sets of conditions
mentioned above -
Case Ito construct sand-clay
surface by admixing clay with sand
from the roadbed, first grade the road
bed in the manner already described
for earth-bed construction, but keep
the crown fiat on the portion to be
surfaced. Then spread clay over that
part of the roadway which the sur
face is to cover, TO such depth that,
when it is mixed with the sand of the
roadbed. surface about eight inches
thick, after compacting, will be OBJ
tanned. The loose depth Of clay neces-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
I DADCN'S[v[N|N('
FAIRY TALE
BILLY BEAVER.
81 MACY GRAHAN


"Billy Beaver" said Daddy. wanted
to build new home for Mrs. Beaver.
"'You know, my dear Billy Beaver
had said, we want to be in the fashion
and move. It's the time of moving
everyone moves nowadays. To stay
in the same home for a long, long
time is not considered fashionable
Dear me, what smart, up-to-date
beaver you are said Mrs. Beaver
proudly.
"Thank YOU replied Billy Beaver.
But it's really only in the big
cities where they move so much said
Mrs. Beaver. I've heard some of the
men talking who were trying to catch
the beaver cousins
ayes said Billy, st is in the big
city, or in any big city 1 should say,
that folks move all the time. In the
country they have the same dear old
homes for many years.
"Well, maybe said Mrs. Beaver,
they have new dear homes in the
cities
Maybe said Billy. But you know
how many of the same people we hear
about us all the time? That is be-
cause they don't move
"'But still you think you would like
to-? asked Mrs. Beaver.
ayes said Billy Beaver, 4 do be-
lieve 1 would
$50 Billy Beaver and Mrs. Beaver
had a nice meal of Lockwood before
they set to work on their new home
BILLY Beaver is one of the hardest
working animals there is. And he set
right to his joO.
First he made use of some nice
country land and a brook. He used
the sticks which were left after he
had eaten the bark of the wood, and
he began to make a dam.
"You know the beavers are famous
for building dams, canals and all
things built with water, land and
sticks.
"Billy made the dam out of some
good mud and he carried it himself to
the spot where he was building, carry
ing it always between his paws and
holding it close to him so as not to
lose it as he swan along.
"Then he worked over the mud
making it just the height and width he
wanted, and using the sticks too. And
then he made 3 fine deep brooklet,
which he used as a private driveway
to his new home.
''He made handsome home and Mrs.
Beaver thought it was beautiful. He
swan around, using his tail to help
him go, and asking Mrs. Beaver if she
liked it.
"Of course she had to say over and
over again that she thought it was
beautiful home and Billy was finally
quite sure she liked it.
81 always build the entrance to any
home 1 make said Billy, under the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
On WRITING Letters.

81 was told by Capt. Harry Light the
other day." writes a Canadian major,
"that there is a new style in trench
letters. The censOr's duties have
been reduced by many per cent. The
soldier now has the sense of the stu
alton engrained in his thinking. He
sees through the need of keeping quiet
even on matters that call for some
criticism There is more humOr and
matter-of-factness about his letters.
One of my men, who can't write very
well. was telling me the other day that
one letter a week is all that he can
summon up his courage to write, and
he gave this as a reason: The people
at home don't, can't understand life
here. We have got to go through it..
Why tease them with anXieties-they
have enough TO put up with in paci-
fists and political grumblers.' And l
think he is right. Don't you?'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
MANURE FROM FARM ANIMALS
Great Source of Wealth Is Not Looked
After as Carefully as II Should
Be in Many Instances.

Some systematic experimenter has
made the discovery that the manure
from the farm animals, if carefully
saved and utilized as a fertilizer, is
worth annually as follows: That pro-
duced by the horse or mule, -$27; that
of cattle, $50 per head; the hog, 81.
and the sheep, So This great source
of wealth is not looked after as care
fully on our farms as il should be or
could be. The winter or feeding sea-
son could be made much more re-
Sourceful in the manure than it is on
most farms. The manure should be
closely gathered and hauled to the
fields or grounds where it is to be used
and spread by use of the manure
SDreader.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
COSTLY CHIMES FOR CADETS
Big Set of Bells is Being Made for
Chapel at United States Military
Academy at West Point.

What is said to be the most costly
chime of bells In America and one Of
the most musical sets in existence Is
now being made at the foundry of the
Meneelv Bell company of Troy, n. Y,
for the massive tower of Cadet chapel,
Rev. II. p. Silver, chaplain, at the
United States military academy, West
Point, as the gift of Mrs. James NJ.
LawtOn, in memory of her father. the
late Maj. Gen. Robert Anderson, who
was graduated from the academy In
1926, and whose brilliant command Of
Fort Sumner at the outbreak of the
Civil war has thrilled millions of read
ers of American history, says the
Watchman-EX
There will be II bells in the chime,
the largest weighing nearly two tons
and measuring Sc inches at its mouth.
The cadet chapel is of stone, quarrled
from rock found on the military
grounds and cost to build about half
a million dollars. It's commanding pO-
sition on the hill back from the Hud-
son river makes an ideal place for
bells, and the patriotic airs from the
chime will sound throughout the beau
dful highlands, in the midst of which
the military academy Is situated, and
ture generals of the United States
army that will always linger with them
pleasantly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Has a Marvellous Memory.

There is a hotel clerk in Cleveland,
O., who possesses a wonderful memory.
In an article about him in the Ameri-
can Magazine a writer says:
'In preparing for a convention a few
weeks ago Horgan made out from adj
vance lists 462 cards, each bearing the
name and room number of one of the
expected guests. Shortly afterward it
was decided that the machinery Of the
hotel organization would be spared
needless wear and tear if the room res
ervatiOn cards were distributed on
the train to 127 men who were coming
from Chicago.
1.-The 49, cards had been jumbled up
without the slightest regard for geogra-
ply. Morgan ran hurriedly through
them, tossing into a pile at one side
the names which he remembered as be-
longing to men in the western delega-
ton. He glanced through the pile
again, cast out six and left the 127
cards for the Chicago party without
a single mistake"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
LIFT YOUR C0RNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
How to loosen a tender corn
or caIIus so it lifts out
without pain.

Let folks step on your feet hereafter
wear shoes a size smaller if you like,
for corns will never again send electric
sparks of pain through you, according
to this Cincinnati authority.
He says that few drops of a drug
called freezone, applied directly upon
tender, aching corn, instantly re-
lieves soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts right out.
This drug dries at once and simply
shrivels up the corn or callus without
even irritating the surrounding skin.
A small bottle Of freezone obtained
at any drug store will cost very little
but will positively remove every hard
or soft corn or callus from ones feet.
If your druggist hasn't stocked this
new drug yet, tell him to get a small
bottle of freezone for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
SURFACE OF ROADS
Methods to Be Employed in Con-
Struction Depends on Con-
ditions to Be Met.
FOUR SETS ARE SUMMARIZED
Location, Design, Drainage, Grading,
Etc, Are lmportant-Each Fea-
ture Described Separately
and in Full.


prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
The proper method to employ in
constructing a sand-clay road surface
depends on the conditions to be met.
In general, there are four distinct sets
of conditions, all of which may occur
in the same locality, or even on diff
ferent sections of the same road.
These are:
Case 1, where the original roadbed
is sandy and it is desired to construct
the surface by admixing clay;
Case 2, where the original rOadbed
is composed of clay and it is desired
to construct the surface by admixing
sand;
Case 8. where it is desired to con-
struct the surface of topsoiI or other
natural sand-clay mixture without adj
mixing any of the roadbed material;
Case 4, where it Is desired to supply
the clay and sand separately and mix
the two materials together in place to
form the surface.
Before discussing the different cases
separately, the general ends which all
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25

it will be found that the seed so
grown will give just as good yields,
or maybe better, than imported seed.
Growing mangels, turnips or car
rots for seed is quite simple. 1t ra-
ouires no special skill nor any outlay
OF capital, and the little labor in
yolyed is well repaid by the results.
Suppose each year one acre of man.
gels or turnips or carrots is grown for
the stock. How many roots viii it be
necessary to select this fall and plant
out next year to produce the quantity
Of seed needed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25

sary TO secure finished surface eight
inches thick usually will vary from
four inches to six inches, according to
the amount of sand the clay contains.
After the clay has been spread, pillow
up sand from beneath in sufficient
quantity to make the net proportion
Of sand to clay about 2 to 1. Ordinari-
Iy the pillow burrows should extend
down into the sand from four to six
inches, depending on the compactness
of the roadbed and the amount of sand
originally present IN the clay. But
1t is better to have too little than too
much sand, because it is easier to add
sand from the rOadbed than to haul
additional clay. Next harrow the sur
face with q disk harrow. Repeat the
operations of blowing and narrowing
until the sand and clay are mixed thor
oughly and uniformly. Then shape up
the surface with a grading machine or
road drag and permit traffic upon 1t.
After the first soaking rain, plow and
harrow the surface again until the
surfacing material practically becomes
mud, after which shape up the surface
and keep it in shape by repeated drag
ging until it has dried out and is
thoroughly compacted. Watch the road
carefully for several months after it
is first constructed, to correct def
ciencies of sand or clay and to keep
the surface in shape.
Case ITO construct sandy-clay
road surface by admixing sand with
clay from the roadbed, the process is
exactly similar to that described for
Case 1, except that sand is spread over
the graded roadbed and clay is plowed
up from beneath to mix with it. The
depth to which the sand should be
spread for an eight-inch finished sur
face usually varies from four to eight
inches according to the amount of
sand contained originally in the clay
of the roadbed. The depth to which
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
The Busy Bee.

There are all sorts of bees, and some
Of them prefer to live in your homes
to living in hives out on the farm.
These bees are full of honey, and it
is for you to sip it from them.
Here are the household bees for you
to cultivate
Bee-geod. Bee-Wise. Bee-Pure.
Bee-Content. Bee-Sympathetic. Bee
Cheerful. Bee-Hopeful. Bee-Strong.
Bee-Patient. Bee-Generous. Bee
Useful. Bee-Industrious. Bee-Studi-
Gus. Bee-ReligiOus.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25

water. 1t seems so stupid to enter
ones home on dry land
""That is the way it has always
seemed to me- said Mrs. Beaver. Il
don't believe 1 could enter my home
in any other manner
"I heard such a strange thing the
other day. said Billy.
"'Do tell me- said Mrs. Beaver, as
she took bite Of Lockwood.
"T heard of a beaver in the zoo
who wouldn't work when he was
watched. And they tell NE that all
our cousins who live in the zoo are
just the same way. They simply will
not work when they are being watched.
They don't like it. 1t quite annoys
them, and so they do nothing while
visitors are around
edo they have many visitorsT asked
Mrs. Beaver.
eyes said Billy, they have guests
all the time who come to call on them
and who make remarks about them.
The visitors know the beavers are
hard workers and they stand waiting
to see the beavers work.
"'But the beavers will not work
while people do nothing and just
watch them! They think that is very
wrong. They do not think folks should
be watching them work-they think
that folks should be home working
"'Well, that is a good joke said
Mrs. Beaver. 80 that is the way our
cousins in the zoo behave?
eyes said Billy, and they do all
their work at night when no one is
watching
"Dear, dear me- said Mrs. Beaver,
who was very much interested.
"tAnd the last one I heard Of said
Billy, had pulled down a big tree
in the zoo, by just working at night ? "
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25

clay, and the top layer should then be
spread and the mixing done as de-
scribed In Case 1 or Case ,. The
depths of the respective layers should
be such as to secure a completed sur
face at least eight inches thick. and
the proportions should be fixed in the
manner already described in discussing
the other cases.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Easy to Remedy.

Jones was always complaining of his
wife's memory.
"She can never remember anything,
said he Its awful ~
"My wife was just as bad" sale
Brown, 'tlll 1 found out a capital re-
cfpe."
what is it," asked Jones, eagerly
"Why," said Brown, whenever
there's anything particular want the
missus to remember l write it on a
slip of paper and gum it on the looking
glass"
Jones is now a contented man.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
What She'd Rather Do

Miss Flirtington-Yes, 1 like the
place very much, major; you have such
q jolly set of men down here.
The Major-Yes, awfully jolly.
You'd better steel your heart, Miss
Fhrtington, in case OF accidents.
Miss F.-Well, while I'm about Il,
major, I'd rather steal somebody eIse's.
don't you know.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Left Them Outside.

where are your manners. sir?"
asked the crusty business man of a
stranger who unceremOniously rushed
into his private Office.
81 left them out in the main Office"
answered the irate caller, 'where l
was insulted by two or three Of your
impudent clerks"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Arv4bino for Comfort.

Al wouldn't grieve so about your boy
going to war"
at is dreadful; can't bear the
thought"
81 know, but you remember that If
he stayed home he might take 1t into
his head to marry some girl you have
no use for
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
EiftX-EIffN.

Bernard was present at a dinner par
~, In which some of the guests brought
their children. One little girl wanted
to play with Demands toys, but he
was selfish and wouldn't let her.
Now, Bernard" said mother, you
must be little gentleman"
YES" said he, ''but she must be a
lady"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
SUCCESS!

Success is only for those who are
willing to stand by their standards
who are ready to endure the siege OF
misiudgment-who are prepared to
face the fire of criticism and to accept
defeat until they become vaccinated
against it. Most men who gave up
would have arrived if they had kept
uD
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Showed Him LIN.

Auctioneer-Now what offers for this
statue of Bobbie Burns?
McPherson-Tha nae Bobbie
Burns, IT'S Willie Shakespeare.
Auctioneer-Well, now, you see how
much l know about the Bible.-Passing
Show.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
ROOTS FOR SEED PRODUCTION
BY Following Plan Outlined Herewith
Farmer VIII Safeguard Against
Famine in Spring.

Select this fall a number of the
best roots, store them carefully
through the winter and plant them
next spring for seed production. By
doing this. you will further your own
interests and safeguard against Il
flcld-root seed famine. In addition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Between Us Girls.

Miss Sharpe-Some men can be led,
but others must be driven.
Young Sharper-Oh, yes But while
you can drive man to drink you
can't always lead him to the altar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
5IiSSfuI OccuDation.

The little boy had told a little girl
that he loved her, and the teacher Or
dered him to write: Il love Bessie" on
the blackboard ten times.
But that was no punishment" said
the teacher later. HE would cheer
fully have written it a thousand
times"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Dimensions of Gold

Tomkins-Caddie, what's the length
of this hole?
Wartime Caddie (weary after con-
tinuous search for TOmkins' balls in
the rough)-I reckon it's the width
you want TO know, mister; not the
length London opinion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Hnw Could He TeIl7

First Longshoreman (pointing to
man in the water)-Isn't that man
shouting for help?
Second LongShoreman-0 dunno
he's shouting in Russian; perhaps he
wants caviar sandwich
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Hold Up Your Head,

Hold up your head and look the
world in the eye. A hanging head and
a shifty glance speak of self-distrust,
and the world has no confidence in the
one who doubts himself.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Nit,oqen From Air.

The production of nitrogen from the
air in Germany, which was only 10000
tons in 1913, has been so successful
that 100000 tons were so produced in
1916, and it is expected that 100000
Will be produced this year. According
to the Frankfurter Zeitung, the cost is
only six cents a kilogram.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Work Horses Moderately

Work your horses moderately during
very hot days and water them often;
protect them from the flies and watch
them carefully; keep their bowels loose
by pasturing or feeding laxative foods.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
lie 4 0caIitv

"Where was the cradle of liberty in
this country"
swell, the New Englanders claim it
was the original Plymouth Rock"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Her eranfathers Talent

'Did your daughter inherit her tai
ent for 0rawingT
Il never thought of it before, but
now that ycu speak of II. shouldn't
be surprised if she did. My father was
q dentist
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Had to Go.

$50 you have given up coffee for
breakfast?''
"Yes, since my appointment to this
city job found it interfered with my
work"
Keep you awake, eh?"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
carelesslu Ran Into nanner.

after two years in the trenches my
brother Alphonse has Just been badly
hurt"
How"
"He thoughtlessly stepped out Of the
trench and was hit By an automobile"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Jap Professional story-TeIIers.

1t is estimated that there are 600
professional story-tellers in Tokyo,
who wander from house to house relat-
ing tales. The story-teller learns a
new set of stories when he finds that
the old ones are too well known.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
lnfinitesimaI BsciIIi.

If grain of granulated sugar were
hollow capsule it would hold 400
100000 typhoid bacilli. Some other
germs are far smaller than those of
| typhoid.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
His Luck.

Did your number come out in the
draft?"
at did-and it's the first time ever
won anything in lottery in my life"
Life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
Daily Thnunht.

A single conversation across the ia
Ole with wise man IS better than ten
years study Of books-Longfellow.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25

An electrically heated incubator for
the production of bacteria has been
developed by a Salt Lake City scien.
fiat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25
ua,,a mnst sunshine.

rs1ose who save for a rainy day are
those lives are likely to have
.....I sli;,ynne.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25

Why isn't the golden rule an excuse
for the girl who wants to propose?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25

and built to last thousand years. A
beautiful art-and one that is passing
away! 1t is the dry wall that stands
of itself that the old stone mason loves
best of all.-American Magazine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-10
THERE'S A REASON
AND HERE IT IS

Did you ever stop to analyze why
you were buying your clothes where
you are? ....is.. e...-
There's a reason-although 1t may
be a poor one.
Possibly the man you buy from is
your friend. That's half a reason.
Maybe he's located convenient to
your place of business. That's hard
ly half q reason. Maybe he trades
with you some. and you feel obligated
to some extent. That's not business.
Perhaps you place an order some
times, not to be pestered.
Well the people who trade with
Ted are not included in any of those
classifcations. They trade with Ted
because they get dollar value for
every dollar spent-because Ted uses
his years Of experience to secure the
best values on the market-because
he takes his customers into his con-
fidence, he tells them the honest
facts. II you are not buying your
clothes from Ted. better get in the
new classification, do so because you
want the best your money can buy
ADV
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-10
In the Churches

heretofore)
will in the series Good
World and the World War The special
subject will be- World Forces to be Reckoned With
First Baptist churcornng Cloud Of Witnesses Evening
this church will join in union efvces at the auditorium
First Lutheran Roberts church only
English in the morning and Norwegian in the evening
1880 Address before the Woans Home Missionary
evening
Tidings McCracken
tendent-Sunday school 10 Preaching
E. e. Saunders. Childrens meeting m. Evening
service: YounE peoples meeting at o'clock led by Miss Anna
Erickson at T. and at Rev. Burt Grase will preach
all cordially invited
south Sunday Subjects Fallen
-" .a
Pontoppidan Lutheran
Evening: Enemies Of the of Christ. Special music
English Eighth
A. J.. No
Swedish Baptist Feth,
morning Sunday Morning Swedish
Throne of ming English; subject
Indescribab salvation Young meeting
Presbyterian church 10 49, The
gatherings No evening worship Of union
Morning worship
Subject of by pastor Every One Building
own No
meeting the auditorium
re "A w.
a Church II o. w.
services,
the other churches union meeting the auditorium