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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

Whitney string Of highclass 3-year-olds Man O.
War carried 126 pounds and John P. Grier 1OS.
The shrewdest handicappers gave John Z. Grler
an undenable chance and reckOned thrilling
race They got it. The two horses neck and
neck to the last sixteenth Here they went to the
whip John P. Grer cracked and Man O. War
went on to win, ridden out, by length and
a half
The time, 1 40 Is. is world record The
previous American was one-fifth of a second slow
er and was held Jointly by Borrow and Boots.
Brown Prince ran the distance In England in III
in l 80 2-5 with 1O5 pounds up. The best Austria
liam time is ! 80. Man o. War ran the quarter In
% % the half in 46 the three-quarters in 90 %,
and the mile in l :35 80 So the horse ran faster
than the records all the way around. Donaus
half-mile In 46 is at Los Angeles has stood since
1909. Artful's three-quarers over the straight
course at Norris Park in 1 100 35 has stood since
1904 The mile in :35 3-5 One-ffth second
faster than Man O. Wars record in the
Wthers.
Man o. War is watched day and night. His
personal caretaker is Frank Lotus. Give Cor
don rides him in his work. His stable name is
Red. He hasn't mean hair on hEn. He has a
tremendous appetite, sleeps like tired boy and
apparently has nerves The cheering crowds
do not excite him A race like the Dwyer does
not upset him in the least. He is perfectly sound.
has never been cut or bruised in a race and has
never even sneezed since Mr.. Riddle got him. And
he'd rather run than eat. Those who know his
work say he can break any record he goes after.
Man O. War seems to enjoy the parade and the
applause and acts his prettiest He is well-be-
haved at the post. He is a quick breaker. He
runs with full enjoyment of the race He travels
so smoothly and with little friction that experts
pronounce his action perfection
Clarence Hummer rode Man O. War in all his
this year. Two days after the running of the
Dwyer Runners mount. Costly Coors, fell and
the jockey got a bad fall. which sent him to the
hospital 1t was said later by Mr.. Riddle that
Hummer would he in shape to ride Man O. War
in his fall engagements
Man O War is not for sale at any price MIR.
Riddle was offered 100000 before the champion
raced this year; the latest offer made public was
100000 by Joseph L. Murphy of Philadelphia
Mr.. Riddle plans to have Man o. War carry the
black and yellow silks for two years more and
then put him at the head of the stud he ia
forming
Man o War will never be permitted to leave
this country declares his proud owner He be-
longs TO the people of the United States who love
good horse, quite much he does to me-
/ regard myself merely custodian having him
In trust for the benefit of the American thorough.
bred of the future"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
IN new FASHIONS
Wider Skirt Is Feature of Chi
cago Style Review.
Coats to Be Short, Suits Have No
Pockets or Cuffs and Muffs
Are Barred.

According to the association nearly
everything In suits and coats and
dresses will be brown or moose, heavi-
ly embroidered and beaded. Gold and
silver thread embroideries especially
will be shown. Beads will be used on
everything except the most strictly
tailored garments.
AS for the suits, the coats will be
fairly short, and the skirts perfectly
plain. The jackets will have big fur
collars and fur about the bottom of
beaver. seal, dark squirrel, or taupe
nutria.
Nothing will keep warm the hands Of
the fashionably gowned. There are no
cuffs or pockets on the suit, and muffs
are quite out. The bodices of these
jackets will be quite close fitting, as
milady has signified that size has had
enough of loosely fitting things, but
skirts will have a decided flare. Tas-
sells will be found every place a tassel
can be. Quantities of elaborate buttons
Of rich shades will be used. Silk bo-
livia, chiffon velvet. duvetyn. duvette,
and duvet de laine are the materials
from which the winter suits will be
fashioned.
Cloth coats will be forty-eight inches
in length, embroidered in gold or sill
yer thread, with huge capular collars
of fur and with fur cuffs and pockets.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
FIRST ATTEMPT MADE
AT POULTRY RAISING
Safest Plan to Start in Small
Way With Small Flock.
Errors VIII Be Made and Many Diff
cult Problems Encountered Before
Success Is Attained-FaIi
Good Time to Start.

The safest way for those who are
about to make their first attempt at
poultry raising is to start in a small
way with few fowls, and learn the
business thoroughly before making
large investments, advise poultry spec
ialists of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture. Mistakes will be
made and many difficult problems will
be presented for solution before sue
cess in any large measure will be
attained. AS soon as it is found to
be a paying investment, more capital
may be put into the plant.
Another good plan for tie beginner
who wishes to learn the art of poultry
keeping is to secure position with
some successful poultryman. One or
two years of work on large, practi-
cal plant viii, be found a great help,
as the methods of caring for the birds
and of marketing the products can
thus be learned better than in almost
any other way.
The question is often asked. What Is
TIE best time of the year for one to
begin? When to begin is not very
important. Fall is good time. for
then stock can be purchased for less
money than at any other season. 1t is
also advisable to move the fowls to
their new quarters before they begin
to lay.
If the beginner has had experience
In poultry keeping, it will be all right
TO purchase eggs, otherwise he should
begin with the fowls and thus gain
some knowledge of caring for poultry
before attempting to raise chickens.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
GAY VARIETY OF SUNSHADES
English Paper Comments on Styles
Out Since the Days of the
World War.

Not even In the almOstfOrgOtten
days before the war was there ever
such a variety of sunshades as this
season, says an English paper.
Shapes have altered somewhat, and
40 have sizes SupShades of the
normal size are still to be bought. but
shapes are apparently reverting TO the
days of the crinOline. The little pat-
tern with outstanding wires and sun
shades of the small deep shape are
again seen this season.
The hapdles are long; some are
without ferrules. and are Of the club
stick pattern. The covers are bright,
especially in the self cOlors and
stripes. This season stripes run TO
greater width than last, and the
checks. too, are large. Some styles
are done in silk of beautiful quality,
and some in printed shantung. The
latter come In exquisite subdued
shades. Fringe is used good deal as
a trimming. For one new example, the
cover Is white silk overlaid with white
lace, and trimmed with black plated
tulle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
SMALL STREAMS
FURNISH POWER
Electricity Can Be Generated for
Farm and Home Use at
Very Little Expense.
CHEAP SUPPLY OF CURRENT
Great Shortage of Labor Makes IL De-
sirabie for Farmer to Take Ad-
vantage OF Every Opportunity
to Cut Expenses.

Many farmers unknowingly have on
their farms a source of power that
could be put to work at very little ex-
pense and could be made to fill many
farm and domestic needs. This is the
stream, large or small, that now runs
away in wasted energy. Particularly
at this time, when there is a great
shortage of labor on the farms, 1t is
desirable that the farmers take adj
vantage of every possible means of
utilizing power. Electricity, too, for
farm and domestic uses benefits the
farmers wife as much as it does the
farmer himself, for it relieves her of
much of the drudgery of homework
and adds greatly to the comfort of
farm life
The farmers needs go hand in hand
with those Of the wife, so, in consider
ing the size of the power plant to be
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
LINEN HAT FOR TENNIS WEAR
Dainty Fabric Affords Charming Ma
tsriai for Both Large and
Small headeear.

TIE linen hat Is finding an fmpor-
tant place in the tennis wardrobe. says
the Dry Goods Economist. The anna
teur is less particular as to size than
ia the professional. and some Of these
linen hats are fairly large. Jade green
Is, Of course, one Of the most popular
and incidentally one Of tie most be-
coming colors for this purpose. Often
II is trimmed with large, crisp, white
muslin bow, which can be easily re-
newed. Cerise hats, also trimmed In
this fashion, are also inclined to be
popular. The hat Is wider from side
TO side than from back to front, and
a mushroom shaped crown goes well
with 1t.
For the outings these hats are re-
markably pretty. Small linen hats are
also being made. and are keeping rath-
er to the kept form, with exaggera-
lions In the way OF crown and peak.
One jade colored hat, piped with
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

sleeves, with white cuffs TO the wrist
are the new features of the tailleur
and afternoon frocks. Many OF them
will have deep hens, buttons all the
way down the back, and white lace
yokes. Duvetyn and velvet in moose
and brown, with an occasional Copen-
hagen blue will be tie material most
in vogue.
For the fluffy young person, eve
ming dresses of black lace over char
meuse, with French flowers will be
shown, and for the woman given to Sc
verer lines; gowns beaded from top TO
bottom in all sorts of gorgeous cOlors.
Both straps will be used.
Gowns will be somewhat higher cut
this year, both in front and in back,
and some of them will even lave little
sleeves.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
FASHIONS IN BRIEF

Ladder-stitching is effective IN
white lingerie blouses.
Palm beach suits Of silk are featur-
ing silhouette embroidery.
Huge flowers plastered fiat against
the brlms are much seen In hat mod
els.
Mauve rose is the leading color and
much buttercup yellow Is being used
for frOcks.
Brilliant scarlet wool coats hold
their own from season to season az
practical wraps.
Jade and blue, mikado red and
taupe. mahogany and bronze are IA
vored color combinations.
Printed plated chiffon blouses are
extremely good with plated satin or
taffeta skirts, and the combinations of
colors are too numerous to mention.
Light colored dresses In silk crepe
or In organdie are shown with wide
sash of black taffeta ribbon bowed at
the side or the front.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

white. was really almost diamond
shaped, the point coming In front, and
1t had a ridiculously immense peak,
which made IL very comfortable and
shady.
These small linen hats are very cool
and comfortable for motoring. Some OF
them are made In q linen so coarse
as 10 look rather like sackcloth. The
sackcloth coloring also holds and the
close fitting crown is turned up from
the base with white. Judging from the
present French fashions. the release
Of linen from war purposes is going to
serve In many exceedingly attractive
directions.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
KEEP DUAL--PURPOSE BREEDS
Plymouth Rocks, N'yandottes, Rhode
Island Reds and Orpingtons
Are Most Favored.

On the average farm the poultry
flock Is expected to furnish eggs and
poultry for the farmers table as well
as to produce a surplus for sale. For
that reason 1t usually is found that
the so-called general-purpose breeds.
such as the Plymouth Rock. Wyan-
dotte. Rhole Island Red and Orping-
ton. which are good layers and at the
same time makes suitable carcasses
for the table. are best suited 70 the
farm needs. A futher advantage of
good stock is the fact that the owner
will take pride in such a flock which
he will not feei IL. flock of mongrels
and as a result, he will give the hens
better car.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

told his audience that the day was not
far distant when sound would be seen
and color heard, and time has con-
tirmed his statement. 1t seems in
credible that a beam of light can pro-
duce sound. yet 1t has been accom-
plished by throwing ray OF sunlight
through a lens on a glass vessel con-
tanning lamphlack. or colored silk or
worsted. or any similar substance. A
disk having Sits or openings cut In 1t
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
TEN BREEDS-ALL PUREBRED
No Scrub Sires Used on Large vir-
ginia Stock Farn-Chickens
and Turkeys Included.

I'VE use no scrub sires" With this
comment and full statement of
breeding stock kept, the superintend-
ent of large Virginia farm enrolled
cattle, horses, swine, sheep chickens
and turkeys in the Better Sires-Bet
ter Stock" movement. Ten breeds of
live stock are represented.
The stock includes a dairy herd of
% Holstein cattle, a beef herd of 3O2
Herefords, 81 Percheron horses. 6
Standardized horses, 1 jack, IS Du-
roc swine. 204 Shropshire and Romney
sheep, and nearly 200 chickens and
turkeys. OF the female animals a
large majority are grades, but all are
being bred to purebred sires, as re-
CURED by the conditions Of the better
sires campaign.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
INCREASE ALFALFA ACREAGE
Advantages Of Fall Seeding Are Such
That No Farmer Should Fall
to Consider Matter.

Every farmer who contemplates an
increase in his alfalfa acreage-and
there should be large number-can
we'll afford to consider the possibility
of getting some of it started next fall
Much, of course, depends on the soil
the location in the state, and the sea.
son, but the advantages Of fall seeding
are such that no one should fail to
consider it carefully wherever there is
a fair chance of success.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

And the applause he gets-well. its past all de-
scribng. There's only one trouble-he practically
. scares out all competitors. But to make amends
ne usually breaks a record
Even veteran professional turf writer's permit
themselves to speak of Man o War the "un-
disputed champion of the American turf" cham
pon of champions among thOrOughbreds past and
present" and Some Of them get almost
historical. Here's the New York Tribune, for in
stance, on Man o. Wars performance In the Dwyer
stakes at Aqueduct:
: Man o. War. the handsome 3-year-old chestnut
-<rolt of Samuel d. Riddle, which earlier this sea-
had established himself the greatest thor
oughbred of the age, proved himself the horse OF
eternity at Aqueduct yesterday afternoon. One
stops awestruck. in contemplation of this Gods
1loblest handwOrk in hOrsefesh. Words are in
adeGuate to describe him. The great colt the
perfect horse. the irrepressfbe son of Fair Play
again did what no other horse of history ever
had done: he ran a mile and a furlOng in 40 10"
Man o. War is a great horse. Now, TO discuss
n thing intelligpptly it must be defined So. what
Is great horse? Well great horse. like gen.
tIeman, is harH To define. But it is automatic
TINT n great horse must have certain qualities
He must have speed. He must have courage. He
q must be able to carry weight. He must be able
to go distance He must have the intelligence
TO play the game He must be consistent in per-
formance. He must be willing to do his best.
Other desirable qualities are good disposition. an
euuable temperament, rugged constitution and
a sound body And above all he must have that
indcfinable something called class-that something
which enables the stake horse to hook up with
the platter In the stretch, look him in the eye and
go to win.
1t would seem too much TO expect of hOrsefiesh
that any individual should have all these quail
ties Nevertheless Man o. War apparently has
them all. Anyway, here are some of the exact
facts about this sensation of the racing season
Of 1920:
Man o. War is aristocrat of aristocrats Here,
In brief are his immediate family CONNECTIONS:
Fairy Gold by Bend Or-Dame Masham, by Gal
lard was foaled in 1896 In England Maj. Au-
gust Belmont bought her in 1908 for $4,000 at the
McCalmont stud dispersal sale. sent her to his
Nursery stud in Kentucky and mated her with
Hastings From this union In 1905 came Fair
Play the rival of the phenomenal unbeaten Colin
in 1907 and 1908. When Colin broke down in the
Tidal of 1905 Fair Play went on 10 win the Law
renee Realization, Coney Island, Jerome First
Special and Municipal, giving ten pounds to such
hroses as King James. Frank Gill and Hessian
Fair Play was great racer. He Is great sire, in
that he has produced IN Man o War horse
greater than himself.
Fairy Gold in 1913. gave to the turf Frlar Rock
nv Rock Sand. who in 1915 won both the Brooklyn
and Suburban-something no other S-year-old mas
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

~ interrupted and transmitted by Il.
Now il the ear be placed to the glass
vessel containing the silk or other ma
terial. 1t will be noticed that the COL
ored lights of certain parts of the
spectrum will make sounds. and those
OF other parts will not. For example.
II the glass vessel contains red wor-
sted and the green light is flashed up-
on 1t, there will be comparatively loud
sounds, and when the red and blue
parts of the rainbow fall upon the YES
sci there will be faint sounds; but 9TH
er colors win produce no sounds at all.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

vive scarcely 1000. They were not
slain. but persisted by diseases con-
comitant with intercourse with civil
liked men.
The Tahitians and the Paumotuans
understand each other easily, though
many words are different. The for
mer lived with Europeans for 100
years. and they soon became the most
cultivated race of the South seas,
while the Paumotuans remained the
coarse. primitive savages that they
have for centuries The Paumotuans
are quiet people. serious and con-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

rate of 2 feet a second under a head
of feet is capable of supplying over
TO horsepower, according TO estimates
made by engineers of the division of
rural engineering, bureau of public
roads, of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, that have been
investigating the utilization of farm
streams as sources of energy for gen.
Grating electricity. Ten horsepower is
equivalent to about IL kilowatts,
which is sufficient electricity for all
lighting on the average farmstead and
for operating motors for many of the
usual needs for power, such as the
washing machine, milking machine,
separator, churn, feed grinder, fam
ming mill, etc. If the head could be
made 10 feet instead of 8. the horse
power could be doubled. Or If the
stream We're twice as wide or twice as
deep with but a 5-foot head the result
would be the same.
The minimum conditions under which
an installation should be considered
are, roughly, a flow of 100 gallons per
minute and head Of 10 feet, or the
equivalent. Under these conditions the
amount of electricity generated con-
tinuously is small, but by permitting
the plant to run continuously and stor-
ing the current generated in storage
batteries, supply may be always at
hand for the lighting and small power
requirements Of the farm.
Small and Large Plants.
A plant capable of furnishing cur
rent for as many as 80 to 100 lights
for the house, barn, outbuildings, yard
and drives; providing ample current
for washing, ironing, vacuum clean
ing, electric fans, coasters, percolators,
hot plates, sewing machine, ETC., for
all cooking, heating of water and the
house in the coolest weather, as we'll
as for operating motors for all the
various farming operations even dur
ing threshing time, necessarily must be
considered the exception. On the 9TH
err hand, the smallest plant which is
worthy of consideration is one having
a capacity of but eight to ten lights.
Between these two extremes, there
exist today on our farms the means of
developing thousands of plants large
enough TO supply between five and ten
horsepower during all seasons Of the
year. 1t will be found that these
plants will fill the needs of the aver
age farm and provide an excess for
emergencies. The cost may be con-
sidered we'll within the reach of thou
sands of owners today.
Where conditions offer the oppor-
tunity for development, the first step
is to determine the quantity of water
which is available. This may be done
preferably by either the weir or cross
section velocity methods. Unless the
stream is of such width as to entail
too large an outlay for the construc-
ton of a weir dam, the former method
should be used as more accurate re-
suits are obtained with 1t. Neither
method requires any special technical
skill if one will follow directions care
fully. Both methods are described
fully in Yearbook Separate ITO, "Elec-
trio Lights and Power From Small
Streams" copies Of which are avail
able for free distribution from the
division of publications, United States
department of agriculture.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

is made TO revolve swiftly In the beam
OF light so as to 'cut 1t up" into alter
nate flashes of light and shadow.
When the ear is placed to the glass
vessel the sensitive ear can distinguish
strange. faint sounds as long as the
flashing beam falls upon the vessel.
A still more extraordinary effect is
produced when the beam of sunlight
is first made to pass through a prism,
so as to produce what Is known as the
solar spectrum. The disk is turned
so that the colored light OF the rain
bow passes through it and Is alternate
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

out the fashion world. Just at present
simplicity seems to be the style rule,
and the low waistline frocks that are
being offered for early fall street wear
are both simple and smart.
One little long WASTED fr0ck re-
Gently seen was of navy crepe meteor
"a fabric. by the way, that seems to
be having a strong vogue for fall
the waist and underneath skirt stitched
in white so as to give 1t checked ap-
pearance. The skirt proper, laid in
three-inch fiat plaits, was attached to
the waist at the hip line and loosely
draped chain glrdle was Of blue tone
bakelite-the material so favored for
paraSol handles.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
CIVILIZATION PROVES FATAL

more than half of them no person
lives. Epidemics have cut the people
down In throngs. and 1t Is the belief
of Frederick O'Brien. writing in the
Century Magazine, that the time is
not far off when the last Paumotu
will curse the white man for the gifts
he may have brought When Captain
Cook made his survey OF the Tahiti
Islands there were 10000 happy.
healthy people. and today there sur
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
MOST PROFITABLE BUSINESS
To Secure Good Returns From Poul.
try Flock Keep Good otock and
Give Good Care.

The farm poultry flock should be
one Of the most profitable branches of
the farm business. To bring this con-
dition about it is necessary to keep
good stock and to have the flock of a
suitable size, properly housed, fed and
cared for. This is not a complicated
matter and the farmer should not
think that it requires such specialized
knowledge and skill as to discourage
him at the start, make him throw I'D
his hands with the cry, whats the
use?" and let the hens shift for them
selves.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
FALL AND WINTER FASHIONS
Styles Thus Far Only Guesswork and
May Be obllterated by Modes
at French Openings.

So far fall and winter styles are
really guesswork, and the models that
have been brought out already may
lose caste when the French openings
have spread their influence through
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
Aeeordino 70 Investigator, the Gin Is
Not uncommon-Possesseo os
One Person in Eight

Color hearing. or chromaesthesia'
the .constant association of coiors with
words. letters. musical notes and nois-
IS. Is inherent. the New Orleans Times
Picayune says. in one Of every eight
persons.
few years ago a noted physician
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
Information on Fresh Eggs.

/. Keep the nests clean. One
nest for four hens.
2. Gather eggs twice daily.
3. Keep eggs In cool, dry Gel
lar.
4. Market at least twice a
week
5. Swat the rooster.