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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.
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A new armored train recently reached
Gen. Butler from Durham.
Twenty cases of enteric fever are re.
ported in Methuen's ca-ap.
Cecil Rhodes supplied Boer prisoners
at Kimberley with new clothing.
The situation at the Moddcr and Tugela
rivers remains practically unchanged.
A Cape Town dispatch says that an ex-
change OF prisoners is under considera-
ton.
The transports Majestic and Moneo-
liam have arrived at Durham with 3,OoO
troops.
The British war office has ordered l00,-
600 pairs of Cawnpore shoes for African
soldiers.
Five men and lieutenant Of scout
ing party at Frere are believed captured
by the Beers.
Eight additional militia regiments have
been called out. Seven of these will
serve in ireland.
All officers on leave from central Asian
garrisons have been commanded to rejoin
their colors forthwith.
TIE total British casualties about
Coiesberg in two days were six men kill
ed ind twenty wounded.
A dispatch from sterkstroom announces
that Swanelef, the Boer commandant at
Storrnberg, has died Of his wounds.
One important effect Of the success Of
Gen. French is that it will probably have
I deterrent influence on Dutch disaffec
ion.
Dordrecht is menaced with an attack
bv q superior force of Beers and the re-
sources Of defense by the garrison is un-
known.
Thornvcroft's horse had a skirmish
with the Beers near the Tugela. The
British suffered no losses, but the Beers
had several casualties.
Among the announcements Of those
who volunteered recently appear the
names Of a hundred or more sons of gen
tlemen. Many Of these are Scotch.
The correspondent. Lynch. who was re-
Gently captured By the Beers outside
T.adysmith, has arrived AT Lorenzo Mar
luez. His captors apparently released
i'm.
A British firm has secured the Gov
eminent contract for the new seyen-span
bridge over the TngeIa river at CoIenso.
The firm is working night ana day TO
complete the order.
Private subscriptions for volunteer
equipment are increasing Some Of the
counties have given sums as high as E3O,-
900. Il Is computed that the provinces
have already raised nearly fG00.OO0.
While London IS raising 100000 for the
eity corps.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
MONKS AND MONKEYS.

| Ancient Metropolis of Amber Given
Over to Friars and Simians.
| Mrs. Clara Erskine Clement describes
| in part a visit to the ancient city of
Amber, in India, which is inhabited
only by few priests and thousands of
monkeys. Elephants from the stables
| of the maharajah of Jeypore conveyed
her party. The hin on which the old
city stands is surrounded by other high
hills, crowned with towers and ram
parts and covered with trees. The great
castle fortress stands out boldly. The
old Zenana, or woman's apartments-an
extensive block of buildings. surround
ed by COURTS the only place which
is inhabited. This is a well populated
and lively quarter, since tribe of Ian
guor or hoonoomaun monkeys have
taken possession and dwell here in com
fort and freedom. The Hindoos relig-
iously refrain from hurting or killing
any animal, and the monkeys. having
no fear, are monarchs of all they
choose to take.
The hoonoomaun. or languor, is the
sacred monkey, and the largest found
in India Its height is from two and
half to four feet; its body is singularly
slender and supple; its face is black and
smooth, except for long white whiskers;
the hair on the body is gray on the
back and white under the stomach; its
tail is long and bare, with a single tuft
of hair on the end. The Hindoos have
a legend which explains its very black
face. 1t says that ages ago HoonOo-
maun, the king of the monkeys, went to
assist Rama in the conquest of CeyIon.
The demon king of the island had car
ried of Lita. the wife Of Rama, and be
was determined>to rescue her. As they
came near to the island HoonoOmaun
easily leaped over the straits. so skiIlful
a Jumper was he. and. finding Lita. he
was comforting her with the news that
her husband was approaching. when
Ravana. the demon king. appeared and
made Hoonoonaun prisoner. After set
ting fire 10 the monkeys long tail he
gave him his freedom that ne might
return to Rama. Hoonoomaun succeed
ed in blowing out the Fre at the end OF
his talk but in so Going be blackened
his face and ngcd lijs hair in a mosr
uuheconlinS fashion The loss Of his
beuuty so saddened the poor beast that
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
ISLE OF MONTE cRIsTo.
Prince of Naples Presents 1t as Gift
to His Wife,

Prince OF Naples Presents 1t as Gilt
to His Wife.
Now the story comes that the young
Prince of Naples has purchased the ISL
and of Monte Cristo as a present for
his charming wife and erected there a
hunting lodge which he proposes to
make his headquarters whenever the
fancy, seizes him to fee from the glare
and hustle of court life.
Outside of Dumas work you win find
very little mention of the island. Yet
that it has had a romantic history is
pretty clear. Situated as it is in the
Mediterranean, twenty-seven miles
south of Elba. 1t is manifestly impossi-
BILE, that it was always as isolated and
as desolate as it has been within the
last few centuries.
There are grottoes on the island but
hardly suca one as Dumas describes
the one in which the marvellous treasure
was found. At the same time there are
few places in the world where a treas
ure is more likely to be buried, and for
the very good reason that in bygone
ages this Island of Monte Cristo was a
favorite resortof smugglers and pirates.
Neither does it contain anything likely
TO attract the ordinary tourist The
ground is mainly covered with bowl
ders, and there is not an acre of land
which can be cultivated. On the other
hand. the sportsman and the naturalist
will find many treasures amid this mass
of rock
That the Prince and Princess of Ma
pies will heartily enjoy whatever days
they may spend on this rugged and
romantic spot is certain. Both of them
are fond of outdoor life, and there are
few better sportsmen than the Prince in
Europe. For that matter there are very
few women who are more skilled than
the Princess with shotgun or rife.
If the Prince and Princess so desire
they can be as isolated on their island
as they would be in the heart of Africa.
and with this difference that within a
few hours after the within siezes them
they can be transported from their oasis
to the heart of Italy.-Detroit Free
Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
The Rar,,yard proble,n,

There is nothing so repulsive as a
wet and filthy barnyard. in which the
animals are compelled to walk knee
deep in filth. Such a condition is not
necessary and can be prevented if the
barnyard is kept well supplied with alb
sorbent material. Throwing whole
cornstalks into the barnyard is the old
method, but cornstalks do not absorb
until they are tr-mpled to pieces, and
in the meantime much of the liquids
are carried off by rains. 1t will pay to
shred the cornstalks or cut the straw
for bedding. while leaves and dry
earth may also be usedin the barnyard
with advantage.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

than in any other manner, and they
give greater Falue to the grain by as
sisting digestion and keeping the stock
thrifty.
Fertilizers Fully Up to the Standard.
Fertilizer manufacturers are held
strictly to compliance with certain
laws of the various States in order to
protect the farmers, and chemists EN-
ployed by each State must accept sam
from farmers. and their work is
spread broadcast III official bulletins.
The faithfulness with which the laws
have been executed. while no opposi-
ton has been shown by manufactur-
ers. demonstrates that the States can
protect its citizens against fraud
What the fertilizer manufacturers OBJ
ject TO. however, is that the law sin
giles them out as the only dishonest
class, although fertilizers are as true
to claims as any kinds of goods. The
farmer needs protection more from
fruit tree vendors, impure seeds and
fiimsy implements than from fertiliz-
ers that are below the Standard for
while nurserymen and seedsmen ere
reliable as a class. yet there are par
ties who will seek every opportunity
to foist impure seeds on the public
Farmers now have less to fear from
fertilizers than from anything else
procured by them. and several stations
report that of the various analyses
made there has not been single case
In which the sample of fertilizer fell
below the standard required by law
a fact which is very gratifying to the
farmers
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Lassoing a Burglar.


OO HERE was really no one at the
Collingsworths who approved of
Tony except perhaps the twins.
and they were not at all responsible
authorities.
We just like her cause she's Tony"
lad would say, emphatically. when cor
nered for logical reason. '.And She
tells us Iniian stories. and knows about
birds and bugs and snakes and things.
and don't say, Run away. children
the minute she sees somebody that's
grown up. the way Marion does.''
And she isn't afraid of anything
not even mamma" Roy would add, SOL
emily.
1t was nearly two months since Tony
had come from far-off Wyoming TO
make her home with her uncles family.
Aunt Henrlette had disapproved of her
from the first morning when she en-
tered the dainty reception room and
stood there proudly, tall. tanned and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Menace to Dairy Industry.

The process butter business is a
menace to the dairy industry at both
ends of the line, and it is wonderful
how the fraud continues to grow and
thrive. In the first place, the farmer
who sells the 10-cent butter from which
process butter is made is not benefited
in any way by having a market for
such stuff, for he actually would get
more for the milk if he let the calves do
the milking. A hundred pounds of av-
erage milk will make AZ pounds of but
ter, which, at 10 cents pound, makes
40 cents a hundred for the milk. If
this same milk were fed to calves il
would bring a return of 30 to 60 cents
a hundred, a clear gain, to say nothing
of the saving of labor. Hence the far.
mer who makes 10-cent butter is really
injured by having a market for it, If
he did not have the market he would
not make it.-Denver Field and Farm
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Weak swarm nf Rees.

When a swarm of bees is found at
the close of the season light in weight it
is generally better policy to destroy it
than to try to keep it through the win
ter The weak swarm is probably al
ready infested with bee worms, and
the sooner the propagation of these is
arrested the better, as their increase
makes greater danger for all the
swarms next year. If the weak swarm
is destitute of queen its bees may
be transferred to a larger and stronger
swarm with advantage to both, though
in some cases more food must be pro-
vided for the strong swarm after this
addition, to enable it to winter without
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Parts of Tree Bearings.

There are many apple trees that bear
from one-third to one-half crop every
year, the portions being barren alter
nately, so that the tree is never entire
ly barren. This is apt to be the case
where different varieties are grated on
the same tree, and especially if the
grating is done in alternate years. In
other cases cold storms or frost in the
early life of the tree destroyed the
fruit at blossoming time on the ex-
posed side of the tree, and as in the
years that a full crop is produced on
the limbs in bearing there is little
chance for fruit buds to be formed on
those parts of the tree and the habit Of
bearing alternate years formed by ac.
cident becomes fully established.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Cows go dry from mismanagement
more than from any other cause. Irreg-
ularity of milking and failure to strip
when milking will cause any cow to
dry off. The richest milk is the last
drawn from the udder, and for that
reason alone the dairymen should strip
closely. Changes of food. when made
suddenly. will also cause the cows to
fall of in yield: but in winter the
cause may also be due 10 extreme cold
and insufficient shelter. while in sum-
mer the use of netting in the windows
to protect the stables against the en-
trance of flies and other insects will
seryt to prolong the milking period.
Root Vegetables for Stock.
Turnips, carrots and potatoes contain
a large proportion of water. and though
such crops are bulky, yet the actual
proportion of solid matter taken from
the soil is sli1slii Containing such a
large quantity of water, they are very
succulenI and are equal 10 ensilage for
cattle. though ensilage is cheaper in
cost. When cut or sliced or cooked
these crops can be fed in connection
with g-ound grain with greater profit
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Capt. Thomas JEFF
ferson Page was Ii
familiar figure in
naval annals. He
commanded h Q
flagship Erie when
a midshipman, dis
covered a new
channel In New
York harbor. fought
Malay pirates IN
the China seas, ne
gotiated the tresties
= =.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16


Illinois. is one of
the judges of the
Circuit Court Of
Cook County. Judge
Hanecy was horn
on a farm in Dodge
County, Wis, for
ty- nine years ago.
He comes of New
England stock and
was named after
Elbridge Gerry, one
80 A. - -. -. - q
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

The accompanying illustration rep
resents a device which greatly assists
in saving wool. The construction is
easily seen from the picture. A spring
attached to one end of the saw pulls it
back, thus making it possible for one
man to use a cross-cut saw to advan-
tage. This, according to a correspond
ent of the Orange Judd Farmer has
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

labor. Some old window sash is set
up for the front and the top is COW
cred with straw or corn stalks. Make
the top strong enough to hold the
weight of the snow that may fall upon
it, If there is no tight board fence at
hand, the back can be boarded roughly
and then banked right up to and over
tie top with straw or other material.
American oriculturiSt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

ed to play a promi-
nent part in four
different matters
pertaining to the
game, 1t was re-
Gently announced
that he was to take
charge Of the Ma
tional League um
pires. This is one
5 Q c Ton of the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

CARDINAL GoTTf. and though prince
Of the church adheres to the rule Of the
order by sleeping in cell on a hard
mattress Cardinal Gotti is favorite
with Pope Lee and is popular in eccle-
siastical circles generally. II must not
be thought, however, that Pope Leo's Sc
lection of Cardinal Gotti az his successor
will make him such The college Of car
dinals have the full power Of election in
their hands.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

new government,
presided over by
Gen. Castro. the
victorious warrior
and now president
of the republic, has
selected as its rep
! e 8 e n t a tive at
Washington Gen.
Vicente Peraza.
Gen. Nicanor Bolet-
Peraza was a dele
gate TO the Pan
American Congress
held in Washing
ron in 1890 and ~
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Saved the King fro,n kidnapers,

An interesting incident happened as
Queen Maria Cristina drove the other
day TO the station in Madrid on her
way to the court Her majesty was
seen to nod and smile and wave her
hand to woman in the crowd, while
the young king. who sat opposite his
mother, showed signs of delight. The
woman, who was decently clad. bowed
low in recognition. her face radiant.
1t vas Alfonso's former nurse. who, it
may not be generally known. once res
eued him from kidnapers. The woman
had left her charge asleep in his cradle
for few minutes. and returned TO
find him gone. She tore down the
stairs, into the road. and soon overlook
two men carrying what seemed to be
a basket of clothes. She at once threw
herself ON the basket and pulled on
the covering. and there was her fos-
ter child in a half-smothered state.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

pdDal ciiiilF, Is one
of the ablest Of the
princes Of the Cath
Ollie Church. He is
a native Of Genoa,
Italy. where he was
bon a years ago,
AMI lelongs to the
Carmelite order OF
monks. Like the
present pontif he
leads an nscetic life
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

its close was appointed minister plenipo-
Tertiary to the United States He has
been consul general in New York of the
Republic of Salvador and later OF the
greater Republic of Central America. He
was delegate to the Universal Postal
Congress in Washington in 1897. He
took an active part in the revolution
which resulted in the establishment of
Gen. Castro's government.
49,
Elbridge Haneey, who is being prom
inently mentioned as a candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Austria Is the country most ienient
TO murderers. IN ten years over so
persons we're found guilty of murder. of
whom only twenty-three were put TO
death.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

on the war in South
Africa. is an ally not
to be dcspised. As
an indication of his
financial condition it
may be instanced
that some time ago
he paid 100000 in
cash for a single dia-
mend and that his
annual income is in
the neighborhood Of
$4,000, 600 a year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Old Acc.


What does it mean to grow old? The
joints grow stiff, the eyes dim, the
blood is feeble and slow. DR.. Kinnear
puts it well when he says that man be-
gins in a soft, gelatinous state, and
ends as hard bone. From the baby to
the bald head, Justification or bone
making goes on. The soft tissues of
the child gradually harden, as the min
erals of the blood are deposited in
them. This hardening or firming Of
the body is right up to a certain point
Some day the man Of middle years
finds that joint is stiffening and fail
ing, because the blood, having finished
building up the body. is depositing its
brick and mortar at the wrong place.
That means ''old age" Sometimes the
overworked kidneys strike and will not
remove these mineral wastes. They
will even form little masses or stones
in the arteries or heart The thing to
do is to stop eating the food that goes
on piling UP these minerals in the
blood. Meat is the worst thing such
people can eat-fruit is the best OF III.
Veal, lamb and other young meat is
safer than older meat because, in much
the same way, the older animals have
more of the minerals in their flesh
Rural New-YoTker.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Winter Work.

There is plenty of work TO do in win
ter If the farm is rightly managed. 1t
is the season of the year for all repairs
and renewals. Every implement or
piece of machinery should be over
hauled and all repairs ordered. so as TO
be ready for spring work. An imple-
ment that is in good order saves labor
and enables the farmer to hurry with
the early work when every day is val
nable. The farmer who does not place
his implements under cover at this sea
SON may be forced to buy new ones
much sooner than he expects.
Removing Rubbish from Orchards.
During the summer good deal OF
rubbish is apt to accumulate In or
chards from the breaking down Of
limbs of trees from overlooking or
from storms. In such cases those limbs
living on the ground prevent the snow
from lying closely on the surface and
offer the most convenient harbors for
mice. 1t is good plan before heavy
snow comes to remove all the rubbish
from around fruit trees. and also the
grass that often grows near the tree
trunk while the tree is small
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Maitre Fernand Labor. who stands
ont to-day as one of the most famous
counscllors in the world, has won his po-
sition By his own talents and through
industry. He was born in Rheims,
where his father was a railway official,
and at an early age was sent 20 Mainz.
in Germany, to qualify himself for bust
ness From MaiDz he went to England.
and it was during his stay there that
he decided to become lawyer. On his
return home be enrolled himself as "A
student at the Faculty of Law ia Paris,
and in 1884 he was duly called to the
bar. 1t was in 1894 that he achieved
fame ae a lawyer BY his defense Of the
notorious anarchist, Valiant. 1t is in
teresting to note that, just as in the
Zola trial, Labor has refused to accept
any payment for his services in the Drey-
FMS ease.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Chean Winter Run

The cut shows an easy way to make
sunny winter run for poultry at lit
tie expense, either of money, time or
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

IIVI5Ut IIINI HttIH
the careful attention Of the magnates.
He is also making a bold fight TO have
the League adopt the "Anson ball" and
drop the one now used. Word comes
from Philadelphia that Anson's recent
visit to the Quaker City may result in
his breaking into the game there. 1t is
said that he has been offered the man
agemcnt of thc Phillies. The latest re
port comes from Baltimore, and says that
Arson is there trying to induce Mc(iraw
and Robinson TO join the new league.
Cardinal Gotti, who, it is said. Pope
Leo Nil. recently intimated might be
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Rama made al the monkeys of his
kind kalamoukh. or black-faced. which
they remain to this day.-St. Nicholas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Jones-Well, | found horseshoe.
Johnson-Huh. | found an automo-
bile tlre.-Kansas City Independent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

A woman's idea of mean husband
is one who viii move out of the neigh
borhood. after his wife has succeeded
in building NJ milk trade among her
nelghbors.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Making Ounce Trees Pay


There is no kind of fruit that in To-
calities that are adapted to it pays bet
ter than ounce. 1t is an annual bear
or. and ii blossoms so late that its bios
SONS are never destroyed before set
ting. The greatest difficulty in grow
ing ounces of late years has been the
fungus which attacks leaf and fruit.
This can, however, be kept down by
cutting out and burning all diseased
portions as soon as seen, and by free
use of Bordeaux mixture to keep the
foliage healthy. No cedar trees should
be allowed TO grow near ounce trees.
They furnish the spores that in the
ounce produce the rust of leaf and rot
of the fruit. BY destroying all cedar
trees in the vicinity ounces may be
grown with success in many places
where this fruit is now a failure.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Be sure you are right-then hold thF
stakes while the other fellows bet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Courage is the thing that enables US
to forget our fears.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Manure ON CIover

Manure can be spread on the clover
field with benefit and will not only in
crease the yield next year, but also
serve to protect the young clover dur
ing the winter. Cold weather will not
seriously damage clover. but when
there are warm spells" in winter, and
the ground freezes and thaws, the
plants may be thrown up and the roots
broken. Manure will keep the temper
ature of the ground more uniform, and
should the season be dry in summer it
will assist in retaining moisture.
Should the manure contain Jumps the
frost and rains will reduce them. There
is nc crop that will give better returns
for tae manure use upon it than clover.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

the Declaration OF Independence His
father, who died when the son was ]
year old, served through the Mexican
war. In 1916 Judge Hanecy married
Miss Sarah Barton, daughter of William
II. Barton. His family.consists of six
girls.
49,
\. G. Arson, the idol of Chicago base
ball fans, is again wedding his way into
Nationnl Leagne basehnl and il exnect-