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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
OIeo and Process Butter.

1t is asserted that the renovated or
process butter can be readily and sure
ly detected by placing a small piece on
a glass plate and pressing it to a thin
film with a cover glass. 1t gives out a
notified appearance of blue and yellow
under a microscope with a selenite
plate, while with butter freshly made
there was only plain blue appearance
The yellow appearance was due to fat
crystals formed by heating and cooling
during the renovating process. Normal
butter has no crystals. Oleomargarine
shows the crystalliZed appearance even
more plainly than the renovated but
ter, which is due to the lard and tallOw
in it, as those substances crystalline
easily. Out of over go samples of
alleged butter tested in this way IS
showed signs by capitalization of hav-
ing been melted and cooled again, and
most of these they were able TO trace
back to the renOvating factories.
While other tests We're used on some of
the samples this seems TO be the most
reliable.-American Cultivator.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
About the Horse.

To the ordinary mind the hair of the
horse would seem to be strongly con
ducive to healthy skin" Other writer's
say that housekeeping is a sanitary
measure, as a long, heavy coat of
shaggy hair cannot be conducive to
healthy skin" 1t is beyond doubt that
horses regularly clipped are subject to
a number of ills that do not affect I'M
clipped horses so generally or so seri-
ously. Nature may be trusted in the
matter of fitting to each animal its COW
ering. The horses coat is his entire
wardrobe. His hair protects him in
both summer and winter. If the hair
should be clipped from horses, why
should not the feathers be stripped
or clipped from birds, the shells from
turtles, and the hair and wool from all
animals? What did nature intend
then, when she developed the horse
and put upon him his hair, tail and
name? Who ever saw or heard of a
diseased or unhealthy skin in a herd
of wild horses? Removal Of the natu-
raj coat must necessarily affect the
horses power to stand sudden chills
when heated, or quick heating when
he finds himself out in the hot sun, or
radiation of warmth, or evaporation of
perspiration.
Queer ideas are the order of the day
in the horse world. For example, some
horse writers insist that the working
horse should go unshod. In soft and
stoneless dirt a horse might go unshod
and do considerable work, but in stony
localities the hoofs of unshod horses
would simply be broken and splintered
up to the quick.-The Farmers Voice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

to it, and the man who put it there! he
muttered.
The ledge upon which he stood was
hardly ten feet long and not more than
a yard in width. He sat down and cogi-
tated.
so long as keep still I'm safe enough;
and if [ yell long enough, somebody on
the road will hear me and help me out
Of this scrape, but that may not be for
two or three days, so few go by this way.
When the sun goes down, it's going to
be colder than Greenland's icy mountains
up here, and if l move around in my
sleep, as I'm pretty sure to do if I'm
cold, III fall far enough to bust a hole
in the solid crust Of the earth. 1t be
hooyes me to yell"
Standing up and bracing himself for a
stentorian effort, he shouted, at the top
of his voice:
"Hello-o-o-o-o! Hello-o-o-ow
A feeble echo, that seemed to come up
from the meadow, was his only answer.
"Dern the man who tied that string
and dern me for seven kinds of a fool"'
he CALCULATED, again sitting down, with
his back against the rock.
About once in five minutes, he consid-
cred, would be often enough for him to
let off q shout like that. No casual way
farer on the road could get by in the in
tervals without hearing it. just in front
of him, an opening among the branches
enabled a view of the valley, and he
thought it had never before seemed so
fair, possibly because it was-for the
present, at least-sO impossible Of attain
ment.
Beyond the green, low-lying meadow
land on the farther side of the creek
stretched broad fields, irregularly alter
mating golden russell stubble with the
black, fat loan, upturned for winter
wheat sowing. Amid the gray indefinite
ness of an orchard, away across the val
ley, he could just make out a roof and
chimneys, from which smoke curled, and
knew the spot as hOme-hOme that he
might, perhaps. never see again. Still
farther off, the Indian summer haze deep
ened into an amethystine veil, in which
the elevated horizon line OF forest melted
by exquisite gradatiOns of tint into the
evening sky.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
Among the Poultry.
Air out that henhouse

Air out that nennOuSe.
A comfortable hen is generally a
profitable hen.
Remember that a thoroughbred male
is half the flock.
Before saying that poultry on the
farm doesn't pay, think twice.
A fat hen will cover eggs some bet
ter than poor one, probably because
she will produce more feverish heat.
At a recent convention held in the in
terest of poultry it was decided that
80 per cent is about an average hatch
of an incubator.
The fowl that is ''stunted'' at any
time while young never becomes the
fowl that it would have been under
proper treatment
People, like trees, are known by their
fruit in one form or another, and he
who knowingly sells poor eggs will
also be judged by his fruit.-Farmers'
Voice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
Weed Out Cow Boarders.

There are two varieties of cows, says
the American Agriculturist. the COW
that gives more than she eats and the
cow that eats more than she gives.
which variety would you prefer in max
ing up-a dairy herd? Which variety do
you actually have? Now there is no
difficulty about telling the COW of one
class from the COW of the other. There
used TO be. but there isn't now. The
Babcock test does it The apparatus
consists Of a small scale. a Babcoclz
test. and a little gumption. By testing
each COW separately a man can soon
tell which ones are paying a profit and
which are merely hoarders.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

of Johannes H., Emperor of Ethiopia.
The political institutions of the country
are essentially feudal and resemble those
of Europe in the medieval ages. The
empire is divided into the kingdoms of
Tigre, Amhara, Shoa, with outlying prov
inccs The area is about 10000 square
miles, and the population about $780,
600. The regular army consists of 1JO,-
600 men, and is supplemented by militia
and 6 territorial organization. The troops
are armed with modern rifles, Maxim
guns. and are stationed in garrisons over
the country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

/ opened gate ro-day which was 3
back-breaker. 1t was sixteen feet long
and six-board high, with braces. The
owner is abundantly able 10 have gates
on hinges. Every gate on my farm,
used TO any extent. swings on hinges.
The post 10 which the gate is hung
should be large. Ar the bottom
should be spiked two pieces OF scant-
Ing two feet long. The hole should
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

be four feet deep. The dirt should be
tamped in thoroughly from the bottom
to top. A gate hung to such post will
never sag. The post will not yield
particle 1t is pleasure to go in and
out at such a gate. A child can open
and shut it with ease, nor will it break
the matron's back to open and shut it
when she finds it necessary, as all
farmers matrons will find it once in a
while; at least, mine has and doubtless
viii more than once in the future.
Hinges do not cost much and a little
extra labor won't kilL-Twentieth Cen
fury Farmer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
GRAND ARMY DEATHS GROW.
Members Stirred by Tables Showing
Increased Mortality Rate.

Grand Army of the Republic circles
have been stirred over reports issued by
authoritative posts in the East giving
the number Of deaths in the United
States of members of the organization
during the last year. Each of the last
fifteen years has added to the percentage
of mortality in the Grand Army of the
Republic. The year 1900 shows the great
est mortality, the percentage being $50,
or more than 10000 deaths. almost at the
rate of 1000 a month. The number of
deaths for the last fifteen years and the
rate of percentage are shown in the fol-
lowing table:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
Telerranhic Rrevffies.

Florida pineapple growers have organ
lied.
Gov. Brady wants Mckinley to visit
Alaska.
Fireman Reagan was killed in wreck,
Metz, Texas.
A. E. Kent, Chicago, left $4,000 for
Yale University.
Frank Swope and J. Levi were killed
by a mine collapsing, Hunters Greek,
Alaska.
E. J. Sparenberg. q New York poIiti.
clan. is heir TO 100000, left by an un.
Gle in Germany.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
Keep Up with the Procession.

In the chicken business, as in every
other, the knowledge of yesterday is
not sufficient for to-day, says Poultry
Success. With the new day come
new ideas, new experiments, new les
sons. We are constantly learning some
thing, and the man who reaches a
point where he is so sure he knows it
all that he ceases making any attempt
to learn becomes a back number in
just about twenty-four hours.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

The total membership of the Grand
Army of the Republic is now estimated
at 2T6,GG2. More members of the or
ganization died during the past year than
ever before in the history of the depart
ment, the deaths numbering more than
2. per cent Of the membership.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
BIG FALL OF SNOW.
WHITE MANTLE is SPREAD OVER
MANY STATES.
Storm Originated in Southern Cali
fornia, and in Some Sections of the
Country Was the Worst in Recent
Years Weather Not Gill.


One of the worst snowstorms that has
visited Chicago in recent years swept
over the city Sunday. Accompanied by
high winds, the snow fell for twenty-sev-
en- hours without break, leaving an av-
erage depth in the heart OF the business
district of eleven inches. The storm
which gave Chicago its sticky white man
tie gave the same treatment to the great
er part of the central West. Iowa, Mis-
souri, and Illinois were all in the terri
tory where it was exerting its livehest
efforts, but Kansas and Nebraska to the
west, and Indiana, Ohio and even New
FORK and Pennsylvania to the east were
all affected by it.
1t was not snow everywhere, however,
which the storm brought. In some places
there was rain, while in special localities
there We're even thunder showers, lively
and noisy enough to grace hot days in
the summer time.
An imaginary line drawn from st.
Louis through Springfield, H., and La
fayette, Ind, would have marked in a
rough way the separation between the
rain and snow territories. To the north
and west the temperature was below 81
and snow fell To the south and east
the temperature was higher and there
was rain all day and snow in the even
ing.
Louisville, Ky, is one of the cities
which had the peculiar experience of Il
thunderstorm as a result of winter
blizzard. The thunder and lightning came
in the middle of the day. Memphis,
Vicksburg, nashville, Fort Smith, Ark,
and Oklahoma City all had thunder
storms in the early morning hours or
during the night between Friday and
Saturday.
Came from California.
The storm was not like the cold waves
and most of the blizzards which come
developed in the far Northwest. the Medl-
cine Hat region. 1t came instead from
the southern California coast. Chicago
was right in the center of the region OF
heavy snowfall. Davenport, Iowa, re-
ported nine inches of snow, but towns
as far away even as Milwaukee had not
more than four inches, while that hgure
was about the average in the outlying
regions of the storm.
The eastern part of Kansas reported Il
fall of four inches, but most of that had
fallen during Saturday night. Eastern
Nebraska received about the same
amount Of snow, Omaha, for instance,
getting over three inches, of which only
half an inch fell during the daytime. In
Nebraska the snow extended as far west
as North Platte. Over the greater part
of Iowa it was about four inches deep.
The average range of temperature was
from 20 to 30 degrees in the snow re-
gions. At Milwaukee it was % degrees.
Further north, however, the cold was in
tense y peculiar circumstance was that
whereas the country just north of the
United States border had weather 20 and
80 degrees below zero the country farther
north as, for instance, near Edmonton,
saw the mercury rise up TO II and 10
degrees above zero.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
South Dakota,, Productiou.

The claim is made for South Dakota
that It has for the third consecutive
year produced more wealth per capita
than any other State in the Union, the
total for the year 1900 being S106.500,-
900. OF this sum $2T 100000 comes from
live stock, S18,O00,0OO from corn. s15,-
OOO, 900 from wheat and S12,000,000 from
minerals
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

The other morning, when all the men,
bers of the cabinet assembled at the
White House to accompany the President
to the John Marshall ceremonies at the
Capitol and their official carriages were
drawn up in line in front of the main
portico-eight in all-the people who
passed by were provoked into uncompli-
mentary observations upon the appear
ance of the horses attached to these car
riages, for a sorrier collection of old plugs
would be difficult to gather. Not a liv-
cry stable in town could make such a
shabby display of carriage horses. A res
olution of inquiry ought to be introduced
in Congress on the subject. Every mem
Der of the cabinet is allowed a carriage
and a pair of horses, and the horses are
usually purchased by the chief clerk.
Judging from their appearance some dis
reputable horse trader has bunkoed the
entire administration.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
WIRE FENCE srILE.

arrangement where one must cross q
wire fence occasionally and does not
wish to lose the tension on the wires
by cutting a gateway. This double
stepladder can be put together in a few
moments and will prove a very con
venient affair.-American Agricultur-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

swath of ashes through the field. By
providing for the substitution Of fer
tilizer-spreading apparatus or seeder in
place of the fireboX the machines utili-
ty can be greatly increased, and it will
be found valuable addition to the
stock of farm machinery.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
4 Toned-Down DeeIination

Clinton-And so you finally got up
courage to ask Miss Pelton to have you!
And did she say noF
Dumleigh-No she didn't go so far
as that. She merely said the idea was
absurd.-Boston Transcript
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
Stile for Wire Fences.

A wire fence is an ugly affair to cross
either by climbing over or crawling I'M
der or between the strands. The ac-
companying illustration shows a handy
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
Six Hours Afoat

A London paper relates the trying ex-
perience of an English sailor. He could
not swim, and was six hours in the
water during a storm.
He had a life-preserver, but was in
constant terror lest it should slip from
his grasp. If it did he knew he could
never regain it.
He had fallen off the 5ow-chains of
the vessel. and from midnight to day
light the Iife-boat was searching for
him while the ship lay to. Many cap
tains would have desisted in an hour or
two, but this one persevered, and the
men were finally rewarded with a sight
Of their comrade a mile away. 4 days
rest restored his strength, and he re-
sumsd his dangerous duties.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
KING MENELEK AT WAR.

Battle III AbyssinIa in WHICH I,UUU
Are Slain.
A dispatch from Cairo says severe
fighting is reported in Abyssinia. The
casualties are said to number 1000. 1t
is supposed the chiefs rebelled during
the absence of King Menelik who has
gone to the Egyptian frontier, in connec-
ton with the delimitation of the Egypto-
Abyssinian frontier.
King AIenelik II. succeeded to the
throne Of Abyssinia in 1889 on the death
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

The slapping of young woman's face
in the street by United States Senator
is Il scandal that has stirred official
Washington as deeply as the Breckin-
ridge-Pollard affair of several years ago.
Whatever sympathy was felt for Senator
William V. Sullivan of Mississippi be-
cause of the breach of promise suit
against him by Miss Lucy Lection, his
former stenographer, has been dissipat-
ed by his ungallant conduct toward her.
Miss Lection and Senator Sullivan met
on the street Saturday evening, and, af-
ter a heated argument the Senator slap
ped her face. His version of the affair
is that the woman had been writing him
letters asking for money. When they
met by accident she abused him until he
was beside himself with rage and struck
her.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

Comfort powders are beautiful little
stanzas or verses OF courage and good
cheer. written on small papers and roll
ed up like powdered medicines. One
IS to be unroIled, read and enjoyed each
morning. Each one is a mystery until
its turn comes. And the surprise is
part Of the pleasure.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

Admit one absurdity and a dozen
Others viii demand an en1rance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

In the last ten years the United States
has increased its wealth $4,000, 100000,
which makes the wealth of the nation
$91 ,000000,000 This gives an average
per capita wealth of $1,195. This is not
so great a per capita wealth as Great
Britain's, for her figures are $1,000 for
each inhabitant. But her aggregate
wealth sinks into the background before
ours, for she has only S50000,00 0,000
against our SOL 900, 100000 Her increase
in wealth in ten years is $4,000, 900,
as against our $26000,000.0O0 The in
crease in wealth in this country in the
last ten years has been $33I for each in
habitant.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

Senator Chandler was a stenographer
when he was young man, and is the
only stenographer in the Senate. Repre-
sentative Hit Of Illinois was one Of the
first stenographers in Illinois. and took
down the memorable debate between Lin
coin and Douglas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

The army reorganization bill has be-
come law and one Of the first things
30 be done will be an order TO post com
manders throughout the United States
to prohibit the sale of beer and wines
in the canteens The reading rooms and
amusement halls will be retained for the
benefit of the soldiers, but nothing but
soft drinks will be sold, and even that
will be left discretionary to the post or
Iegimental commanders.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

Resolutions are being hurled at Con
gress from many State Legislatures, call
ing upon that body to amend the consti-
tuition so as to provide for the abolition
Of the present electoral system for Unit
cd States Senators and TO place the priv
ilege Of electing them in the hands of the
people direct.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

Secretary to the President George B.
Cortelyou works harder and longer hours.
it is said, than any other cmployc Of the
government, except the President him
self. He is at the White House at 8
a. M, works until evening. and then has
few hours to himself Every night at
10 o'clock ne returns to his office, and is
generally with the President until mid
night and often until or . a. N.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

Congressman Lowering Of Massachu-
sets has introduced a bill to permit ma
tional banks to issue guaranteed bank
notes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
By J. II. CONNOLLY.

Copyright IAN rights reservedl
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

The director Of the mint reports that
the value Of silver has increased 2.41 per
cent in the last three months.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

For the benefit Of the lady readers it
may be said that the dress which Mrs.
Mckinley expects to wear at the inau-
guration ball has been received from her
modiste in New York, and is cream-coI-
0red MORE. covered with a rare and dain-
ty pattern Of Venetian lace.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12

Mr.. Harris Of Kansas has introduced
a bill in the Senate amending the civil
service laws so that preference will be
given to Civil War veterans in appoint
uents, retention and promotion, provided
rhey possess business capacity necessary
for the proper discharge Of the duties Of
the office or employments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-01-17

A young society woman tells a story
of very little newsboy who so appre-
ciated her kindness to him at news
boys dinner that he went to the extent
of great suffering for her sake. At
least she thinks it was appreciation,
but others have doubts. At all events
the young woman who, with number
Of others, was engaged in serving the
boys. noticed this little boy way off at
one end of the table. Many of his lar
ger fellows were already hard at work
on the various good things, but this lit
tie fellow had evidently been neglected.
Clearly here was Il case of urgent char
ity, so the amateur waitress flew to his
side, and for an hour she saw to it that
he did not lack for anything. Plate
after plate of turkey was literally
showered upon him. Finally, as she
set another piece of plum pudding in
front of him. he rolled his eyes meekly
toward her and said In mufled tones:
well, miss. / kin chew, but / can't
swaller no morer'-New York Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-01-17
RULED WITH A ROD.
But the Rod Must BE Iron, with a
Redhot Tip.

"When all other methods of control
ling wild beasts fail the keeper has only
to employ an iron rod, which has been
made redhot at one end" said an old
circus man to a Star reporter recently.
Lions and tigers" he continued, "will
cringe before the heated poker, and no
matter how restless and fretful they
may have been the sight of the glow
ing iron Immediately brings them 10
their best Of animal senses. 1t has an
almost hypnotic influence over the
beasts. | have seldom heard of an
animal being burned in this manner,
however so there is nothing cruel in
The treatment 1t would not do for the
keeper to burn the charges under his
care. for the scars would mar the
animal for exhibition purposes. The
hot iron is terror. just the same,
and under its persuasion the kings of
the jungle are docle and ready to do
what is wanted Of them.
'In circus menageries the animals
often become almost unmanageable.
This is true Of the younger specimens,
closely housed. so much hauled about
and so often cut off from the light Of
the outside world. When it becomes
necessary to give their cages a thor
ough and sanitary cleaning, one attend
ant holds the beast in a corner by
means of the redhot iron, while an
other thoroughly cleanses the remain
ing portion of the cage, the work being
accomplished by brooms and mops
from the outside. In changing the
wilder animals from the cages EN-
ployed on the road to the larger and
more commodious quarters at the win
ter station. what we call a strong box
is used The wagon is hauled along
side the large cage and the steel strong
box, open at both ends. is constituted a
passageway. The animal hesitates to
make the journey through such sus-
picious looking object, however. and
again the heated iron must be brought
into play."-Washington Star.