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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
April and Present
MAY. Cts. time. Cts.


Democratic Senators at Washington
are a unit for party representation as
well as party principle. They will pro-
test earnestly against the proposed plan
of the Republican leaders to reduce
their representation on the Committee
on Claims. Irrigation and Commerce.
They have no objection to the Republi-
cans increasing their own membership
on all the Senate committees so long
as they leave Democratic representation
untouched. but they have strong OBJ
jeetions to any plan which viii tend 10
lessen Democratic prestige in commit
tee work. The attitude of the minority
was clearly defined in a resolution
which was unanimously adopted by the
Democratic caucus yesterday afternoon.
The caucus was called 10y Senator Jones
and was the first meeting of Demo-
cratic Senators that has been held to
discuss party questions since the open
ing of the fifty-Seventh Congress.
Senator Jones was reelected chair
man OF the caucus. a position which
he VIII AOttt. NulS'SS ne ApANHlstAttN Will
draws in the meantime. for two years.
Ii carried with il the prestige Of mi
nority leader on the door of the Sen
ate. The caucus was entirely harmo-
Nous and free from friction of any sort.
Il was attended by all of the Senators
who nave heretofore been affiliated
with the popuIiSt aud Silver Republi-
can parties. including Senators Heit-
field and Dubois. of Idaho. Harris. of
Kansas. Teller Of Colorado. and Glib
son and Clark of Montana. McIaurin.
of South Carolina. was not present.
however. Senator Jones had received
notice from Senator Platt. chairman Of
the Committee of Republicans which
has been delegated 10 select the COM
mittees that the Republicans would
take care OF McLaurin's assignments
This notice was accepted by the Bemo-
cratic caucus as a concession oy Nc
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
shipping Poultry to Market.

There are two errors most poultry
shippers fall into which have consider
able hearing on the results obtained.
One is the use of improper crates. and
the other crowding of the fowls in the
crates. In the first case, sometimes the
crates used are too heavy and Some
times too light. The last error is made
s'suaIy by poultrymen who have been
IN the habit of shipping more or less
Breeding stock and who use light crates
TO save transportation charges over
long distances. The heavy crates ere
generally used by farmers and are
made of any loose material they happen
90 have on the farm. The crates should
always be as light as 1t is possible. and
still have it strong enough to bear
rough handling. and each fowl in it
should have a space equal to shat re-
.Quired for it to turn around in COM
fort. If this sort of packing is done
the fowls will reach the market in good
condition, and there will be none
smOthered. as is usually the case when
TOO many are packed in crate. Don't
ship the culls and half-starved fowls
20 the city market, but send only the
plump birds and those in good physical
condition, if you would get the highest
prices.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07


did not vanish Of her own volition, and
had no cause as she seemed to have
done, to walk out Of her home near mid
night, hatless and half shod. Three per
sons organized committee which con
Quoted the search Of the river in which
its members believed her body was.
They melted her father Justice Crop
sey, to cause the arrest Of James Wilcox,
the girls admirer, who visited her on the
night she disappeared and who was with
her on the veranda Of the Cropsey house
within an hour Of the time when her dis
appearances became known to her family.
Wilcox, twice arrested and twice tried,
adhered to his original declaration that
shortly before Miss Cropsey was missed
he left her on the veranGa, crying be-
cause they had quarreled, since he object
ed to her going to New York 10 visit the
family Of her uncle, lawyer The coro-
ner's jury recommended that Wilcox BIO
held for further investigation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
Hints Ahnut tlle Hnrse.

Teach a horse what you want him to
do and he viii always do 1t.
Plaster scattered ON the stable floor
keeps down bad odors and purlties the
air.
Don't put your horses feet in unsknl-
ed hands. Good feet are spoiled by bad
shoeing.
Feed your horse rs near the ground
as possible: when eating low down
more saliva becomes mixed with the
food. aiding digestion.
Keep your horse feeling good by pro-
per food and care and he win more
than repay you for the little extra time
you give him.
You can influence the shape of 4
colts legs by keeping the feet trimmed
in proper shape. the same as you can
trim a growing twig.
Always treat the nervous horse with
Kindness. patience. forbearanee. and
never make any quick or sudden move
ment or loud talking If IL oSn be avoid
ed.
Have your horses teeth dressed oc-
casionally, a little attention gisen 10
this will prevent a so-calie5 -Side-nSiv-
err or ''puller" 1t prevents sore mouth
and assists maStication.
Tie your hogse SO that ne can lie
down comfortably ar night. 1t is =
practice with some grOoms to tie a
horse so be can't lie down, to save
work in cleaning him the next morning
Don't bring your horse in hot from q
drive il yeu can help 1t: If you do. rub
him thoroughly dry. A slow jog or
walk for a short distance before IN
hitching win cool him OF quicker and
save much work
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
!fs995g1,S RJ8I!tNlssT1
SUN {erS'Daij

Minister Conger viii soon be the only
foreign minister in Pekin who passed
through the siege and will then become
the dean Of the diplomatic corps.
Gov. Miguel A. Otera Of New Mexico
Is about TO move in the direction of stop
ping the vandals who have been disman-
Ting the homes of the cliff dwellers
monuments Of a civilization older than
the pyramids.
President Roosevelt is said to be I'M
neryed by only one thing. and that is lit
erary composition. Close occupation be-
comes irksome and facilitating to a man
CT robust build and sanguine tempera
Ineut, accustomed to be much in the open
air.
Rev. Charles T. Wright. who is IN
charge Of the Episcopal Church work
among the Indians at LeecB Lake, is q
fuIl-blooded Indian. He IS the eldest son
Of the famous Indian chief, White Cloud
and as such IS the direct head OF the
Ojibway tribe.
Mr.. and Mrs. GeoAye Gould have SCI
cured a scrapbook maker 70 clip and pre-
pare for them everything printed about
their seab0rG daughter 10 begins Win
she announcement Of the little ones birth,
printed upon sheet Of heavy cream par
per and mounted in morocco.
George Gould has converted an Ugly
spot on the grounds Il his Lakewood.
y. J., home into a beautiful sunken gar
den. Il is oriental in idea, and said to
be the only sunken garden in America.
NJ . "a
morning the big railroad consolidation
was effected, a mounted bea;'s tooth from
a friend who had been shooting in Can
ada. A be Iookez at il he said: 4 won
der il il IS prophetic
H. G. Thurstan, who was the raiivsi
man in the Confederate army, IS still
living at Mount Vernon, Texas. Although
Z feet III inches in height, and naturally
a mark for sharpshooters, he was wound
ed only once in all the campaigns.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
odd Mail SwindIer.

Frank Rause Is in jail in Milwaukee,,
charged with working clever, scheme TO
swindle iewehy dealers by means of the
mails and a rural postal route at Ran
dolph. The specific charge is made on
behalf of the Rich & Allen Company of
Chicago, the firm having shipped to the
order of o. w. Lloyd $1,S00 worth Of
jewelry, which Rause tried to have de-
livered TO himself Rause had mail de-
livered to a box on the rural delivery
route. This was addressed in the name
of o. W. Lloyd, who is Randolph hard
ware merchant with an excellent rating
in the commercial agencies. Rause was
arrested while trying to have delivered
to himself at a house at a distant point
in the woods the express packages sent
to the order of Lloyd The prisoner
claimed then to be a tramp whom a
woman had hired to get the package, but
Posrotfice Inspector Bird had several per
sons identify Rause as the woman who
had tried to get them to go after pack
ages. Rause is about II years old.
When he was forced to take off his tight
fitting cap his hair fell in blonde mass
on his shoulders. Later when in the jail
he was found to be wearing a corset
waist the belief was general that the priS-
oner was woman in disguise. To the
Jail officers the man admitted that he
had impersonated Circassian woman in
a side show with which he had travelled
during the summer. 1t is thought about
$1,000 worth of jewelry was sent to Ram
dolph. 1t is all in the express office and
will be returned to the senders.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
YOUNG MEN WIN IN CHURCH..
Methodists Adopt New Constitution by
REQUIRED Vote.

Required Vote.
The conservative element in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church has been routed.
The younger members have won in the
adoption of the new constitution which
was before the last general conference,
held in Chicago in May, 1900.
At the conference the proposed con-
stitution was referred to the various an
nual conferences throughout the coun-
try 1t has been announced that the con-
stitution has been approved by the neces-
sary three-quarters vote. The vote is as
follows: Yeas, 8,196; nays, 2,513. The
different annual conferences have been
voting on the new constitution for year
and a half and the subject has been the
principal topic OF interest among bish-
ops, clergymen and laymen.
The conservative element, which op-
posed the new organic law of the church
because it provided for the admission of
women as delegates to the general con
ference, made war on the new constitu-
tion all along the line, but met with de-
feat. The vote, however. was exceed
ingly close at times and the final result
seemed ~ doubt until the ballots had
been revised.
The result is interpreted as a victory
for the younger and more liberal element
in the chuSch With few exceptions the
conferences embracing the large cities
voted in favor of the changes proposed.
The Southern States and the missionary
conferences in China, India, Japan and
those in other foreign countries gave
large majorities for the new laws. One
hundred and twputy-onp annual confer
ences voted on the question, a total Of
10,70O ballots being cast by delegates.
The principal changes provided fof by
the new constitution are in giving women
the right to sit as delegates in the gem
eral conference, giving laymen's cleo
toral meetings authority to vote on con
stitutional questions and it changes the
vote necessary in the general conference
to amend the constitution from three
fourths to two-thirds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
OUR fNSULAR NEEDS,
philippine Commissions Recomrncn-
dations to Congress in Nutshell.

cations to Congress III NutsncAi.
The following is a synopsis Of the yari-
Gus recommendations made by the Phil
ippine Commission in its annual report
to the President:
1. That Congress make appropriations
TO construct posts and garrisonS for the
army outside of the towns. so that they
shall not be CHARTERED in the towns.
,. That Congress be requested to con-
firm the legislation of the commission all
ready enacted and provide for perna-
nent form of government for tho Islands,
10 be instituted Ian. i. 1904, with H.
Pine representation before Congress.
8. That the commission be authorized
to Issue bonds to buy up the property OF
the friars
f. That an appeal be granted from the
Supreme Court Of the islands to the SUI
preme Court of tho United States in all
cases between the insular government
and the Catholic Church in respect TO
ownership of property.
). That the new tariff act OF the com
mission be confirmed by congressional
enactment, and that Congress reduce 10y
at least 30 per cent the United States
duty on tobacco, hemp and other mer-
chandise coming from the Philippine
Islands into the United States.
6. That the commission be given power
to issue bonds for the city of Manila not
exceeding S4000,000 for Improvements
in the water supply and sewerage and
drainage system.
Z. That the commission be given power
TO grant street railway. electric light. tel
ephone and other municipal franchises
s. That the commission be given au-
thority TO pass a general public land law
making provision for the acquisition of
homestead rights.
8. That the conimission be authorized
to continue the present regulation of the
cutting of timber.
10. That the commission be authorized
to pass a mining law similar TO the
United States mining laws.
IL. That the commission be given pow
er to pass law Tor the conducting of
legitimate business by corporations.
II. That the commission be given spe-
cial authority to issue charters 10 rail
roads, with power to make donations OF
land
Is. That Congress enact a general
coinage law providing for the gold stand
ard with local silver currency.
II. That Congress enact a general
banking law providing for the establish
1ient of national banks in the islands
10. That Congress authorize the COM
mission to appropriate Spanish and in
surrectionary seized funds fer school
purposes.
16. That Congress provide a sum suiii-
cient to reimburse the insular govern
ment for the actual value Of the property
turned over to the army.
II. That Congress appropriate sum
sufficient to reimburse the insular treas
ury for certain Spanish gunboats turned
over TO the navy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
One Eye Open.

When the Democratic candidate For
president spoke at Minneapolis. during
the campaign of 1885, Former Senator
Washburn addressed a letter to b n
asking certain questions. 1t was an I'M
usual thing for man of Mr.. Wash
burns prominence to inject himself into
a pubic speech, but Mr.. Bryan read his
letter at the meeting and responded to
it. 1t seems that Mr.. Washburn is
getting acquainted with the trust cues
ton. In a recent interview he discusses
the subject with intelligence and even
vehemence. 1t is gratifying to note evil
dence of revolt among the Republicans,
who are responsible for an admini1tra-
tive policy that permits the trusts 10
thrive and fatten upon people at large.
The Commodore in a recent issue COM
menting upon the Washburn incident,
says it is glad to give circulation to
the following extract from Mr.. Wash
burns Interview:
Steel rails can be manufactured today
at fair profit and sold at $3.50 ton.
At that price the rail mills would make
a larger profit on their product than
the Touring mills would make by a
profit of 10 cents a barrel on -four
which the Touring mills would be glad
to make, but do not. From the best in
formation | have been able to gather.
steel rails can be manufactured at
about SIC per ton Sold as they were
two and half years ago at S17.o0,
there was profit of $3.50 ton, which
is more than the profit on -four at 10
cents per barrel, and that IS a larger
profit than is averaged by the Touring
mills of this country. Yet sucl rails e
now being sold at SIS per ton, making
1t easy to understand, with such enor-
nous profits. how the steel mills are
enabled to pay dividends on shares
three fourths of which are composed of
water | do not know just what sum
would be required to rebuild these
properties, but from what ! am able to
learn | am satisfied that they can be
reproduced at less than one-half the
The consequence is that the people and
consumers of the country are being
taxed to this enormous extent in order
that the trusts and consultations may
pay such dividends. And yet, with this
condition of things. we now have duty
of $3.50 per ton on steel railsi And
what l have here said of steel rails
can also be said of structural STEEL
which now enters into construction of
different kinds of such an enormous
extent. If this is not robbery l would
like to find some stronger word to char
acterize it.
Robbery is a strong word but Mr.
Washburn wants something even
stronger. What will he say of an adj
ministration that permits the robbery
to go on without making an effort to
protect the public? Possibly Mr.. Wash
burn has only one eye open; with this
he sees the trusts very clearly. When
he gets the other eye open he will be
able to see the party leaders who are
standing behind the trusts and receiy-
ing for campaign purposes part IF
the money extorted from the people
Burlington, Iowa, Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
Chinaman Is Killed.

Charlie YIN, Chinese laundryman,
was found dead in his shop in West SUI
perior His head was battered to a pulp.
He had been murdered. The motive for
the crime is unknown. A gas pipe, APP
parently the weapon with which the man
had been struck, was lying beside him.
The Chinaman was evidently killed in a
scuffle, as the people living above the
laundry heard the noise and the laundry
man crying for help. No clue has yet
been found to the murderer. A man
named William Anderson was arrested
for the act. but released. He was found
running wildly UP the street, bloodbe-
smeared and yelling Murder" 1t devel-
oped that he had been held up and rob
bed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
Explosion in Kilbourn Postoffice.

A gasoline lamp exploded in the Kill
bourn postoffice. Postmaster +. II. Mar
shall had one hand badly burned and
barely escaped with his life. His cloth
ing was badly burned. Miss Alice Sweet.
postofHce clerk, narrowly escaped injury
She daringly rush into the flames and
brought out the cash drawer and large
package of registered letters. A large
quantity of mail was damaged by fire and
water. Owing to the promptness of the
fire company and the excellent water sys-
tenn the fire was soon under CONTROL and
several Of the largest business houses in
the town were saved The loss to the
building and fixtures is 81, 900
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
Grndinr - - E1ncL

II does nos follow that because a men
lays a goodly number Of eggs she is
ftted to form a portion Of the founda-
ton Of the two-hundred-ege strain. for
unless she has ancestry behind her ana
has the type fairly well developed in
her. she is not likely to have progeny
that VIII carry on her record As a
general rule. it is safe TO select the
large and weli-matured pullets of the
type as the foundation. even though
they may not lay SO wei as the smaller
fowls of the same breed. FOR they are
closer TO the type desired In order to
accomplish this grading up properly 4
careful record OF the egg production
should be kept during the winter. as
well as a record OF the egg formation
sad size. and the best Of those puIless
should be properly mated in the spring
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
Saving Garden Seeds.

There are many seeds that the farm
er should save for himself every year.
His sweet corn from the earliest ears
most perfect ears. straight rows and
well-filled tips he can find, and if pos
sible from stalks that have two or more
ears. to induce the habit of twin-bear-
ing stalks These should be thoroughly
dried and kept dry until wanted for
planting. Rows of peas and beans
should be saved expressly for seed, and
not the seed taken from those that are
left after picking for market. We
have even let the first that set ripen
for seed. and picked them dry while
picking others for table use. This we
did to insure early maturity in the next
crop. Cucumber. pepper. tomato,
squash, pumpkin and melon. we saved
seed from some of the best if not the
earliest on the plants, and if We cared
to save beet, carrot, turnip, cabbage or
onion seed, we saved the best we had
to set ont in the spring for seed. The
lettuce and radish go to seed the same
year if left long enough. Having Sc
lected our seed and seen it thoroughly
ripened, every package was carefully
labeled with the name of the variety.
and the smaller ones put away in tin
box. that insects might not get to them,
and the larger ones in cotton bags Sc
curely tied A few we thought we
could buy cheaper than we could grow
them, and better because grown in
more favorable soil or climate. but
when we saved seed as we have de-
scribed above we had no running out
of any yariety.-American Cultivator
Watering Hogs in Winter.
The best hog watering deyice we
know of for winter use is composed of
two barrels. Barrel A should be set
in the line of pipe coming from the sup
ply of water The float should be adj
justed to a point on a water level line
as seen in the illustration. Barrel B is
let down in the ground so the water
line will come near the top. but not flow
over At C is seen lid composed of
two-inch plank or heavy lumber built
in such a way as to make four drinking
places. the hog sticking its snout
through a hole to get the water. This
barrel should be in a corner of the lot
or near fence where it will be pro-
tected to some extent from the coolest
weather. At ID will be seen a valve
which regulates the supply of water
and keeps barrel B so full OF water all
the time. e is the line of pipe leading
from the float barrel to as many wa
tering places as may be placed on the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07

Whenever such indications are seen,
the insects should be dag out with a
snife or other sharp-pointed instru-
n0ent. Those which have boyed deeply
into the wood may be reached by Il
sharp, stiff wire thrust into the hole.
They can also be destroyed by cutting
away the bark at the upper end of the
chamber and pouring scalding water
into the opening so that it will soak
through the castings
Among the preventive remedies. al
kaline washes or solutions are probably
the most useful Soft soap made to the
consistency of thick paint by the addi-
ton Of a strong solution of washing
soda in water, is good formula for
application. 1t should be painted over
the bark, especially about the base of
the trees and upward to the main
branches. \ small quantity of gas tar
added to the solution will also assist in
rCpelling the insect ana will not injure
the tree. Orange Judd Farmer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
Annie Tree Eorere.

Apple growers through the country
lose annually many trees from the raw
ages of the apple tree borer. There are
two species, one of which is known as
the dat-headed borer and the other the
round headed borer. Both are shown
In the accompanying illustration. By
taking proper pfecaution many apple
trees could be saved if watched care
fully
Al trees should be closely examined
early in the fall, when the young lar
vac or worms. if present. may be de-
tected by the discoloration of the bark,
which sometimes has a fattened and
dried appearance. Exuding sap and
the presence of sawdust-Iike castings
give the clew to their wherea bouts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
Brains in the Dairy.

How many dairyme2 can tell how
many pounds of milk each COW gives,
the percentage of butter fat in each
cows milk and the average for the
herd. how many pounds of butter to
each hundred pounds of milk, how
much it costs to feed each cow, how
much it costs to make pound of but
ter and a few things like that? Yet
this Is just what many up TO date dairy
men know 10 a nicely. 4 scale. n Bah
cock test. a lead pencil and liths
brains are the chief requisites.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07
Snccesa in Dhirxinr.

If experience in dairying does not
make man or woman wise it counts
for but little. We often see cases where
people grown gray in the care of cows
realize only meager profits from the
business. This is because years ago
they decided that they had mastered
all there was to be known relative to
dairying and have since never tried to
get out of the rut. The most conscien-
tious attention TO detail work in the
care of cows, care of milk and the rou-
tine of labor required in butter and
cheese making is necessary to success
in any or all of these branches.-Farm
and Ranch.