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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
VICTORY FOR WOOD WORKERS.
Board of Arbitration Decide that Car.
Denters Violate Terms.

Amalg2mated Wood Workers Interna-
tional Union won a big victory in the
findings of the arbitrator appointed
through the recent convention Of the
American Federation of Labor, where
me carpenters preferred charges against
Tie Wood Workers International Union,
and asked that its charter be revoked
because of alleged violation of trade
rules on the part of the wood workers
and their assuming jurisdiction over
work rightfully belonging to the ear
penters. According to the findings of
the five arbitrator the carpenters have
been infringing on the wood workers,
and in defining just what part of the
wood working craft belongs to each or
ganization gave to the carpenters all out
side work ON buildings and to the wood
workers al work in shops and factories.
p. ]. Downey of Buffalo. a metal work
er, who was called in as umpire, decid-
ed that it was plainly apparent that the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners deliberately violated the terms
of the contracts they have entered into
and that there was no evidence that the
wood workers had ever gone beyond the
lines laid down by the agreements. lie
decided that all wood workers in planning
mills, furniture and interior finish fac
tories, come rightfully under jurisdiction
over millwrigkts and stair builders or
workers on buildings or makers of store
and office fixtures. He says the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
shall have absolute jurisdiction over all
work on new and old buildings and the
putting up of store and Office fixtures.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
Name Your Farm,

If you have farm name 1t. That's
the latest suggestion travelling about
in the rural districts, and it deserves
to be acted upon at once and with
judgment. When you come to think
of it it seems rather strange that so
few farms throughout New England
have a name. Most of those so hon
ored are the property of persons who
live elsewhere the most of the year
and patronize the farm only two or
three months in the hot weather. But
farmers, real farmers, have never got
into the way of labelling their farms,
and though, of course, in the farming
district everyone knows where every
one else lives, it certainly does lend
digity and sort of beauty to coun-
try side If every house is individual
lied by en- appeIlati,n weil chosen.
Naturally some popularity OF the farm
should be embodied in it's name, and
there are peculiarities and to spare in
every New England farm. These may
not be patent to the principal owner,
but tie sons or daughters who 'go
away TO school, Will discern them on
the first trip home, and they might be
trusted to select the tenn Boston
Transcript.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
so-CaI1ed Corr Wheat.

In sections of the Vest there is te-
Ing grown a variety of wheat known
MS Polish wheat, which has COMPARE
lively little value except. perhaps, is
food for stock. Public accounts of
this wheat have been SO garbled that
farmers have wrong impression Of
it. AS this wheat is grown in the
Northwest, it produces wonderfulls,
and the kernels are much larger than
those of the recognized varieties OF
wheat, and when fed to stock it Is sail
IT, have wonderful fattening results.
That it has some merit there is little
doubt. for it has given fairly good re-
suits in the making of macaroni -four.
although not so good as the results
from the true macarorl wheat. 1t "
doubtful if it is safe 10 use it largely
In the fattening of stock, although II
is worthy of test in that way. Seeds
men in the North and West can doubt
less furnish seeds in small quantities,
and the reputation already acquired
makes it worth a test. In some sec
tons the variety is known as Emmer
and some seedsmen catalogue it under
that name.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
A SONG FOR THE WEARY.

Life is but world of battles:
You must fight them Npld you win
With the idleness that prattles,
Victory has never been:
Then why should you be complaining
If in one attempt you fail?
Each endeavor gives you training,
Till at last you shall prevail.
Nuggets of success are lying
Underneath life's rugged road;
Dig and dig, and keep on trying
Till you strike the precious lode.
Skies above you will be biuere
As along the way you tread,
Friends around you will be truer.
So be brave and go ahead.
Time is fleeing, so be doing
Any task there is for you;
You are stronger, while accruing
Gain of good and wisdom, too.
Be not with the drones and shirkers,
As through life they idly stroll;
Victory belongs to workers.
Strive and you will reach the goal.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
4 Weed Puller,

Another EaohiLe has been invented
for the use Of tbs farmer. The picture
shows the invention doing its work,
and gives tx idea of the nicola lism by
which it is operated. Two fused roll
ers are mounted on an adjustable sup
port at the rear of sulky. vita chain
gearing to rotate them rapidly as the
machine is drawn over the ground. AS
the fittings on the face of the rollers
mesh closely together. it is easy to I'M
derstand how any weed or grass which
once gets between them will lie erawn
up. until it is finally lifted out IF the
ground. roots and all. To insure the
killing OF higher growths. the marhine
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The Nem Northmest.

The Canadian government has issued
a census bulletin, which gives stats
tics as to agriculture in Alberta, ASSN
iboia and Saskatchewan, which united
compose the Northwest territories.
The total area OF these territories is
190,963, III acres, aud only 6,569,064
acres are occupied as farms. OF this
area, 1899 per cent is unimproved.
Field crops, exclusive of hay, occupy
fifty-three per cent OF the improved
land, but only a fair beginning has
been made with fruit trees and vegeta-
bles. The area of land In whsat, oats,
barley, rye, corn, peas, potatoes and
other field roots in 1891 was 1914, 775
acres. The increase at the end of rhe
last decade was 694,073 acres, or 353
per cent. The production of boms-
made butter Is nearly twice as much
as ten years ago, and in the interval
ten factories have been put into opera
fiOQ.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
Rock Gardens.

A rockery is attractive If well raade
and not out of place. 1t should be
made only In locations where a nat
ural heap of rocks covered with Tow
ers and yiaes would not seem scex-
pected or out of tune with SURROUND
ings. A sunken rockery is the most
attractive. but the hillock shape r less
costly. IL convenien. build on shady
southeast slope Dig below frost line
and use the earth removed as Size fill
inc. The stone work should be dnish-
ed and firmly wedged before filling
with earth and gravel. Good plants.
MOSES. vines and ferns can bt found
about any forest ledge. and The nur
serymen sell rock plants and alpine
plants adapted to such locations.-Ex-
change
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36A, authorizing Alvin a. s.uck to
build a dam across Brule river, Douglas
County.
214A (Bartlett), relating to town insur-
ance companies.
1858 (Gaveney) amending the law re-
lating to the registration of pharmacists.
149S Rogersl, increasing the appro-
priation for a monument upon the battle
field Of Shiloh to $4,000 and striking
out the provision that only Wisconsin
granite shall be used.
1928 Riordan) authorizing e. s. Shep-
ard ct al. to build a dam on the Wiscon-
sin river in Oneida County.
1858 (Riordan). auth orizing John
Woodlock ct al. to build dam on Toma-
hawk river in Villas County.
293A IT. Johnson. relating to adul-
teration of drugs and food.
30SA (Barkerl, relating to elections.
341A Qryine). limiting number of cop
les of report of dairy and food commits
sioner.
414A (Cowlingl. prohibiting accident
and health insurance companies from do
ing business without license.
25S (Munson), authorizing G. w. Hen
ika ct al TO build n dam on Kickapoo
river in Vernon County.
26S Stout, amending the laws of 1901
relating TO the establishment and mainte-
nance of country schools of agriculture.
36S (Millerl, appropriating money to
charitable and penal institutions.
42S North, fixing the weight of IN
gines moving upon highways.
124S (Gaveney), relating 10 county aid
in building and repairing bridges
81
If void special assessments.
236S NIartinl. to establish a State
board of veterinary examiners. and TO
regulate the practice of veterinary medi-
cine and surgery.
BPS (HudnalD. authorizing Charles c.
Sniteman ct al. to build a dam across
the Black river in Clark County.
354S committee on educationl. relat-
ing to joint school district, No. 4. in
Kewaunee County.
20A Rankl). legalizing conYeyances
from husband TO wife.
399A C. III. Smith. relating to rein
corporation Of mutual fire Insurance com
panies ia stock companies.
105A Dudgeon). providing that when
territory is annexed to a city under spe-
EfJl ENAFItT Which AAS Ab t4ttutt II hAdl
be unlawful for the Common Council 10
grant license for the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors in said territory unless the ma
iority Of the electors have east major
ity Of votes in favor Of such license.
203A (Douglasi. amending the laws re-
lating to the assignments Of estates.
255A committee on lumber and min
ingl, authorizing the Cornell and Power
Company TO build dam across the Chip
pewa river.
AGA committee on agricultural. re-
latins to Rilbourn Inter-County Fair As
ISOLATION.
3T4A u-anei. relating to creation Of
new town in Taylor County.
55TA committee on lumber and min
ins,. authorizing David r. Davis ct al.
to build dam across Chippewa river.
565A committee on judiciary. reIat-
ing 10 municipal court IN Laneiade Coun-
~.
G32A committee On judiciary, relaf-
ing 10 construction Il sewers and drains
G33A committee on agricultural. reia:-
ing to the importation bI anded or xres.
ern horses
52S Burns. to compel residents 81
this State TO attend IS witnesses in criI
inal scrOns IN courts Of adjoining States.
etc.
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Farm Notes.

More large fruit, and of better quail
ity, can be secured by thinning out tie
fruit on the trees. 1t is a loss of fruit
and an INJURY to tree when 1t ripens
a large amount of fruit. and the crop
next year will also be reduced. Ten
barrels of prime apples will sell for
more than three or -four times as much
inferior fruit
whe fodder shredder is doing good
work ia one respect, and that is in
reducing the number of shocks of corn
that stands in the fields ell winter. AS
the shredder husks the corn. and
shreds it at the same time. farmers
fird that II is more comfortable to haul
the fodder 10 the barn than to stand
out in the ields and husk the corn
and then waste the fodder.
There is ole crop that must be at
tended to now or it viii soon be too
late-aspa-agus. 1t cones earl in the
year. almost rs soon as the frost leaves
the ground. The bed viii be benefited.
if shoots have not appeared. by receiv-
ing a covering Of straw. salt hay or
any refuse material and burnt over so
as to destroy disease germs that may
be left over on the surface OF the
ground from last year.
Growing a lot of pumpkins in a field
of corn IS an old practice. but 1t Is
doubtful il pumpkins so grown are as
profitable as when grown as q separate
crop from corn. The pumpkins viii
sevent the proper cultivation OF corn.
- working the corn destroys the
pumpkin vines. the result being that
late weeds get a chance to grow and
matl..e. Ii IS urged in defense Of
growing pumpkins in the corn field
that they do not interfere with cuItira-
ton until the corn is laid by" but
much depends on the land. rainfall and
thoroughness OF cuItiyatIGq. Corn
should never be laid by as iSng as
weeds and grass can have an oppor-
tun-.y 10 grow. cultivation being given
II It IS possible for horse to pass
along the r0Es.
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Butter or Goose Fat.

The most popular substitute for but
ter il Germany is said to be goose fat
eWiSht for weight. butter costs less
than the fat. but then the latter seems
to be far more economical A pound OF
excellent buttes 60 - had in BexliE
for about 80 cents. Goose fat on the
other hand. IL sold by the iitre u-78
pint at an average prise Of 90 to IS
cents In a recent government publ
cation there appeared a suggestion
from the American consul at Berlin to
the effect that Germany offers good
market for this article Of food
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
TORPEDO MILL KILLS.
Powder Factory Blows Up in cieve-

Powder Factory Blows Up in Cleve-
Iand-Four People Slain.
In fearful explosion at Cleveland,
which reduced torpedo mandatory to
heap of debris, threw down dozen
buildings in the immediate neighborhood
and shattered every window in radius
OF a quarter of mile, four people were
killed and twenty-seven seriously injured,
many of them fatally, Owing to the inn
mense force of the explosion large
number of casualties happened in the
adjacent blocks, largely caused by falling
glass.
The Thor Manufacturing Company, To-
Gated at CAT Orange street. where the
explosion occurred, is engaged in the
manufacture of toy torpedo canes and
other explosives. The company was in
the midst of its busiest season. A large
stock of material was ON hand. Extra
girls were being employed and by the
end of the week il was intended 10 put
ON the road the largest shipment ever
sent out by the company.
The fire originated in a peculiar man
ner The torpedo caps are filed in molds
and there is constant danger of some Of
the loose powder, supposed to be fulmi-
nate of mercury, dropping on the floor.
For this reason the girls and boys who
are employed in the factory are compell-
ed to remove their shoes while at work.
so as to avoid the danger of striking
sparks. The explosion was due to the
frolicsome propensities of a new girl.
who had been employed at the plant less
than a week.
The girls had their shoes on at the
lunch hour and one of them playfully
showed another of the girls. AS the girl
slid along the door her shoes struck a
spark in some loose powder. Instantly
the floor was ablaze. The girls did not
seem to realize their danger and were
trying to extinguish the flames. A man,
however, realizing what was stored in
the building, yelled to the girls to run
for their lives. There We're ten girls,
four boys and one man in the factory
when the explosion occurred.
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FertiIizing for Tomato Crops.


Although the following information
is based on the work of grower of
tomatoes for canning factories almost
exclusively, it is of value TO any one
WHO grows the medium and late sorts
for any market. Muriate of potash
500 pounds, nitrate of soda 400 pounds.
bone tankage 700 pounds, and acid
phosphate 400 pounds. using of this
mixture 800 pounds an acre. 800
pounds being used broadcast before
narrowing and 200 pounds in the hills.
This formula supplies the food needed
by the plants in addition to what is
naturally supposed to be in the fairly
fertile soil, and should give as a result
large crop of fine tomatoes of good
color. Naturally. the result viii de-
pend somewhat on the varieties used.
which for canning purposes should al
ways be such as viii ripeu aB over aad
be OF deep red color 1t is always
safe to select varieties of This descrip-
tiGn for any market. as they are ct
trastive to the eye and generally of
good quality. The old favcrite Para
son probably comes as near to the
ideal variety as any. all things cons;d-
ered.
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Sowing Onions.

Sow from four to six pounds per
acre. -Four pounds per acre is plenty
providing the seed is good. the seed
bed good, and maggots not numerous.
Sow eighteen seeds to the foot, If the
seed is good, which in rows about six
teen inches apart. makes about five
pounds per acre. Sow with any good
Garden-seed sower. first regulating to
SOW as desired.
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nail together as
shown. Fla a bag
and set il inside,
then adult the
hooks the proper
height. The hooks
(a) are eigftDsRny
wire nails driven
through the boards
downward to pre-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

vent turning and the ends thea cent
upward. The front hooks should be
a little lower than the back two. A
cross brace on the back will strengthen
the frame.-A. Gilmore. in Farm and
Homo.
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deceive tho fowl. The idea Is intro
duced by 4 Kentuckian. who states
tat it will Go its work without injury
to the legs, and enable the fowl to
stand naturally after its capture. with
out. however. giving it an opportunity
to eScaDe
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

has been fitted with series of rotary
blades. which feed the tops of the
weeds down beneath the face of The
first roller instead cf allowing this
roller to strike the stems and push The
weeds over. without upraoting them.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
Small hydrogen Atom.

The hydrogen atom has hitherto
been considered the smallest particle
of matter, but the incandescent par
ticles in the vacuum of Crooks tube
are but one-thousandth as large
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

than it would
stand still and al
low a man to get
W ! t h n reaching
distance, only a
practical applica-
ton can deter
mine. 1t is posi-
bic. however. that
the device can be
moved more rapid
ly than a person
moves. and thug
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Two New sprays.


The difficulty Of killing plant ard
ores lice with the usual spray mixturrs
is we'll Known. Good results are 10
ported from the use of new mixture
containing one pound hard soap, enc
quart castor oil. one-fourth pound car
Donate Of soda. one gallon water. Tie
soap and acid were boiled in water
and mixed with the castor oil while
heated; the mixture was then diluted
with 10 to 20 per cent of water f0c
spraying. In fighting tree lice, It is
important to apply the liquid used Ee-
fore the leaves begin to curl and en-
close the insects. For scale insects.
mixture reported satisfactory is pre-
pared as follows: Ten quarts boiling
water, one quart carbolic acid, one
quart soft soap. The mixture is stir
red until an emulsion Is formed ard
is applied by means of brush.-Amer-
lean Cultivator
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FACTS ABOUT -:
=: THE CENSUS.


The following statement shows the
percentage of homes owned in the States
named and the percentage Of those in
numbered by mortgages in 1890 and in
1900:
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Low Wages.

An Engsssaa farmer writes that he
knows several farmers who have late
IL surrendered their rented farms sole
IL from the dificulty OF getting labor
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

The Washington house in which Lin
coin died, which. with its interesting coli
lection of Liacoln relics, has just been
thrown open tn the public stands directly
opposite the bdilding which was used as
Ford's The.ter thirty-eight years ago
and which is now government office.
For years the old house had been grad
ually deeaying. The tenants had charged
small fee to visitors, and next so
ciety was formed fer the purpose of pre-
serving the house and the relics. Last
fall a new impetus was given the senti-
ment which had been cherishing the place
and the needed repairs were made. The
place will now be one of the most inter
esting of the sights in or near the capital.
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NO DOGS FOR LIeEalA.

Emigrants Failed to Secure Govern
meut Permits in Time.
Great was the sorrow of party of
negroes from Irwin County. Georgia,
when they had to part from their dogs
the other day. The White Star pier
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

ers; and In that neighborhood a good
house and garden free. and wage Of
about $40 week 'ean be had for the
asking" American farmers meet a
similar difficulty. although offering at
least double the English wages.-Ex-
change.
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A Louisville and Nashville tain was
held ten minutes at Lexington. XIV.
while Louis Lunsford, passenger, who
cot into 3 eight en- the train. was arrest
ed. taken to a station house, tried. fined,
paid the fine and was allowed 70 leave
for home.
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1900.
1890.

The largest percentages of mortgagsd
homes are found in the North Atlantic
States, ranging from 52.2 per cent in
New Jersey to 42.4 in Vermont There
Is a somewhat smaller proportion III
Pennsylvania (3a.0, while in Maine the
proportion is considerably less t24.2).
The smallest number of mortgaged
homes are found in the Southern States,
the lowest being in Florida 11.0 per
cent and the next lowest in South Caro-
lima (l9I per cent, with the exception
Of Indian Territory, where the very low
percentage is due to the inability Of the
Indians TO sign mortgages. The percent
age of mortgaged homes, however, must
not be taken as evidence OF poverty or
lack Of prosperity, because the largest
percentages are sometimes found ia the
most prosperous manufacturing districts
where vage-earners buy lots and build
cottages on the installment plan or with
the aid Of building and loan associations.
The highest percentages Of homes owned
are generally attended by the highest
percentages Of homes mortgaged, and
are found In manufacturing cities Of the
second and third class.
-
The total population Of the United
States. according to the latest census.
was 5000 ,3S7, Of whom 66.990,7S were
white people. The remainder are nc
groeg, Indians. Chinese and japanese.
They occupy 1929. T97 homes. an aver
age Of nearly five people TO a home. OF
the se 32,0S2 homes are located in the
outlying possessions of the United States.
which. being deducted, leaves 10, 1s7,Tl5
families in this country. Of whom
569S, 901. or 3J.2 per cent live upon
farms. BY the census of 1890 376 per
cent Of the population lived upon farms,
which indicates that during the succeed
ing ten years there was more rapid
increase Of homes in towns than in the
rural districts.
Speaking Of homes, II per cent Of alI
the families in New York City live in
tenement or apartment houses. 424 in
Chicago. Alb In Boston. 1873 In 81.
Louis. "A In Baltimore and 30 In Phila-
delphia. Philadelphia Is. therefore. the
city Of homes, for nearly % per cent of
al the families live in separate dwell
ings by themselves, as against 17.J per
cent in New York City, 20 per cent in
Chicago, 1922 per cent in Boston. Ala
per cent in St. Lonis, 1876 in Baltimore.
III per cent in Washington. els per
cent in Cleveland. 74-9 In Detroit. $50
in indianapolis. CD in Kansas City. G63
per cent ia 81. Paul and $50 in Mime
apolis.
The following table viii show Tie to-
tai number Of dwellings. the total mum
Der Of families and the average number
Of families TO a dwelling in the cities
named:
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Nearly every woman has a lot of
fancy paper cutters around the house,
but uses a hair pin.
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Men teachers.

Trouble among cotton operatives in
fhe Lanert cotton mills at Laraett. on the
Alabama side OF the river t,sm West
Point. Ga, resulted in the killing Of one
man and the. fatal wounding Of another.
Lucious Ogletree shot and killed John
Potter. fatally wounded Daniel Seachry
and escaped. The operatives were on q
strike.
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Make a Bag HoIheA.

A frame may be fixed in a rev min
utes that win hold bags while being
filed. Cut board six inches wide and
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Device for Catching Fowls.
Whether or not a fowl Will quietly
submit TO the approach of the implc-
ment, shown in the drawing any more