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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
FORCE NEGRO TO QUIT.
Rural Mail Carrier Near GaIIatin,
Tenn, Threatened with Death,

Rural Mail Carrier Near GaIiatin,
Tenn, Threatened with Death.
The Postoflice Department is facing
another case similar 10 that in lndlanola.
Miss. John G. Algood. colored rural
free delivery letter carrier, whose route
is near Gallatin, Tenn. has been warned
by armed and masked men to resign hia
position immediately. under pain Of
death. The same threat was made 20 the
substitute carrier, who is also colored.
Pending settlement Of the case the gov
ernment will suspend service on the
route. Postmaster Swaney of Gallatin
and w. d. Congcr, special agent in
charge of the rural free delivery service,
state thar the carrier was stopped on his
route and ordered to resign, but TO as
sign some other reason for his action
and not to mention the threats of death.
Postmaster General Payne has ordered
Agent Conger to make full investiga-
ton of the affair, and meanwhile to .sus-
pend service on the route.
The Gallatin route was opened March
l. Five men applied for the civil service
examination, and the three highest were
negroes, Allen T.. billiard having the best
markings and getting the appointment
About three weeks ago he resigned, and
Allgood, thee next man on the list, was
appointed
This case is regarded as more serious
than the Indianola affair, because it in
wolves the serious crime of holding up
the mails and precipitates anew the race
problem in the South
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
oLp-TIMe CHRONICLES.
Battle of Lexington Described in q
Ancient Book.

Battle of Lexington Described in an
Ancient Book.
The Sons of the Revolution recently
selected the 10th day of April as the
time OF their annual meeting there
after. This is the anniversary of the
battle of Lexington. in lTT5. the initial
conflict Of the Revolution which
brought about American freedom. In
a quaint old book this is recorded OF
the battle thus commemorated:
II. And it came to pass that Thomas.
captain OF the King OF Britain, p-i-
vately sent chosen band of men.about
the eleventh hour of the night. TO a
place called in the Italian tongue Con-
cordia. to destroy the store houses OF
the people aud the implements for
war.
80. Yet. Notwithstanding II was the
n,Cht season which the soldiers set out,
ana the governor kept a strict watch.
che people OF the province had notice
thereof.
20. And there assembled together OF
the people OF the province. three score
and ten persons, and the soldiers of the
King OF Britain were 500 valiant men.
~. And when the soldiers were coli
Iected together they shouted with 4
great shout. and as they shouted they
shot at the people of the province. and
1t was said that some OF the people
were slain.
-. And it came 10 pass that John.
captain Of a company Of the province.
when he heard the shouting Of the men
of war. that he armed himself and ran.
and about 400 moa followed after him
to the battle.
IS. And they overlook the soldiers of
the King of Britain at 4 place called
In the vernacular tongue. Lexington.
and they fought with them there; and
the soldiers fed by the highway Of The
country; and John and the men who
were with him followed hard after
them. warning as they went. until thou
CONTEST TO a mountain that lookest TO-
ward the town.
~. nd the men OK British were
very weary and chafed In their minds;
and II was about the going down Of
the sun when they assembled the noun
tain. and they rested them that night.
-. And on the morrow they passed
over the river and went into the town,
and the number OF the Slain OF the
men Of Britain were three score and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
VAST DEPOSITS OF LIGNITE IN NORTHWEST
FURNISH CHEAP AND POPULAR FUEL


North Dakota 25Oo square miles Montana and smaller though
plains
region"
Ignite Germans
from forty sixty with
its
On drying nothing its fuel
ordinary with little
monh he coal shows tendency t
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In Germany
carbon
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is popular fuel the Review of Reviews
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
canasa.s New ocean ports.

II is admitted on every hand that the
terminal seaports of the Trans Canada
leave nothing to be desired. The har-
Dor of Port Simpson is said to be the
finest on the Pacific coast north OF
San Francisco. 1t has the additional
advantage OF being much nearer to
Yokohama than either Vancouver OF
san Francisco. Nottaway. on James
Bay. which is TO be reached by 2
branch of the main line. IS the only
deep water harbor on the bay, ard
with some dredging might be used by
vessels drawing thirtg feet Of water.
The coast line of James and HUDSON
BAYS. tributary to this railway, vii be
about four thousanS pies. Chicout-
irni. on the Saguenay. can be reached
By vessels Of any draught, and Quebec
has magnificent docks. which have
cost the government millions Of dol
lars. with deep water berth and ele-
vator facilities for steamers OF any
draugnt. The new bridge now build
ing over the st. Lawrence at Quebec
viii enable the Trans-Canada road TO
make use Of St. John and Halifax for
winter ports If ever those Of Quebec
and Chicoutimi should be blocked by
ICE. D. Chambers. in the Ameri-
can Monthly Review Of Reviews.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
Extent ID Irrication.

Exclusive OF the rice-productng States
the Territory Of Hawaii and Indian
reservations. the number OF irrigators
in the United States in 1890 was 1Os.-
2is. an increase Of 54.OS2. or one hun
dred per cent over the number report
ed in 1889. lie number Of acres irri-
gated was 1892 45. an increase during
the ten years, Of 3.90s.Io5. CT 1916 per
cent. OF the total irrigated area. 5.944,-
412 acres were in crops, and the total
value Of the products therefrom was
SS5. SEQ 491 The total cost Of constrUc-
ton of the irrigation sy-..ssns operated
ii 1890 was SCI, .9s2. In si.e sum
Der OF Irrigators California stands fan
ahead Of any ether State. having about
one-fourth Of the total number n the
United States. Colorado, however, ex-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
GROWTH OF ELECTRIC RAILWAYS
Preliminary Census Reports Show a
Great Gain in Twelve Years.

Great Gain in Twelve Years.
The census preliminary report on
street and electric railways for the year
ended June 80 1902, shows a total Of
9S7 companies, with the net income Of
the operating companies aggregating
$30,9J5, 233 dividends, S15,9Js.2i6; sur
plus, S15047 The average number Of
salaried officials was 2,749, salaries 81
625.015; clerks S4.301 salaries $Z,573,-
936; all other employees 131, 1873. wages
ST. ,437, 324 The length Of line first
main track was 16,69S miles. length o.
single track q. $50 miles There figures
do not include rack under construction
and not operated.
The total number Of cars was CT 100,
steam engines 2.337; fare passengers car
ried, 4,s13, 466001; transfer passengers
carried 1862. 403 1872; total car mileage,
1907, 500, SS4; persons killed 1915; in
jured, Al .42s.
The earnings from operation were
H24i ,584. 697; operating expenses, $780,
Hl2,004; net earnings. S102 597 $685. in
come from other sources. $2.907 1856.
The totals indicate that during tweivs
years the length Of line has increased
from 5.7S3 miles to 16.G4T miles. or
1875 per cent; the number Of cars from
81, sos to G0.290, or sJ.4S per cent; the
number Of fare passengers carried from
2.C23, 010.2 O2, to 4s13. 10000, or 1874
y1-r cent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
Thinning Out Fruit.

The grower who viii try the heroic
remedy of thinning out the fruit on
overloaded trees may feel as though
he was making a sacrifice, but when
harvest time comes he will have more
fruit-in bushels-and of better quality
than will be found on trees left over
loaded. Not only viii there also be a
gain in quality and price, but the trees
will not be so severely taxed, and will
be in better condition for the succeed
ing year. To get good prices it is bet
ter to ship one bushel of superior fruit
than two bushels of inferior stuff, as
the expenses will be less and the goods
Will sell more readily.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
Wool Not the wtole ThinQ.

While til. wool crop is an element TO
be considered when estimating the
value of the sheep it must not be
thought the whole thing, and when the
price of the fleece Is low do not turn
away from the flock or turn them of
the farm simply because that product
is not up to what it formerly was. says
Wool Markets and Sheep. Think of the
many other advantages to be derived
In sticking to our white fleeeed friends.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
Te-sinn the Memorx.

Try. after you have read book you
have enjoyed, putting it out OF your
mind completely for a week. Then re-
call some scene and write down what
you can remember of it-afteTward
comparing the book itself with what
you have writer Perhaps. after max
ing this experiment cace or twice, you
viii learn 10 understand why Sir Wal
.er Raleigh destroyed the manuscript
of his History of the World You
will be an unusually careful reader IL
you do not make number IF mistakes
even after so short a time as seven
days--St. Nicholas
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
Bocts or Ensilage.

Corn ensilage and sugar beets were
tested at the Nebraska station as to
their value as succulent feed when
given to dairy cows. The herd was di-
vided into two lots. the same as in the
experiment for testing alfalfa and wild
hay. The results shown by this expe-
riment were a little in favor of ensilage.
but the difference YVES very slight. 1t
seems to be more a question of how
cheaply the two succulent feeds are
produced than of their feeding value.
Both foods gave good results and were
relished bv the animals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
Small Farms to BE the Rule.

In the future small farms will be the
rule More ard better products will be
raised on GO res than are now on 100
acres There are farmers today who
plant a 40-acre field in corn who could
take the same amount of manure they
used and put it on a 20-acre field and
get a greeter yield and of better quail
~ Besides this. it will take only half
the time to pillow and cultivate the 20
acre field. which would further add TO
the profits. what a lesson the market
gardeners are constantly giving TO US
farmers. Why. some of them use more
barnyard manure On 20 acres than
some farmers do on 100 acres. The
crops the gardeners get are enormous.
and their land IS consta ::t!!y increasing
in fertility.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

1t may be said that there are a dozen
systems of grape vine training in use,
an of which have their good qualities
and each, perhaps. superior to all 9TH
ers under certain conditions. The sys-
TEN Of training from a single upright
growth IS, however, admitted to be
after the most approved lines. and ii
certainly gives results. The Illustration
shows how the vine is trained in its
first year. 1t is cut back TO two strong
buds at the time of planting and is
set SO that the buds will he just above
the surface of the ground A slight
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

TO PREVENT FRIGHT yentor to apply
practically the same principle to con-
troll fractions or vicious horses and TO
stop runaways which are caused by
the animal taking fright at some OBJ
ject on the street or road. While the
binder in common use on brides pre-
vents the horse from seeing objects
on either side, there is nothing to shut
out the view of anything approaching
which might tend to brighten the ami
NAL and it can also turn its head If it
hears noise; but with this new de-
vice the driver or rider has only to pull
a cord lying parallel to the reins and
n bellows-like curtain Is drawn over
both eyes to shut out the sight com
pletely. In this condition the animal
can only stand and tremble until the
object causing the fright has passed,
when the curtain is lifted by releasing
the cord, and the horse travels on as
before The curtain is housed in a
small semi-circular leather casing pass
ing over the animals forehead just
above the eyes. and the operating cords
are inserted in the bit rings before
passing back with the reins.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
PRIEST ser l,Rsn.


der of Miss Reiehlin.
Rev. Ferdinand Walser, who was ar
rested in connection with the murder of
Agatha Reichlin a Lorain. Ohio, was
discharged from Gust, .y after cogoners
inquest had determined that Agatha
Reichlin came to her death from wounds
inflicted by stone in the hands of
person unknown"
Immediately after being released Faith
er Walser was congratulated by the
large crowd that had assembled in the
Mayors Office during the hearing. Father
heichlin, the brother of the murdered
girl was the first to shake hands with
the man whom he has defended staunch-
" since the arrest.
The inquest. which was held at Elyria
before Coroner French, developed testi-
mony in support Of the theory that a
burglar or some other desperate man
committed the crime. Captain Ketchum
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

on each side of the passageway close
up to the bridge. l have seen such a
passageway constructed on the level
prairie, but in such case is only
practical in every dry seasons. because
in rainy one the ditch will fill up
with water-Lewis Olsen, Kandiyohi,
in Farm and Home.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
MIX Rapidly.

Milking should be done rapidly, and
it is therefore not well TO have too
May hands employed in the work.
With one mixer to dozen COWS there
is more likelihood Of efficiency of work
than when half as many cows make up
the tale. The slow hand gets less milk
and dries the COW.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

ceeds in the number of acres irrigated,
although not in the value of irrigated
crops. OF the total irrigated area. =
streams, and 1e9.644 acres from wells.
TIE number of acres in crops irrigated
in 1899 was 5,T11,965 and the number
Of irrigated acres in pasture and unma-
tured crops was 1.551,30S. The value OF
the irrigated crop was Ssh, 443.ISS. OF
the irrigated area, 1858. 2T3 acres We're
in the arid States. 273. 1T acres in the
semi-arid region and 5, 100 in the humid
region.
Connecting Pastures by Causeway.
1t frequently becomes desirable TO
have the pasture so arranged as TO
let stock pastu,e on both sides of a
highway. The pasture is sometimes
located on Nne side of the highway
and yard aud watering place ON the
other. Much time is required to drive
cattle back and forth
The difficulty can be overcome in
very convenient way. Select a place
where there Is little rise in the
ground. say from > to feet, the more
the better. Construct wide ditch.
from 10 to 10 feet. SO it win easily adj
NIT 4 team to work with scraper down
at bSstom of it, Make ii from to
4 feet deep, as tie natural condition
of ground win admit. 1t must be con-
structed in such way that il will have
natural drainage at lower side, other
wise it woald eli with water after very
heavy rains and be of no practical use.
A plank bridge is built across the
opening and the sides planked 1t
should be made 5la to feet high TO
admit the passage of all kinds of stock
or even horses below The earth taken
out in digging is used in constructing
the grade on each side of bridge. The
bridge. as well as grade or dump, must
be made as wide rs required by law
The deeper it is practical to make the
ditch, the less it viii be necessary to
dump upon the grade. A tight fence
must be constructed from the pasture
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
N'r cent.

Thomas ~. Likins and G. u. Wilker-
son, CT Lawrenceburg. No. undertook to
get on First 90. west-bound freight at
the grade. one mile east Of Olivef Kan.
Likins fell under the train and had both
feet crushed. lie is a single man. aged
.. Both limbs were amputated between
the knee and ankle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

Kansas City Is 70 have powder mill.
II will be operated in Dodson. Its prin.
cipai product viii be a newly patented
dynamite, which. il il claimed. will not
freeze, as does that in use to-day, the
thawing out Of which results 80 fatally,
and which. il is also said. explodes With
Z more limited concussi0n.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

familiar to news
paper readers, had
some f a S t | dious
tastes. His house
at Lea Park, Sur
rey, England, can
only be accurately
described by that
much abused word
"prin c ely" In
t ra n S f o r m ing
what was once an
unnrefentiOus En-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
Cost of an Acre of strawberries.

For blowing, So; narrowing, So;
marking, 90 cents; plants 5000 $25,
average price; plants are scarce this
year. Trimming and preparing plants,
So; setting plants, "a; cultivating with
horse. $T50: hoeing six times, $1S
fertilizer. half a ton, S15; four tons of
straw, $40; applying straw, So. This
makes the cost about $100 for the first
year. OF course the increase OF plants
can be used to set new bed the fol-
lowing year, which will make the cost
one-fourth less. The straw is worth
as much as il costs almost to the soil
In these figures we are actually Civ
ing what 1t would cost the farmer to
hire the work done by men who know
how to do it. If the farmer does the
work himself, he does not feel the cost
any more than were he putting in
crop of potatoes. We advise setting
the strawberry bed near the buildings
so it can be attended TO without going
far. The usual gross sales from an
acre of strawberries are about four
times the cost of the acre for the first
year.-Rural New Yorker.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
Nntriment M am orster.

Although the actual amount Of nu-
tritive material in raw oyster is
small. it comprises all classes OF food
substances In a peculiar assimilable
form. Generally speaking. the raw
mollusc consists OF four-fifths water.
The dangers remote one-of the oys-
ter containing typhoid fever germs
may be obviated by the use OF lemon
Juice. The oyster Is rendered tough
and indicestible By boiling.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

is to blindfold him,
and many an ami
NAL has been saved
In this way which
it was impossible
to remove from the
burning stable in
any other manner.
1t is now proposed
by a Nebraska in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
Juhilee of Free Llnraries.

Manchester. England. is about f5
celebrate the jubilee OF IT'S free libra
ries- 1t is calculated that during the
nfty years 5a.O0o.000 reference books
have been read or consulted
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

In Germany last year the telephone
was used 757.50o coo times, making
an average Of nearly eight calls a day
~ each subscriber.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

of the police force testified that the
bloodhounds used to trail the murderer
did not pay any more attention TO Father
Walser's bed than they did 70 other beds
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
Temporarily Blinds the Horse

1t has long been known, and put to
practical test time after time. that to
get a horse out of fire the best plan
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
LIKE AN ORIENTAL PRINCE.

Whitaker Wright, the London Pro-
moter, Lived.
Whitaker Wright. the noted English
promoter. whose recent arrest in New
York on the charge of swlndling is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

1t is always a good plan 10 be re-
signed to having successor IN love
affair
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

The limi: of a soldiers credit ar
ths canteen was 20 per cent Of his
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

Pins were first manufactured In this
country soon after the war or 1914
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

Nothing Eaters = man 50 much as
10 ask his advice
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-08
WILL INCREASE
THE OFFICE
Force
End of June Will See Fifteen
Operators in Honolulu Cable
0ffiCe-RateS Will Probably
be Lowered Fifty Per Cent

BY the end of June there will be fif-
teen gable operators in the local Office
of the Commercial Pacific Gable Com
pany, and the Office will be open day
and night. The cable will then have
been connected to Manila and rates
will be cut fifty per cent. This is the
programme which the company eN-
poets to carry out and so far arrange
ments are progressing satisfactorily.
Engineer Hibberdine, who has charge
of the cable repairs for the whole Paci-
fc line, will probably leave here on the
Korea for Hong Kong, to await the
cable ship which is to lay the line from
Manila to Midway Island. He will ac-
company that expedition, as he did the
! Silvertown on her way here with the
| cable, and when all is finished he Will
have charge of the cable repair ship
which Is to look after the whole line
and which will be stationed in Homo
! lulu.
Ever since the cable was laid here,
| there have been all-night tests every
week Every Tuesday night Hibberdine
takes hold of the line after business
| hours are over and a series of the most
! delicate tests are made, to detect any
possible flaws in the line. SO far none
have developed, and the indications are
! that the line is a most perfect one II
a defect should occur, Honolulu might
be again quickely isolated as she was
up to last January.
THE repair ship is not at hand now
said the engineer, land we should be
cut off from communication possibly
for quite a while if the cable gave out
But there are no signs of any such
trouble. When we have cable repair
ship, we can send her out and quickly
make repairs where they are needed"