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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-05
From Far and Near.

The people of Switzerland have recent
ly defeated a compulsory voting propo-
stion.
S. NJ Barrett. of Rich HILL Mo-, has
been elected city superintendent OF
schools for Lawton, o. T.
Miss Maude Fealy, of Denver Colo,
has signed a contract as leading woman
with Sir Henry Irving for next season.
Upton Eby, formerly one of the best
known wholesale merchants of Kansas
City, where he had lived for nearly half
century. died suddenly at his home.
The only unidentified body Of the vic
tins of the Iroquois fire in Chicago was
bnried at Montrose cemetery with this
inscription on the casket, The unknown,
Dec 80, 1908"
Colonel Charles T. Mills. of Spring
field, H.. was Thursday appointed chief
of the live stock department of the
Worlds Fair, to succeed F. ID. Coburn,
of Kansas, resigned.
The National Association of Veterans
of the Mexican war will hold its next
reunion at East st. Louis, H.. on Sept
Is, and on the exposition grounds at
81 LOdASp On CSPt- ~. AsPQ1
The Pope has ordered the destruction
of the vineyards of the Vatican because
the wine, intrinsically. is worthless. He
considers it beneath his dignity to spec
ulate on the produce of the apostolic gar
dens
Frederick Nelson, 20 years old, a
wealthy farmer, living near st. Cloud,
Mimi, stabbed his wife TO death. set
fire to the house and barn and then
hanged himself to the rafters of the lat
ter building. ssabbing himself in the
breast The cause for the tragedy is not
known.
Pat Sheedy, the sporting man, has
brought suit in ST Louis against Vincent
Kerens. son Of r. C. Kerens, a member
Of the Republican national committee, TO
recover $4,000 on note given by Ker-
ems at Ostend. Belgium. in 1900 Kerens
admits the note is genuine. but declares
he was the victim Of sharpers.
4 meveemnt IS under way in Knights
OF Labor circles to have Terrence v.
Powderly. formerly general master work
man OF that organization, assume the
leadership once more.
B. \. Duke, Of Durham, y. c.. and
J. B. Duke Of New York. have given
Trinity College (Raleigh, n. CT 10000
worth Of land and promised $4,000 cash.
provided $4,000 additional is subscribed.
Clint GaIlaher and Frank and John
Daniels, brothers, had trouble at Allen
/. T., over the ownership OF a spring
OF wster, and Gallaher was MORALLY
wounded. de died from a compound
fracture OF the skull. due 20 blow with
q club.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-05
Agricultural Atcm..

Dry sawdust makes a good bedding
for the stables.
Always skim sweet milk; never let
cream thicken.
Don't compel the work teams to
drink warm water.
Cultivatlng corn and potatoes
early" means before they are up.
The amount digestGd and not the
amount eaten gives tho horse strength
A pig that is stunned early In life
should find no place in the breeding
herd.
The most profitable beef. pork or
mutton is that put on the market
early.
Cows should be MIXED with dry
hands and the udder should be washed
clean.
Horses compelled to do hard work
are entitled to thu best treatment pos
slbIe.
A growing pig that is always full
will hardly take the exercise that It
needs.
The greatest profit lies in bringing
the stock to maturity as quickly as
possible and at the minimum of ex-
penditure.
1t does not pay TO feed the produce
OF the farm 70 ungrowthy stock. Meth
er does it par to buy feed for them.
The health and vigor OF the horse
depend much upon the regularity,
quantity and sufiiciency OF the supply
Of nourishRaent
The more feed that the feeding flock
can be got to eat of a hesh-forming
character the better, as none of it viii
be wasted
By selecting the best and discardirg
the poorest animals on the farm, the
stock of itself viii rapidly improve In
quality.
Feed the cow a generous ration OF
appeizing food every day and she will
not shrink In her milk flow until the
proper time comes.
Butter should be pressed out and
worked as little as possible, as much
handling Injuries the grains and gives
the butter a greasy, shining appear
ance.
Good machinery and sharp tools, all
In good repair, are most necessary to
accomplish farm work in the most et-
fectiye manner with the least outlay
OF Labor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-05
Farmers Live Longest.

The life insurance companies have
accurate figures of the number Of
years that the many various trades
and professions live and farmers are
found first in that list as those who
live the Longest Yet farmers are
more liable TO accident than the en-
gineer on the railroad or the captain
of steamship on the ocean. He is
constantly working among horned
beasts that are liable to gore him.
or among horses that may kick him, or
among imperfect machines which are
liable to rend his body. The principal
reason why the farmer lives so long
is that he takes plenty of exercise in
the fresh outdoor air, drinks plenty of
water. is generally temperate and his
mind is not distressed or unduly excit-
ed as are the minds of many profess
sional or business men in large cities.
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"a lull n traffic" is the way the
New York Journal of Commerce
heads the news from Chicago about
the railroad situations. Western rail-
way men have been somewhat dis
appointed at traffic developments in
their territory. They find that bust
ness is not picking up as rapidly as
they had anticipated, and they are. now
inclined to take rather gloomy view
of the outlook, says the same news
paper, and the further information is
given that farmers are resting ON
their oars, so to speak, as far as
money matters are concerned, while
merchants and manufacturers are ex-
tremely cautious" The largest job
bling interests report a very small vol
ume Of seasonabie business. Collec-
tons are reported easy and money is
plentiful, but railway traffic seems to
grow no better An officer of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway ex-
plains the situation that farmers
have spent money freely for three or
IOuT Years, anu are dUAC " CT oAOhS
with the improvements they have
made for some time forward. Senti-
ment for the last six months has been
that hard times are coming and re-
trenchment is a universal watch
word" Officers of the other Western
railroads are quoted in the same
vein.
Now, with money plentiful and crop
prospects good and improving, why
are the farmers, merchants and manu-
factdrers all resting on their oars?"
Can It be that high trust prices have
impoverished them and low trust
prices for cattle and hogs is reduc-
ing their income. and although, there
is plenty of money in the banks. if
the farmer wants any Of it he will
have to borrow it
The Democrats cannot be blamed
for this decline of the boom times,
for the Republicans have full control
Of all departments of the government.
their prosperity breeding protective
tariff has been. and is, in full blast,
lDe lhC pOCA
poorer. and keeping the balance of Us
on the ragged edge to know how we
are TO meet our bills. Secretary Shaw,
the financial expert of this strenuous
administration, declares that we were
never so prosperous. and tnat If we
are paying high prices for nearly eY-
erything we buy, we pay it to our
selves. and that ought TO make us
rich. Is Providence deserving the Re
publican party and causing people TO
believe they are poor. when we know
they are prosperous. for Secretary
Shaw says so. But that cannot be,
for the Republican leaders have about
all assured Us, many times and often.
that Providence is on their side. Is
President Roosevelt to blame? A
good many Republicans seem 10 think
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-05
Marks Of n Good Cow.

While there are many fine points in
the makeup of a good dairy cow which
are not mentioned here. the following
may be considered as being the points
most easily distinguishable and which,
II they exist In COW. are probably
associated with the other good points
not so readily seen. 4 good dairy COW
should have a broad mouth. thin lips;
broad, open nostrils. space short from
nose to eyes, but broad between the
eyes; large eyes and long from eyes
TO horn and narrow between horns;
good, round, full barrel. large teats and
loose skin on the udder. These points
in q cow indicate an animal OF good
disposition with sound oryans, good
nerves and a capacity for turning the
food given her into god, rich milk.
Look over the herd and see how they
average up TO this description.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-05
Sweet Potato Culture.

This important crop deserves much
more space and attention than we
have been giving it. As food for man
and beast, for home consumption, IL
deserves consideration. Hogs, cows
and horses are fond of sweet potatoes.
They contain both starch and sugar In
large quantities. This makes them
strengthening and fattening, says the
Southern Cultivator.
There are so many ways of prepar-
ing them for the table that few, If any.
vegetables can be made so helpful il
feeding the family. AS a money crop
they are very profitable. They sell
well all the year, and with little
care can be kept on hand all the year.
The best varieties are hard to Sc
lect. AS rule the yellow-fleshed arr
sweetest Bed your land in fat beds.
Put some kind of trash or half-rotteG
manure in and bed on it. This viii
keep the bed from baking and greatly
increase the yield. AS soon as the
slips are old enough to put out side
roots as feeders they should be trans
planted. Rows to 31a feet and slips
8 inches. Run furrow with a sub
soil pillow in the top of the bed and SET
slips in this furrow and pour half
pint of water and cover with dry soil.
Slips set in this way will live even
in dry. spells, and grow off promptly
1t Is better to set them In this way
than to put them out in wet soil and
pack the mud around them.
As soon as they have taken root run
ligAt harrow over them so as to kill
all the young grass This makes the
cultivation easy. Cultivate shallow and
often until the vines cover the ground.
Do not let the grass get hold. C-ass
will ruin the crop. They must be kept
clean. The back-bending may DO
avoided in setting out the slips, by
using forked stick. Place the stick
on the roots of the slip and press gent
ly into the earth. Then pour the water
and draw the soil with q hoe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-05

campaign thunder in large chunks was
launched in the nomination speeches
before the convention.
With every contested detail adjust
ed the Republican convention, after
only two days of harmonious sessions,
had nothing to do except to go through
the form of nominating Theodore
Roosevelt of New York for PRESIDENT
and Charles Warren Fairbanks of In
diana for Vice President. The plat
form had been adopted, the contests
for individual seats had been settled,
the other candidates for Vice Presi-
dent had been withdrawn, and moth
ing remained except to make the NOM
mating speeches and to choose the
standard-bearers by reclamation.
Mr.. Hit of Illinois, the only out
spoken competitor of Senator Fair
banks who had any chance of vic
tory, was withdrawn from the fight
at his own request. The other minor
candidates followed suit. and so the
situation gradually settled itself to the
point where only nominating speeches
were lell 10 occupy the dIleulOu Ol
the delegates.
Former Governor Black of New
York made the speech nominating The
odore Roosevelt for President of the
United States. He was followed in
seeonding speeches by Senator Albert
]. Beveridge of Indiana, George A.
Knight of California, Harry StillwelI
Edwards of Georgia, Joseph B. Cotton
of Minnesota and Harry S. Cummings
of Maryland, the latter leader of the
colored people. Under the rules a roll
call was required which showed the
nomination to be harmonious, after
which the friends and admirers of the
President gave full vent to their lung
power
Even before the word Roosevelt
was uttered by Governor Black the
delegates were on their feet, bracing
themselves for a demonstration. The
New York delegation was the center
OF the noise. and used every device
known to excitement invitors to keep
up the cheering orgies. With the APP
pearance of the huge crayon of the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-05
Paris Green ON Potatoes.

Most potato growers use paris green
too strong when spraying potato plants
to subdue the beetle. Experiments
have shown that one-half pound of the
paris green to each barrel of water is
sufficient and viii be strong enough
for the season through if the spray
ing is started early enough to destroy
the beetles while they are small and
comparatively tender If the paris
green is combined with Bordeaux mix
ture for spraying double the quantity
may be used. There can be no injury
10 the vines if the proportioDs applied
ire as indicated.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-05
The slocum Disaster.

AnG 6lOCum OlSaSLGIs
That the administration Is RESPONSE
bic to great extent for the appalling
disaster to the excursion steamboat,
General Slocum, at New York, will be
seen when it is considered that the APP
pointment of inspectors has been
farmed out to the rotten Republican
political machine of Plat and Odell.
Why President Roosevelt allowed the
politicians of his State full sway in
placing or keeping their partisans In
office is no secret to those who have
watched the intense anxiety Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt that the election of del
egates to the National Convention and
his own Endorsement by his own State
should be participated in by all fac
lions. To obtain his political desires
he found it necessary to offer no objec-
ton to the appointment of steamboat
inspectors who were VIGOROUSLY unfit
and openly known to be both corrupt
and incapable.
The responsibility for hundreds Of
lives therefore lies primarily at the
door of the politicians, fo- the govern
ment steamboat Inspectors declared
that the General Slocupl was properly
provided with fire and ufe-saving ap-
paratus.
In the face of this false declaration,
says the New York Post look at the
facts:
Pumps and fire hose failed to work,
not boat was lowered, not a life-raft
foated, the life-preservers dragged
down those who wore them. What help
came to the fated vessel was from out
side, and accidental. The General Slo-
cum, bearing the Inspectors certificate
Of full equipment, had no effective
means Of saving her own hull from
fire or the life of a single passenger
from drowning. We are not writing
at random in this matter; we have
talked with those who drew ashore
bodies actually weighted down by the
life-preservers that Inspector Lund-
berg declares IN an interview were Gin
good condition" We know that these
life-preservers, when thrown into the
water. sank like stones; when ripped
open displayed a mixture of soggy
cork and glue, no more buoyant than
so much dirt Now recall that the
fire hose which did not work, the
life-rafts which could not be released
from their wire lashings, the life
boats that were not lowered, the life
preservers which came to pieces when
they could be reached, and dragged
down the unfortunate swimmers who
wore them, had all been inspected and
declared not only serviceable, but of
the first quality. These belts,
which had probably never been buoy
ant, bore an inspector mark of buoy
ancy from the factory, and the 2ertifi-
cate of successive inspectors that no
deterioration had taken place. In
spector Lundberg, on May 5 last GER
titled under oath that the life-preserv-
ers were 500 in excess of the legal re-
quirement. and all in good condition.
He said yesterday that he tested all
that appeared in any way old" and
did not reject one"
To lock the stable door now the
horse is stolen may help in the future,
but it will have no effect unless Pres
ident Roosevelt determines to reverse
his policy of allowing the corrupt Re-
publican politicians of his State to
dictate appointments of utterly I'M
worthy men.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-05
The Outlook Is Improving

Every day will be Sunday, by and
by. The Democratic party is receiv-
ing encouragement every day. The
time Is ripe for a Democratic victory.
Everybody feels it in the air. Talk
with Republicans who month ago
gave no particle of encouragement to
the idea of Republican defeat and
they are not so cocksure now. They
feel that maybe a man like Parker or
Mcclellan or Gray or Harmon might
not be SO bad for the country, after all.
and while they do not concede that
there is chance for the Democrats,
they do admit that stranger things
have happened than that Roosevelt
should be defeated.
The rankest Republican will SAY,
"Oh Parker wouldn't be so badv'
There is not the feeling that Roose-
Welt must be elected at all hazards that
there was concerning the election Of
Mckinley. That campaign, especially
the first time, voters were brought
home a thousand miles if necessary.
They had the money to do ii. They
will not have the money this time.
Furthermore, no party can make
such strenuous campaign as the Re
publicans did the last two times, con-
tinuously. They finally get tired and
are inclined to rest on their oars.
Roosevelt may be a shrewd politi-
clan, but be mas not shown it. No one
cared to undertake his campaign. He
chose one of his cabinet officers who
knows about as much about practical
politics as a South Sea Islander does
about a Sunday school, He will run a
regular kindergarten campaign. Cor
telyou has never so much as been
township committeeman and say what
you please, it is experience that counts
in an office of that character
The Republicans won't have the
money they have been used to the last
few campaigns and a Republican man
ager without money is lost eternally
lost And mind you the Democrats
won't be pottering along with an
empty purse this trip. They'll have
money and plenty of it. And we have
not said word about the scrap in
Illinois and the knock Gown and drag
out in Wisconsin. Watch the Demo-
Gratis this year and you will see some
thing going on.-Washington Ga)
Democrat.
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FIRE PERU &c The FAIR.
Burning of Hoo-aoo Building Threat
ems nff,er S%~,.<@,.-.s..7

Burning of HoO-Hoo Building Threat
ems Other Structures.
Fire. which threatened for a time to
destroy many buildings at the st. Louis
worlds fair Friday, consumed the house
Of Hoo-Hoo. rendering the building and
all contents a total loss. So quickly
did the flames spread after the fire start
ed that the occupants of the building,
five in number, all on the second floor,
had difficulty escaping with their lives,
being compelled to climb down a tree TO
the grounds. The loss ON the building
and contents is estimated at $4,000. on
which there is an insurance OF $4,000
In addition there is a loss of 5000 to
the Union Baking Company. which had a
catering concession in the building.
Nothing is known positively as to the
origin OF the fire, which is supposed to
have started from an electric light wire,
the insulation OF which had become
worn.
The alarm was answered by the en-
tire fire department and by eight en-
CINE companies and two ladder trucks
of the city department, also by Hale's
fire fighters Quick runs were made by
all the companies. but the rapid spread
of the flames rendered their attempts
to extinguish the fire useless, and all
efforts were directed toward saving the
Texas, German, Oregon and Mines and
Metallurgy buildings, all of which we're
threatened with destruction on account
of the flying shingles All were saved
without loss or damage.
The house of Hoo-Hoo was one Of the
first buildings finished for the exposition.
1t was erected by the lumbermen of the
United States, but under the control of
the local board Of the order of Hoo Hoo.
1t was divided into many rooms, con-
structed of different kinds of fine and
expensive lumber. Aside from this, there
were specimens of rare woods which
were valued highly. 1t has not been de-
cided yet whether to rebuild or not
There were thirty black cats In the
building at the time of the fire and these
are believed to have persisted.
Only ten minutes before the alarm
from the house of Hoo-Hoo the worlds
fair fire department had answered a still
alarm from the Mysterious Asia conces-
sion on the Pike, where fire had started
in the elephant barn. The loss was
Insignificant, only a small amount Of hay
burning, but there was wild stampede
of elephants and camels, the frightened
trumpeting of the former awakening peo-
pie in all parts of the grounds. At
taches of the company succeeded in quiet
ing the animals before any escaped from
the building.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-05

Chicago correspondence:
Nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
for President, Senator Charles W
Fairbanks of Indiana for Vice Presi-
dent, appointment of committees to
notify both of their nomination, and
the election of George B. Cortelyou as
chairman of the Republican National
Committee ON Thursday brought to a
close the proceedings of the thirteenth
Republican national convention. The
adjournment of the convention marked
the beginning of the great national po-
itical campaign of 1D04. The best ora
tors in the Republican party were
numbered among those selected to
spread political wisdom among the del
egates for dissemination among the
states and territories of the Union, and
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ported to have felt detected. but they
buckled to their task and declared
that Quay was lone of the ablest
statesmen Of his time" one Of the
most influential and trusted mem
bers of the Senate"
That they should have remerapered
the late Senator Quay as all that was
good and glorious in the highest Re
publican circles would have been ex-
pected of them. They about all be-
longed to that patriotic band that
Hanna drew around him in the cam
paigns of 1896 and 1900. Of course
they promptly seated the Adicks dele
gates from Delaware, they could have
done nothing else; such birds of
feather flock together. To aid in keep
ing the stalwart forces in control of
the machinery of the party, they turn
ed down the La Toilette delegates,
though all the evidence shows that
they Were the choice of the majority
of the Wisconsin Republicans.
But still these old wheel-horses
were not happy; they clearly see their
mastery of patronage and power is
slipping into other hands, and they
are not enamored with the way Cam
didate Roosevelt has of boosting
things. The President, on his part,
knows that he cannot rely upon many
of the old Hanna machine, and in
stead of SaIaofiuo m old on5 +.iod
campaigner for chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee, he has
chosen Mr.. Corteiyou as his personal
representative, against the protest Of
many influential leaders How this
new commander will get along with
the "old guard" is problematical, es-
pecially as it is the evident intention
Of President Roosevelt to boss the Job
himself.
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Her Reproof.

ibid l understand you to say you
courted Investigations said Mr.. Graf.
ton Grabb's.wife.
yes" was the answer.
"well. ir-is a very unfortunate
phrase. Everybody who has read any
thing from the classic poets to a sea
side novel knows that a man doesn't
mean half he says when he's court
ing."-Washington Star.
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Is ii ominous of coming disaster 70
the Republican party that so many Of
It's great leaders who were members
OF the national committee have died.
are incapacsated from taking their
active interests Hanna and Quay are
dead, Payne is stricken and Others
could not take part in the proceedings
OF the committee. The members who
assembled in Chicago prior % the
meeting Of ths convention were 70