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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
Twenty Years AGO.

The class Of 1920 Of Harvard Uni
versity held its annual reunion at Cam
bridge. DR. Oliver Wendell Holmes. the
Rev. James Freeman Clarke and other
famous members attending.
French troops expelled the Chinese
officials Of Sontay, in Tonquin. and took
possession Of the government there,
Henry r. Payne. Democrat was
elected United States Senator by the
Ohio Legislature. charges being made
that the Standard Oil Company had CON
tributed S250,000 to his campaign fund.
Premiums totaling SPOOL were paid
for years sitting in Henry Ward
Beecher's church at Brooklyn. n. Y. be-
sides the regular rental Of S120 each. II.
b. Clafin, the dry goods merchant. head
ing the list with bonus Of 1913 for
first choice.
Business at Havana, Cuba, was tied
up by a strike Of union teamsters.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
The Farmers Wife.

Don't make a hired man of her. A
woman on farm has no more place
in drudgery than she has in the city
The duties of any home are sufficient
for the wife. No woman can be
milkmaid and do the general chores
about the house. No woman ought to
submit to such work, and no man will
allow it. He who does so can scarcely
be called man. Women wear out fast
enough in the general course of life,
and just because they happen to live
on a farm it is no reason why they
should enter into life Of slavery
Exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
New U. s. Artillery.

The field artillery of the United
States army is soon to be equipped
with new rapid fire recoil guns. AMI
the FIVE batteries at Fort Riley will
be the first to be supplied with The
new armament The guns are COW
being manufactured in Dusseldorf,
Germany, by the Earhardt Company.
This German pattern was tested at
Fort Riley a little more than year
ago with six other guns OF modern
type It was also tested a. Sandy
Hook, y. Y. The guns vii be equip
ped with cylinders. the air pressure
in which win dispose Of the recon- in
firing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
Slaughter on American Railroads.

Oi0d9tiN~i III THtSi lSdH nGilICaOSs
The British Parliament would not
stand for a day the slaughter that
goes on upon the railroads of Ameri
ca" said John Burns, the famous la
Dor member of Parliament, in a re
cent London speech. His words arc
emphasized by the fact that last sat
nrday thirty-two people were killed
on our railroads by accidents that
might have been prevented,
The slaughter on our own rail
roads is bad enough" said Burnt,
but it is child's play to what goes
on in America. The casualty list Of
the American railways equals that of
a first class war.
Il have been accused of calling in.
dustrial America slaughter house,
and if you ask me for proof I point
you to the death roll of the brave
men who lose their lives in the
boarding up of millions for the rail
road magnates."
Last year there were $500 people
killed by the Enthusiastically ten a
day. The law says that the railroads
shall make the work of their employees
"reasonab bly, safe" At what point
does the work of a railroad man be-
come unreasonably -----eerous New
York Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

The Toronto Globe says a Canadian
farmer who kept twenty four cows and
two hired men tested his cows with
the Babcock test, and found that
eight were Improbable. He disposed
of them and let one hired man go, and
at the end of the year found that he
had made as much money from the
sixteen as from the twenty-four. Now
he has got down to twelve good cows,
and expects as much from them as he
made from twice that number. Now he
can increase up to his original number
IS fast as he can find or grow good
cows and increase his profits.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

=
mouth, and when dead, scald in water
at a temperature of 1S5 degrees. After
scalding. wrap them up in a flannel
blanket for ten minutes, which Will
help wonderfully in picking.
Ii scalding is properly done and
birds are wrapped up in this way.
they can be picked easily and quickly.
1t is customary with many to leave
feathers around the neck fer about
two inches, also the feathers on the
first joints of the wings, including the
main flights. After picking clean. put
them into hot water for few seconds
and then throw into ice water. leaving
them for several hours. or until NOR
oughly cold, when they may be taken
out. dried and are then ready to pack
for market.-E. ]. Lawrence, in Farm
and Home
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
cnltiration of Oata.

AT Cornell University oats We're
sown broadcast, in the usual manner.
the yield per acre being thirty-seven
bushels. On another plot the oats were
drilled in. fifteen inches apart. the
hand-wheel hoe being used 10 work
between the rows. This may appear
TO some as giving large share of
labor in that manner, but as the yield
on the drilled and worked plot was
sixty-one bushels per acre the method
is worthy Of attention. A man with
a wheel hoe can go over a large piece
Of ground in q day. and it IS possible
that the method VIII pay.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
One hundred Years Aoo.

Napoleon threatened to exterminate
the Portuguese nation unless it declared
war against Great Britain.
John Dalton made the first announce
uent of his atomic theory.
The German universities Of Ramberg,
Dilligen and Duisberg We're closed be.
cause of the threatening military outlook.
Kara George, the hero OF Servia, or
ganized an uprising which later expelled
the Turks from his country.
The universities of KAHN and Khar-
kov were founded by order Of the Gar
of Russia.
The military post at Natchez, Miss,
was turned over to the United States
there.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
Jananese Jinnoism.

The prompt dismissal of the Japan
csc parliament after it's display of
jingoism at the opening session was
probably necessary as a peace meas
ure. One proceeding OF the parlia-
ment was noteworthy. however, as an
Innovation; the adoption Of an ad-
dress in reply to the Mikado's speech
from the throne practically advising
him to get new ministry was a long
er step in the direction of the estab-
lishment Of a real constitutional mon
Archy in japan than any that had pre-
yiously been taken. Philadelphia
Record.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
JAPAN AS A NAVAL POWER.
She Draws Her Seamen From Fish
ing Population of Two Million.

In 1858 Queen Victoria presented a
small steam yacht to the Emperor of
Japan, detailing some British blue
jackets to the duty of instructing the
Japanese in the management of that
class Of vessel. The japanese under
took to handle the craft before they
had thoroughly learned their lesson,
and on the first voyage, when they
wanted to stop, they discovered that
they had forgotten how this operation
was performed. They therefore steam
ed round and round the Guls of Yeddo
until the fires died down, and then
the yacht was tugged home.
Since then Japan has risen to the
position of one of the great naval
powers, and her progress of recent
years has been nothing short of mar
velous. At the time of her war with
China the whole feet displaced about
thirty thousand tons; to-day the ag
gregate displacement is over two hun
dred and fifty thousand tons. Japan
has fishing population of about two
million men, and from this section of
the community she draws her sea
men. Hitherto she has been depend
ing upon other countries for the con-
struction of her vessels, but the time
is near at hand when she will be able
to throw of the assistance of the
Western world. Her arsenals are al
ready capable of building protected
cruisers and torpedo craft. and gun
factory and armor plate factory are
now being established which will
soon be ready to begin work.
Her seamen are men of intelligence
resource and sea lore, and capable of
quickly acquiring sufficient mechani.
cal skill TO enable them to control the
complex mechanism of their modern
men-of-war with complete success.
They desire no pampering and they
can live on the simplest food and
&eep anywhere; but in their new
they have more air and, in
4 ASPECTS greater comforts than
ound on many, if not most,
Aof the far East take
: : | \! = !, !, !. ]: !:
Is they find them,
ger W. sn;.i+ ,,,;+t
which thu
spite of the =, a.,
ilization has # ~,
their luxuries an
contented and hap 4.
voted to simple sports.%
to acting; no one can eN
dramatic entertainments
Japanese men-of-war who han
| privileged to witness them. MOI S
the memory soon become dim of b.
of these ships when decked out il
! gala dress with chrysanthemums,
cherry blossoms and other blossoms
typical of Japan enlivening the grim
aspect of the decks. The men are
adopts in the making of imitation pa
per flowers, which so closely resemble
/ the handiwork of nature that at a
casual glance one hardly notices the
eption.-North American Review.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
Shreddinr Fodder.

The fodder shredder is doing good
work in one respect, and that is In re
ducing the number of shocks of corn
that stand in the field all winter
As the shredder husks the corr and
shreds it at the same time. farmers
find that it is more comfortable to
haul the fodder to the barn than to
stand out in the fields to husk the
corn and then waste the fodder.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
Farm Cnnveniences.

The first two figures show convent
ences originally sketched in the Farm
Journal, which says of them:
This crate should be about three
feet high and fitted with sidepieces ex-
tending below it that viii just fit into
the side irons of the wagon body. 1t
can thus be set upon the wagon bed
in an instant and will be found most
useful in moving calves, sheep, pigs or
other stock 1t will fit on to a sled
in the same way for winter use. 1t is
also convenient when hauling loose
material. If this is long The earsgate
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
Forty Years AGO.

Two Confederate prsopers who's
escaped over the fence at Camp DorN
las, Chicago, were found frozen to deathV
on the prairie
Newspapers called attention TO the
wars and instructions in nearly every
country of the globe, Mexico and the
South American republics being report
ed in chronic state of revolution.
A motion was made in the House of
Representatives at Washington to expel
Garrett Davis of Kentucky for alleged
disloyalty.
John Dean Cation resigned ms chief JUS
tice of the Illinois Supreme Court after
twenty-five years continuous service on
the Supreme bench.
President Lincoln ordered that Surgeons
General William A. Hammond be tried
by court martial for alleged mismanage-
ment,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
Seyenty-fiYe Years AGO.

80 YRS AGO .. =. =. 8. =. -.
Vincente Guerrero, afterwards deposed
by Santa Ana, was elected president Of
Mexico.
Gen. Andrew Jackson, then president
elect of the United States, was burned in
effigy in the statehouse square at Hart
ford, Conn.
A revolt against Spain was started by
the Society of the Black Eagle in Cuba.
The first ship built in the new terri
tory of Florida was launched at st. Au-
gustine.
The anniversary of the battle of New
Orleans was celebrated at New York
with a great public dinner in Tammany
Hall.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
Another Lost Story.

Grandfather Hollis was ready and
willing to tell stories as long as he had
eager listeners. but once embarked on
the sea of narrative, he allowed no ship
TO cross his bows. II one did he put
back to shore to once" to use his own
words. His greatest trial was his own
nephew, Abijah Hobbs, who appar-
emily could not refrain from asking
questions at every turn. Many a good
story had been lost in this way, SO
when Grandfather Hollis started ia
nous tale at a Thanksgiving party,
Abijah was requested to keep still.
Twas on story night in Novem-
Der, So" began Grandfather Hollis,
''and the wind had been a-moaning all
day long; the sky also had a sort of a
greenish color, and now and then
there'd be a scud o gray clouds acrost
it. / knew something was going to
happen, and long about o'clock in the
afternoon took a look about the farm
to see that everything was all right,
animals under shelter and so on; took
the cows in, fixed up the barn tight
and come back into the house.
Il was kind of uneasy and KEEP nv
eyes out o. the windows, watching the
clouds, and sighting the boats over on
the bay side as they come in; but
there wasn't anything really out O. the
way till about 3, or maybe quarter
past Then all of sudden 1 heard a
low muttering an / sprung to the back
window Just in line with the win
dow in those days there was a maple
tree--
The listeners were all breathless.
bending toward Grandfather Hollis.
and for one fatal moment Abijah's
wife allowed her vigilant gaze to leave
her husbands face.
"Say, was it 8 sugar-maple?' cried
Abijah.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
NIirrntInn of SEEDS.

DR.. Howard, the new secretary Of
the American Association for the Ad
manner in which seeds are carried to
great distances by birds, recited an
experiment of Darwin which had a
curious result. Adhering to the leg of
wounded partridge. Darwin found
ball of earth weighing 61a ounces.
From the seeds contained in this ball
he raised thirty-two plants, belonging
to five distinct species
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
How Stored Grain shrinka.

The advantage TO the farmer of
storing his gain and holding il till
spring is not always represented BY
the increased price he may get for Il
The shrlnkage during the winter stor-
age must be taken into consideration.
ana this shrinkage not infrequenJly
ncre than Offsets the increased price.
In such cases it pays the farmer TO
sell his grain as sooa as it is In shape
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
YnIne of Cnrncnh.

Corncobs are exceedingly rich in
potash. containing over % per cent Gin
the ASH. and are worth saving. They
are not available. however. unless
burnt and the ashes saved. On farms
where heavy crops Of corn are grown
the amount of potash that could be
saved by burning the c0bs is conse-
Uuently very large.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

Hundreds Of actors were reported on
the verge Of starvation in New York
City because o. the prevailing hard times.
The first public bath was opened IN
Chicago.
Gov. Waite's scheme to make the Mex
icar dollar legal tender in Colorado was
killed by the Legislature Of that State.
William Mckinley was inaugurated
Governor Of Ohio for the second time.
fhe spectators shouting Mckinley for
90" during part ~ the ceremony
Ignatius Donnelly urged the wiping
ont Of the Minnesota State constitution
and Supreme Coust because the latter
bad declared a State grain elevator for
farmers was unconstitutional
The Chicago Worlds Fair buildings
were partly destroyed by FIRE.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
Look TO the Tools.

How many Of the tools are dull or
implements rusty cannot be known
without an examination. Repairs
should be attended 70 now. before
spring opens. and. as tools and nipple
ments that are in good order wiz IA
cilitate work. ii Is important that this
matter receive attention.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

food and water
for twenty-four
hours previous
to killing, so that
the crop and in
testines will be
W e ii emptied.
Confne them in
a S m a III pen
W 1T h clea n
straw, so that
they viii not be
dirty. Bl e e d
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
can be hinged to let down, as shown.
1t can alcn he hinond To nnnn Of tho

can be hinged to let down, as shown.
1t can also be hinged to open at the
side. the Stats Should be of hard
wood three-quarters of an inch thick
When there is blowing to be done
close to fences or trees have your
smith put extension rods on the pillow
and a clevis to hitch the team to, like
The cut, The sketch was sent us by
one of our readers in Kansas, and he
says it works well for him. If the
beam of the pillow is adjustable to
draft it should. of course, be adjusted
before the rods are bolted to the han
dies.
The lower figure shows two views
of portable sheep fencing used at the
Colorado experiment station. 1t is
easy to move about and set up and
very readily made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
e&lkiuu Apparatua.

49, Viking Apparatus.
With the report of a State
health board ofhS2; shat an endemic
of fever in one sarqest cities
could De traced dlrecR>a case in
the family of milk de8s$s that To-
cality, the urgent necessitN
tary inspection of the milk Nais
again made apparent to even thNMsg
dividuals who are rather inclined
scott at such advanced and scientifs'
theories. No doubt the time will cone
when all milk will have to be steril-
lied before being offered for sale, but
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
Naming the Hotel.

BHl-'He wanted name for his new
hotel"
JilI-"WeFe there any suggested =
Yes a fellow suggested calling it the
Rhuematic Gout. because it was a
swell joint. YonSers Statesman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

IRE seems to be quite an important
parsonage low.
Why, he always was and so we're
the Olher members Of his family
Nonsense"
Not al all He started as jani,or
in fat. his brother Is a policeman.
and hiE sister a cooz-lady. "-lhllAiel
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

Eo: 7,n,,iO eSheer.
LOCO head up, = NNauld be at
least forty feet in ~ sePNRye feet
deep. The bottom of en- $Ald no
six inches wide, the sidaS HNkszt-
ward and upward, till at a. ~
measurement across is at la
feet, but on no account shouldX
any wider, as then the sheep swM
ming through could turn around
which is one of the things to be
guarded against The vat is made
five feet deep to obviate the danger of
the sheep striking the bottom Of the
vat when thrown in, and is made slop-
ing at the sides to save expense in dip.
The inside of the vat should be flush,
so that no obstruction will interfere
with the passing through of the sheep.
Sink the vat in the ground to the
depth of four feet. The vat should be
filed with water to see If it leaks
Keep water in it till the leakage stops,
then bail 1t out and I'LL with the dip.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

TIE first thing a young farmer
should Go Is to adopt strict business
methods Count the cost and the loss
or profits on every branch Of industry,
even the hen
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

Russia has announced an increase
of % to 100 per cent. in the tariff on
iron and steel manufactures. and that
agricultural implements viii be ad-
nitted free
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

If a music teacher can't make any
thing else ont of the voice OF az heir
ess he can make money.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

A woman VIII forgive a man almost
except his failure to ask to
be forgiven.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

The Comptroller 81 the Currency has
authorized tie Citizens National Bank
at Ada. l. T.. 70 begin business with
capital Of $4,000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

Mine Inspector Evans. Of Tie Shame
kin anthracite district, reports forty-one
fatal and sixty-six nonf fatal accidents
70. the year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

When some men know their duty
they try to dodge il by asking advice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

to go to the market. A good many In
vestigations have been made to dis
cover the percentage of shrinkage in
various grains. The results have varied
immensely. In some of the humid
States and with early gathered crops
the shrinkage has beer as high as 30
to 40 per cent, while grain raised in
arid States and hauled to humid States
and stored has gained in weight dur
ing storage. The shrinkage of wheat
has not generally been as great as that
of some cther grains.
Wheat stored in Michigan elevators
lost from 8 to 16 per cent during win
ter. A lot of corn very heavy and lit
tie dry at the time of storing lost 80
per cent Il weight by February. Tests
made in other States have shown
shrinkages of 10 to is per cent. One
lot Of corn that was gathered ct the
time of year when it was well glazed,
but containing as large an amount Of
! }ater as possible and passed in
49,. fair competition. shrank about
orSSent Oats shrink little, but are
reg EesS have lost about 4 per cent
II '" naSsaing winter.-St. Louis
nepuprN IA
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

The more some men talk the more
trouble they pile up for themselves.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

Dressing Ducks for Market
Ducks need much the same treat
ment in dressing for market as do
fowls. They should be kept without
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
fifty Years Ann.

&Itty Tears ago.
~. Astor library was opened at New
ID a Turkish victory over the
+ Citale on Jan. g was CON
4 kish, French and Turkish
~ Xed from Honolulu
Aiment there in
/ ValparaiN
The IrisliV
put in operat
! dishonesty of tliN
Two English "
fore Sevastopol and ~
tilted the Russian admirN
fleets had entered the BlaN
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

DR.. CarAtedts German Liver Powder
is a wonderful remedy, prescription
used for over fifty years by an eminent
German physiciz n in his practice both
in Europe and this country and sofa by
thousands Of druggists all over the
world. So mildly natural are the effects
Of this remedy ii rat all Kidney and Liver
troubles give ay to perfect health; II
cures the worst cases and many have
been cured VIII had tried every known
remedy.
Symptoms of Liver Complaint: Dyp-
pepsia, ndigss Jon, rheumatism, gout,
skin eruptions, sallowness, constipation
dizziness, vertis o, headache, piles, pain
in the back melancholy, bad breath,
furry tongue, horrid taste, unpleasant
dreams, iBsom iia, undue sleepiness,
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domeu, colicky condition of the bowels,
pain and sorene is in the stomach, lyer
spots on the kin, loss Of memory, i'm
paired vitality, dire forebodings, lack
Of energy, ind cision, crankiness, blood
poisoning, nerv BUSINESS; falling hair
oh. there are lots of them and each
one emphasizes the Importance Of having
!
constantly within reach. 1t is the rlga!t
thing at the right time, sure and certain
1 in effect. pleasant and perfect in action.
For your own sake, don't neglect any
Of the symptoms Of liver disorder or the
complaint will become chronic and the
ultimate, after untold suferings, IL
DEATH.
is. BEALL, of Lexington, can tell you
all about DR.. Carlstedts German Liver
Powder; It has cured many of his Gus
toners who are recommending it to
their friends.
Better than testimonials is the guar
sutee under which Dir. Carlstedts Ger
q man Liver Powder is sold. If 1t doss
not relieve and cure you it will cost you
T nothing, so go at once and procure the
q remedy and take along this guarantee
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

us control our local affairs, especially
as to the political exclusion of negroes
and to give up all other questions for
this one, is childish. We have now
all of that and it can't be taken from
us nor is it proposed to be taken.
We would be giving up everything
that was at stake for something that
is ours anyway, unquestionably, and
to which our right is not seriously
disputed.