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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
CHAPTER XIII

John Howarth, builder and timber
merchant, was a small man who mis-
took himself for big one. He weigh
cd a hundred pounds. or Whereabouts,
and walked with as solid and stolid de-
liberation as if he weighed two hundred
pounds.
The summer air in the neighborhood
OF Howarth's HOUSE was fragrant with
the scent of pine boards, and the spite
ful noise made by a circular saw, which
bit its steam-driven way through timber
in a great shed in the rear OF the house.
was like the sound OF a prodigious wasp
IN a prodigious passion.
The builder stood, with his shoulders
squared and his nose in the air, at his
own gate, caressing with the finger and
thumb OF his right hand chin shaver
rs clean as a new-laid egg. whilst his
left hand toyed with bunch OF seals.
When thing happened 10 another man
the builder knew how TO regard it with
an eye OF tolerable shrewdness. and
coulS estimate its proportions as accu-
rately as the general run of men could
But when thing happened TO himself
il took so different color from any it
could possibly have worn in occurring TO
another that his Judgment became per-
haps a trifie confused. IL VIII Hackett
had married another mans daughter. and
had run away from her after a mere
three months of married life, Howarth,
not he'ng quite so adamantine as he
fancied himself, would have pitied the
man, and have thought the posture OF
affairs unhappy. But since il was his
daughter who was deserted by her hus-
bani the fact had little more effect upon
him than TO make him feel that he was.
II possible, OF greater Importance than
ever in the town and an object Of pro-
founder interest.
Whilst he stood summing himself In a
conscious recdtude, which made him feel
positively benevolent toward the world
at large he heard footstep, and. turn
Ing to the left saw Hepzibah approach
ing him with basket on her arm. He
made himself little bigger than usual,
and stepped ponderously into the road.
HepziSah at once displayed an inclina-
ton toward detour, and struck cut in
to the middle OF the horse road. How
arth, comic, tSbly understanding that a
person OF Hepxibah's social position
would naturally be humble In his pres
.ance. took step or two into the horse
had to encourage her In accosting him
Either Hepxibah's humility or her de-
sire to avoid the honor OF passing a
aSood morning" with the builder, sent
her back TO the footpath. Howarth, by
q sort Of majestic chance, returned to
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Twenty Years AGO.

Judge Thomas Mel Cooley OF Michi-
gan, the noted constitutional lawyer, de-
clared in speech at Chicago that the
great problem OF government is max
imum of protection with minimum Of
interference.
The Khe6ive of Egypt offered to sell
concessions for a second Suez canal to
raise funds for his campaign against lei
Mahdi.
NJ de Lesseps declared that control
of the Suez canal should never be taken
from France as long az he and his sons
were alive.
President WEIGH Of the American.
steamship line declared that transatlan-
tic steamers could not be run at q profit
under the American flag, ana that his
company would have to go out Of BUSH
ness unless given government subsidy.
A bin was introduces in Congress to
stop the coinage OF silver dollars, so as
TO force" Europe TO recognize silver as
a money metal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
Mules for Market.

The advantage of Il mule over a
horse is he can be taught to turn short
er, thus preventing the breaking down
of vegetables or other plants. He can
go in rougher places, is not affected
by heat as bad as the horse, and re-
quires less attention in the way of
currying, rubbing, etc. His feet
being smaller, he can walk closer to
the row of growing plants. Q
To make a good mule worth from
$50 to $50 at weaving time or $40
to $160 as p 2-year- old, he should be
foaled from large mare in April or
May. He should run with the dam
until October ], then be weaned. AT
this time he should be at least 81
inches. Put him in ashed with plenty
of light, and feed oats, with clover and
timothy hay. Two much corn fevers
the legs and produces scratches. The
next summer he should have access to
pasture, with a little corn each day,
until cold weather, when he should be
brought back to the barn. AT or 21a
years old he should be 16 hands high
fat and ready for market.
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PULPIT ON IRoouols DISASTER.
Pastors in Sunday Sermons Refer to
A MfuI Loss Of Life.

Pastors in sunday Sermons Refer to
Awful Loss of Life.
Pastors of many Chicago churches
turned their attention Sunday to the
Iroquois Theater horror They discussed
the effects of the disaster on the COM
munity. the measures which should be
taken for furnishing the guilty and the
precautions necessary to prevent a repe-
tition of the catastrophe. Quotations
from sermons in local pulpits follow:
Civic duty has been neglected for pri-
vate gain.-Dr. Emil @. Hirsch.
Surely the Lord is speaking to us out
of the fre.--Dr. James F. Thoms
We are reaping the harvest of the
seeds of lawlessness-Rey. E. V. Shay
Ter.
1t is time something made us stop and
take stock of life.--Dr. Cleland B. Nc
Afee.
Shameless inattention to duty on the
part of public officials is responsible
Rev. G. D. Cleworth.
We ought not to need the awful
warning of calamity to make us faithful
to duty.-Dr. Joseph Is. Mason.
The chief culprdit is a spirit of law
lessness which characterizes our Ame1i-
can life.-Rev. NJ. Edward Fawcett
1t costs les to secure obedience to law
than to repair the results of disobe
dience.-Dr. William NJ. Lawrence.
The way to avert such calamities is
for the people to insist on the enforce
ment of the laws.--Rev. c. 3. Antisdel.
Chicago has been baptized anew with
FIRE and l trust q may make it cleaner
and devouter eity.-Rev. John T. Chris
tian.
Do not ascribe it TO the Almighty. He
did not do it. Ascribe it to mems vicious
disregard of law.-Rev. Frederick G.
Priest.
1t is the next thing to blasphemy to
call this the providence of God. 1t is
the selhshness of man.-Rev. Frederick
Z. Hopkins.
However responsible the managers
may be, the officials of the city govern
ment cannot escape their share.-Rey.
L. A. Crandall.
1t has taken this costly sacrifice to
rouse Chicago to see that its worst evil
is the non-enforcement of eZ sting laws.
Bishop Cheney.
Vengeance is mine, I will repay. saith
the Lord" With malice toward none. let
us fix the blame where ii belongs; let us
not think that the good God sent this
calamity; it was a terrible accident, re-
sulting from human negligence.--Dr. J.
z. Brushingham.
Some guilty Herod or Herods must
be held accountable for this awful
slaughter OF the innocents. 1t is the
black sin of omission that has been com
mitted.-Bishop Fallows.
There is blame. horrible blame; there
is crime, incalculable crime. lying back
Of these funeral professions, behind and
beneath the eharred bodies OF nearly 600
victims-Rev. JeDkin Lloyd Jones'
In the name of humanity we protest
criminal earelessness and cheap inefH-
cheney. Officials. owners. corporations,
managers and politicians are warned tina.
they will be held responsible by a justly
indignant pecple.-Dr. Polemus II.
Swift
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B e e e EEz8H lee q Haa
Old Blazers Hero
BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY.
5H HMR HM#EH d "a "a sMis

the footpath also, just in time to inter
ceRt the gaunt domestic.
'Mornin'," he said. Fine weather if
it holds"
Hepzibah. thus arrested. stoppecs hort,
with an eminently unconventional as
pect Yes; the weather's right enough"
"Ah." said Howarth, "it's fine likely
weather. and it's pushin' the fruit on
beautiful"
He lifted the edge of the snowy nap
kin which partially covered the con-
tents of Hepzibahs basket, and conde-
scendingly selecting particularly ripe
gooseberry, tasted it and nodded approx
al.
Il suppose" he asked you've been
up to Mother Jordan's garden for these?"
That's So" said Hepzibah, making a
movement to get past him.
"How's the young master?" asked
Howarth. I've heerd say as he's GOT
medal O some sort for savin' Shadrach
Randaps life. Is that trueY'
He's got the medal right enough"
said Hepzibah, with the same forbidding
aspect, land dear enough it might ha'
cost him."
Yes, yes" assented Howarth Dear
enough it might ha' cost him, to be sure.
He's a valiant chap, is young Blame,
and fine Teller altogether. Between
you and me- he continued, taking out
his confidential stop, Its begun to seem
to me to be biz of a pity as | hadn't
found that out earlier"
'0h!' said Hepzibah, shifting her bas-
ket from one arm TO the other and look
ing straight before her. That's come
to be the opinion of good many people,
let me tell you.'
That's likely, too" said Howarth;
there's few men o. sense as I'm not at
one with in regard TO most questions"
'It's a pity you weren't at one wi
most men O. sense wi regard to that
question some months ago. Mr.. How
arch" returned Hepzibah.
II suppose folks are a-talkin'," said
the builder.
bah. "about one thing or another. There's
some on EN-" she added, making q for
ward move again, ''as has got nothin'
better to do"
what are they saying now? asked
Howarth, lifting up the napkin again
and selecting another gooseberry.
ASK EN-, returned I1epZlDan, GRIM
ly; there's some on 'em II tell YOU"
VERY WELL" said Howarth. II ask
the first l come across. l ask you"
'Oh, WE'LL" replied Hepzibah, omin.
ously, when a things asked for il
doesn't take much of bold face t offer
it, Mr.. Howarth. They're saying the
most of 'em-since you will have it--as
it's nigh on a fortnight now since your
daughters husband left the place
They're saying you let the poor thing
marry a villain with your eyes open
And they's a-sayin' as you and your wife
as ought to be the only ones i the world
as the poor things got to look to, have
! left her thereto starye for all you
know, or seem to care. And there's some
of 'em saying it'll be a bit of pity if
Jack Howarth isn't stoned i the market
place next Friday. Now you've got what
you asked for, Mr.. Howarth, and I'm
glad of it, for it's weight off my mind
as I'd deal rather have off than on it,
and I'll say good mornin'."
Herewith Hepzibah departed, bolt up
right, and Howarth, with his finger and
thumb at his clean-shaven chin. looked
after her with an expression altogether
piteous and crestfallen.
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Telenhnn, ON Farms.

Farmers are getting rural free de-
livery with its opportunities for say
ing time and money in shopping; in
the more thickly settled portions of the
country they have rapid transit by troll
ley lines, and in some parts, notably in
the West, they enjoy the advantages
in business and farm operations Of ex-
tensive telephone system. Far remoy-
ed from the daily paper, with its
weather forecasts. the farmer can keep
Informed by phone of probabilities,
and thus escape loss in crop time.
When he himself is away from home
the members of his family have tel
ephone at hand, giving them the means
of, quick communications with neigh
bors, as great a protection against
prowlers as is the possession of a
shotgun or a revolver The telephone
on the farm is a cultivator Of neigh
borliness. a saver of time and trouble
and a protector OF The home.-South-
ern Farmers Magazine.
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MANY ALIENS ARRIVE
Years Figures for New York Show
an Increase of 72,7S3.

Years Fi=ures for New York Show
an Increase of ~, 1888.
Immigration at the port of New York
passed all previous records. During the
year 619,9S0 mmigrants-steerage pas.
sengers-arriyer there, as against 547, 197
in 1902, an increase of 70, 1888. The year
of 1902 was a record-breaking year, the
increase over 1901 having been about
$4,000.
As was the case during 1902, the
heaviest immigration was during May,
when 92,S61 steerage passengers were
admitted at New York. Almost as many
came in April. The immigration was
larger every month of the past year, COM
pared with the monthly figures in 1902,
with the exception of the month of De-
cember. December, 1902, $4,000 immi-
grants, approximately, landed at New
York. Last month the number did not
exceed $4,000.
Southern Europe contributed by far
the largest proportion of the total. There
was, however, a marked increase in the
newcomers from northern and western
Europe, especially Norway, Sweden and
Denmark. Italy, nevertheless, leads all
the rest. The exodus of Italian laborers,
with whom the outward bound steamers
were loaded early last month"; offset to
some extent the heavy Italian immigra-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
Fifty Years Ago.

The merchant marine of the United
States was officially reported as larger
than that of Great Britain, while the
tonnage of New York City equaled that
of Liverpool and London combined.
President Franklin Pierce urged the
survey of the boundary line between the
territory OF Washington and British Col
umtia.
Statistics showed that there had been
1873 railroad accidents during the year,
resulting in pa deaths and 496 persons
injured.
The clipper ship, Great Republic, the
largest sail vessel in the world, was burn
ed at New York, with a great number
of smaller craft.
Over 6,400 workmen were employed
on the new Crystal palace in London.
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SOLDIERS CARED FOB.
BriRadier General Burton Makes An
nuaI Report.

Brt2adIer Geueral burton MAKES An"
nuaI Report.
According to a report made by Brig.
Gen. George H. Burton, who has just
completed a tour Of inspection of the
various branches of the National Sol
diers' Home, it was shown last year
that 33, 157 old soldiers have been cared
for. The annual per capita expense of
this maintenance was S141.70, which is
an increase Of 20 per cent during the
past three years, ascribed to the general
advance in the cost of food products.
OF the inmates 25,16S are drawing
pensions of from SO to $72 per month,
aggregating a total of So, l66, 734. Eleven
members have cash balances Of more
than $1,000 each to their credit.
During the past year there were 1868
deaths and 1852 first admissions, which
makes the deaths 80 per cent of the in
crease, decided increase in the death
rate
There are 1,441 acres of land cultivat-
ed as farms and ninety-eight acres as
vegetable gardens in connection with the
various branches. The value Of farm
products was $509,051, while the cost
of maintenance, which includes lawns,
flower gardens, transportation and teams,
WIS 500, 403.
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Seventy-five Years Ago.

Figures were published showing that
the population of the United States treb-
led in forty years, New York, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania showing the greatest in
crease.
Rowland Stephenson, member of the
British parliament, and a famous banker,
was discovered to have embezzled ST.,
100000.
A shipload of free negroes sailed from
Norfolk. Va, for Liberia, in vessel
chartered by the American Colonization
Society.
The French began preparations to
evacuate Cadiz which they had held
since 1923
Abdul Hahman, an African prince,
paraded the streets Of Philadelphia, Pa,
at the head of a procession of free ne
groes, who were celebrating his depart
ure for Liberia.
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Forty Years Ago.

The Confederate Government refused
to hold any intercoures, or exchange
prisoners, with Col. Benjamin #. But
Ter, then commandant at Fortress Mon
roe, or to recognize a flag of truce pro-
tecting him.
The ways and means committee of the
House at Washington split on the ques-
ton of placing heavy duty on petro-
leum.
Gen. Joseph 70. Johnston was select
ed to succeed Bragg as Confederate
commander
A great trades mass meeting was held
in Chicago to express sympathy with the
general strike in New York, John Went
worth being the principal speaker.
supposed attempt by Confederate
agents to capture the steamer Morning
Star at New York was prevented by the
confscation of all firearms found in pos
session Of its passengers.
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wheelbarrow for winter.

There is more or less carting to be
done on every farm, and it is not al
ways a good plan TO do the Juggling and
waste more or less strength, which
might be saved by the sled wheel
barrow. The illustration shows how
easily the farm barrow, whether of the
box type, as shown, or with the faring
sides, may be utilized. A broad runner
is made (see figure II of two pieces,
of inch board, with an upright piece
which holds the runner to the axle of
the barrow.
This runner is faced with sheet iron
(the blacksmith can put it on at small
expense), which also runs up at the
ends Remove the axle from the bar
row, If it is round, as it probably Is, and
insert a square axle of wood. Have
a piece of iron made like that shown at
figure 2, and apply it to axle and
runner, as shown in figure 8. 1t should
be screwed to the upright strip which
is fastened in the runner, and bolted to
the axle. This sled barrow can easily
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COMMERCE IS ON GAIN.
HkK Increase Shown, in Practically
All Exports md Imnorfa

PRACTICALLY
All Exports and Imports.
Details of eleven months comnerce
for 1903 show an increase in practically
al exports and imports. Agricultural
products show an increase of $74. 600.
600; forest. $1,000, 600: mines, $S.OO0..
coo; manufactures, $5.0O0.OO0, and mis-
cellaneous articles. 100000. Fisheries
show decrease Of $1,000,000. Manu-.
factures export figures for November
show $34 ,093,639, against $30,513,612
last year. Agricultural products show
STA, liz, 255, against $50, 035 $50. The
increase in agricultural exports occurs
chiefly in cotton. The value Of iron and
steel manufactures exported in Novem-
Der was $7.9SS,415 against SS119, 924 in
November, 1902; $3.50, 1913 in 1901, and
$10.112,721 in 1900 For the eleven
months ending with November the ex-
ports of iron and steel manufactures are
$50, 6S5, POI in value, against 500, 1876. 124
in the corresponding months of 1902, and
$94, 112,7S2 in 1901. The total of all
manufactures exported during the eleven
months ending with November is 1882,
76S 127, against 1917, 757.576 in the cor
responding months of last year.
Imports for November show decrease
of $S,000.000, compared with November
of the preceding year. Iron and steel
importations for the month were 81, 800,
233, against $4.TT9,093 last year.
These figures would indicate that Ahe
total commerce of the United States dur
ing the year will be greater than In any
preceding year, bit that the total exports
will fall q few millions below those OF
1900 and be about equal to those of 1901,
but materially in excess of those of 1902,
while the total imports will exceed those
of any preceding year, and, combined
with the exports, make the grand total
of commerce more than in any earliel
year; also that the exports of manufae
lures will exceed those of 1902 by sew
eral millions, but will be somewhat be
low those of the record year, 1900, and
DerhanS 1901
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s. Frnit Vnrietiea

There are many new varieties of
fruits which We're unknown few
years ago. Some of these varieties
may be, and no doubt are. decided I'm
provements upon the older ones. but
there are still quite a number which
are not desirable for general and prof
table purposes. 1t is well, however,
to use a little caution in making pur-
chases of new varieties. for a market
plantation especially, and 10 try only
a few at first If they prove desirable,
it will not be much trouble to order
more, and If they do not the loss and
trouble is not great.
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Good Dehorning Chute.


We have published several plans for
dehorning chutes. but here is one that
is somewhat different from the others.
We copy it from Il Live Stock
Record:
Following is the material required
for a complete chute:
Six posts feet long, 2x4.
Six ties feet long, 2x4, for top and
bottom.
-Four pieces feet 2 inches long, 2x4,
for trap plank to work In.
Six pieces feet inches long. 2x4,
for braces.
Two oak planks, feet inches, 2x4,
for trap plank.
Fourteen planks feet, Ike for sides.
One plank feet inches, 2x12, for
bottom
Four wood hinges, 1hx212, 10 inches
long.
One piece 4 feet long, 2x21a. for
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thirty Years AGO.

The survivors of the steamer Virgin
ius, who had been released from prison
in Cuba, arrived at New York on the
United States sloop of war Juniata
Johns Hopkins, wholesale grocer Of
Baltimore, Nd, died at the age of 10
years, leaving 100000 to found uni
versity in his name.
The steamer Virginius, whose crew
had been either shot or imprisoned in
Cuba, and which had been surrendered
to the United States by Spain, was sunk
off Cape Fear while being lowed to New
York.
Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks OF Indiana
ordered the State militia to suppress
striking locomotive engineers who were
rioting at Indianapolis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

BY means of drainage of land the
various chemical actions which take
place through the action OF the atlnos-
phere on the surface soil are carried
down to a greater or less extent into
the suhsoil, fos as the water level is
lowered the air enters from above TO
ill the cavities of the soil By drain
age, also. the depth to which roots
win penetrate is increased, for the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
Cows and Fowls,

Dairy cows Of the best class pay
better than any ether stock which de-
mands no more capital. and fowls pay
better than any small or minor In
dustry of the farm. Taken in combi-
nation they are Just the thing for an
industrious man % small means who
has ten acres % good ground. Upon
this much grodnd, with this combina-
ton. such a nan would be sure not
only OF a good living but of saving a
snug sum every year.
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Save with scruplous economy all
wood ashes, soap suds. and all ar
ticles having fertilizing qualities. A
compost heap is like penny savings
bank. Small and frequent additions
soon make large aggregate. The
fruit grower and his land usually
grow rich together, and in the same
proportion.
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Quite the Thing.

Il want my stationery 10 be attrac-
tive and appropriate said she man
who was starting collection agency.
How about light blue paper?-
suggested the printer.
Il had thought of gray
well, that's so-a dun color would
be appropriate "-Phuadelphia Press.
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lever to raise trap plank; % inches
from hole to hole in lever.
Thirty-seven bolts 5hxas inches
two bolts with rings in for rope.
Eight bolts ssx6 inches.
Two irons u inch, 16 inches from
crook, to raise trap plank connected
with lever.
Put rope around the neck and over
the nose, like halter, and pass it
through rings, drawing the head low
down.-Live Stock Record
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Sondergaard at the
1903 convention re-
Gently held, though
the winners mar
gin was only 90
OF a point, a margin
so small that 1t
must have tested
the judges taste
to detect it. The
scores of the first
three were: NJ.
Sondergaard, 96. rs;