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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
CIVILIZATION AND IRRIGATION.
The Formcr Was Graded and DeveI-
opEd in Arid Lands.


Civilization was first begun in irrigat-
ed countries. The story of Joseph in
| Egypt-in fact, the whole Bible-is a
history OF the wonders of irrigation.
Without irrigation there would have
been no Greece, or Rome; no China,
Egypt or India, with their literature
science and art. to redeem men from
barbarism.
With this brief explanation one may
remark that the United States has Co.,
100000 acres of arid land exactly like
that Of the ancient world. If irrigated
its fertility would be threefold greater
than the Mississippi valley. Even in
States of heavy rainfall, as in Wiscon-
sin, irrigation increases the crops. The
average yield of wheat in the State of
Ohio is said to be less than ten bushels
per acre.
TIE average yield of- wheat in Colo
RADIO, once called the Great American
Desert, is 80 bushels per acre, and the
quality equal, often superior, to the best
Minnesota product.
In the deserts of New Mexico and Ari-
IONA. where centipedes and tarantulas
swarm. engineers are finding subterra-
mean rivers and lakes. and get water
anywhere within q few feet of the sur
face.
With irrigation installed, a single
grape cutting a foot long will cover a
house and be loaded with fruit IN three
years. In three years palms grow 20
feet high. Without irrigation nothing
VIII grow. It's cost is SO small that men
are getting rich in the deserts there rails
ing pineapples, dates. olives. oranges and
the rare and delicate fruits Of Italy
France and Spain.
Irrigation is no ney problem yet to
be solved Before the New England
and Virginia settlements were dreamed
Of. the irrigation Of she Aztecs and In
dams had been extended among the
mountains and foothills Of the Rio
Grande Within thirty years after the
landing OF Columbus. the monks had
journeyed from Mexico along the Rock
les a. far north as Santa Fe, and found
ed missions and ranches, with irrigation
More -han 100000 acres are under IL
rigati0n in the great West between Mis-
sour and the Pacific coast. aud when all
OF arid America shall have come under
irrigation the effect viii be incalculable.
In America il was the success - Cali
fornia irrigation practiced az the Spanish
missions that inspired Brigham Young
TO lead the M0rmons 10 Salt Lake valley.
IN Utah. That vast basin. hemmed in
with mountains. and salt waves breaking
against lonely. desolate shores. was then
white with sII.aii--in places half a foot
deep. Col. B54ger called the Mormons
crazy mad. - anSs offered Brigham Young
$500 for the first ear 81 corn raised in
Salt Lake valley. For two years the
Mormons lived on wild game and grass
hopper pies. then came crops. and later
fruit. and now 1t is the garden spot of
America,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
The Secret Dispatch
BY JAMES GRANT
CHAprER III-fcontinusa1

CHAPTER lIl.-tContinued1
''Nay, il he Tas to perish thus, suspi-
cion might too readily fall upon me; for
he is a favorite officer of the Empress,
and of Weymarn, too. My plan is this:
may get the dispatch tonight in yon-
der CASTLE
And if not u
Then / shall again lure and mislead
Balgonie, and bring him here in the
night"
What then?' asked the woodman,
doggedly.
How dull we are, Paulovitch. We
shall drug and drown him: thus shall he
die without a wound. / will take back
the dispatch to Novgorod, and you can
carry the body on his horse to st. Peters
burg. where a sum will be given you for
finding it. The poor stranger, they will
say, has persisted amid our keen Russian
frOsts, and that will be all. Nicholas
Paulovitch, the carcass will be well
worth twenty roubles to thee"
And thy fiftyi"
You snail receive when the affair is
over. and when you come to me at Nov
gorod, where l am quartered.
by the bones of my tribe, am with
you, Podatchkiner' exclaimed the half
breed with ferocious joy. Then they
shook heartily their hard and dingy hands
hands that had wrought many a deed
of merciless cruelty.
A few minutes more and these worthy
compatriots had separated.
There was a third person who had
overheard the first savage plot, and who
felt her heart stirred with pity and terror
for Balgonie, who had given her silver
kopec at Krejko but yesterday-the gyp-
sy girl, Olga Paulowna, the sister OF
Nicholas Paulovitch; and she resolved to
battle both conspirators if she could.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
Maintain of Alnm-

In China, about twelve miles from
the village of Lion Chek, there is a
mountain of alum, which, in addition
to being a natural curiosity. is a source
of wealth for the inhabitants of the
country, who dig from it yearly tons
of alum. The mountain is not less than
ten miles in circumference at its base.
and has a height of nearly two thou
sand feet. The alum is obtained by
quarrying large blocks of stone, which
are first heated in great furnaces and
then in watts filed with boiling water.
The alum crystalizes and forms lay
er about six inches in thickness. This
layer is subsequently broken up into
blocks weighing about ten pounds
each
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
A successfuI Frog Industrv.

Mr.. Nathaniel Wetzen, formerly of
Kilbourn, Wis, rays an exchange, has
been remarkably successful 10 several
large business enterprises Of an agri-
cultural nature. He acquired the title
Of 'melon king" by making Rocky
Ford. Col, famous for its cantaloupes.
He has just now won the title of
frog king by doing $4,000 worth
Of business in bull-frogs at Beau
mont, Texas, during the past year.
These frogs came from both Louisiana
and Texas, and Mr.. Wetzel is about to
establish near New Orleans the largest
frog ranch in the world, where 30 ex-
pert catchers will be constantly en-
ployed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
Cutting Corn Fodder Feed.

The writer recently called on Ger
man farmer who was making his way
in the world, but with little capital TO
work with. He had read much of the
advantages of shredded corn slower
and Of feeding stock roughage run
through a cutter if one could not have
the use of the shredder. Both ma
chimes were beyond his means, but ne
was determined to test for himself the
value Of the cut fodder He had evil
IDENTIFY proved its value to his satisfac-
ton, for he said that the present was
the third winter he had cut the fod-
der for his three cows each day with
a Ratchet.
1t was an enormous task, but as he
had the time to spare and had proved
1T profitable he continued it., With a
smile of satisfaction he said that he
had made enough money from the ex-
ira milk to pay for good cutter.
which he would have another season.
The chances are this man viii earn a
shredder this time. Many dairymen
and farmers with but few cows de-
cline to do such work or to use cut
ting machine, saying that it does not
pay when the dairy is small. This Is
just where many Of US make mistakes,
for if we would look out for the small
profits the larger ones would come by
accumulation and later there would
be room for the shredder.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08

We found you sunk on a fever bed in
foreign land, so far from your country,
your friends. your mother perhaps, for
you are young enough, / think, to miss
her still at such time, although a sol
der"
Far, indeed, in many ways" replied
Balgonie, with a bitter smile, as he
thought of Uncle Gam, or perhaps it was
illness that had weakened him. Il have
a country. to which it is more than prob
able | shall never return; but father,
mother or friends have none there-all
who loved me once have gone to the si-
lent gf.y- D-Iore me-"
"Ally"
"Yes. lady"
"But you are making many friends in
Russia" said Mariolizza cheerfully;
there are my cousin. Basil Mierowitz.
and my brother, Apollo Usakoff, who
both. l know. love you as a brother"
True, and most grateful am to them
for their regard, for both are polished
gentlemen. l have old General Wey-
marn, too, though / know not what he
will think of this delay in delivering the
imperial dispatch"
ALAS, that most tiresome dispatch"
exclaimed Natalie. But l forgot" she
added, with a curl of her short upper
lip; those who proceed on the errands
of the Empress Catharine would need
seven-league boots, or the carpet of the
prince in the fairy tale. which transport
ed the owner at wish
Hush, COUSIN" said Mariolizza, glanc-
ing timidly around.
But no one was near, save Corporal
Podatchkine who was at a little distance
on the terrace, when this conversation
took place two days after Balgonie be-
came convalescent. and fully a week
since the night OF peril on which he
swan the Louga.
II cannot describe to you, ladies. the
relief that came to my mind in discov-
ering that it had neither been lost nor
stolen, but was safe"
in Natalie's bosom" said Mariolizza,
laughing.
ITO be continued)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08

vast quantities and is trying to unload
Mt fictitious values. True the spectators
have aided in lifting the prices. but only
because they saw the pending shortage
and tried to get in first. 1t il fair to as
sumo that one-third at least OF the profit
will go to the farmer.
These high prices will enable the
farmers to hold future crops. The market
experts declare prices will go higher and
higher. Russia, Americas great rival
in the wheat market. will need all her
wheat at home.
War experts declare the war will last
over at least one harvest. That will
mean fortunes for the farmer. If the
war lasts two years the carmers will be
wealthy. They will realize over dollar
in cash for every bushel of wheat mar
keted, they win get from so to go cents
for corn and the prices Of hogs and cat
tie will be practically unprecedented
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
/ New York.

1
~------- says: Development of
spring trade is naturally slow, but this
may be fully made up as the season ad
vances. Business proceeds on a con-
servative basis that promises immunity
from the excesses that precipitated the
recent setback. Manufacturing plants are
gradually restoring idle machinery, and
there is more disposition to anticipate
future requirements.
Staple commodities are still inflated by
war and manipulation, making it ex-
treinely difficult TO ascertain the actual
legitimate situation.
Foreign commerce at New York for
the last week shows a loss of s.. ass, 100
In exports and a decrease OF S2,549, 672
in imports, as compared with the same
week last year. Finances abroad were
badly demoTaiized at the close OF the
last week, and several important failures
have since occurred. but there was no
reflection in this country, and money con-
tinued easy.
Violent fluctuations have continued in
the great staples, legitimate influences
upward being supplemented by manipu-
lation, and realizing sales precipitating
reactions. Wide changes from day to
day in the leading commodities indicate
an unwholesome and undesirable sitna-
ton that is due TO speculation. and that
Is calculated TO check or divert consump-
tive demand. Wheat LED the advance,
and was closely followed by the minor
cereals but -four was less cratic, and as
result exports were mainly confined
to the latter.
Liabilities of commercial failures thus
far reported for February aggregate
$40, 1896, Of which S2,T32,4 TS We're
in manufacturing, $4,290235 in trading
and So, ,453 in other commercial lines
Failures this week numbered $40 in the
United States, against oil last year, and
% in Canada, compared with % a year
ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
Man BEHIND Pillow.
REAL VICTOR IN THE WAR is THE
AMERICAN FARMER.
Era of High Prices still Farther In
creased by Russo Japanese Strife
Millions OF Dollars VIII Go Into
Pockets of AgrIculturists

Over $1,000, 100000 will be poured into
the pockets of the people of the United
States becsuse OF the war between Rus
STA and Japan. or the $2,000,000, 600
over half will go into the pockets of the
farmer The man behind the pillow in the
Russia and TO Japan. The wheat he
raised, the corn he plowed, the cattle he
owns are needed in the far East and
when the victor comes TO figure up the
war indemnity he will find that to the
American farmer has gone the bulk Of
expense.
Those between the farmer and the
market in the far East will profit. The
war between Russia and Japan will aid
railways, will pour fortunes into the
pockets Of some spectators and drag it
out of the pockets of others, but the
farmer whose cribs are full of corn and
whose bins are full of wheat and oats
the farmer who since 1897 has been
boarding up his grain and waiting for
dollar wheat to become a reality, is
the real profter by the war.
For once the price has scared with
the granaries Of the farmer fun. He
sees new dresses for the wife, new
horses for the boys, pianos and education
for the girls and some store tobacco in
stead of hillside navy for himself.
widespread Prosperity.
When the farmer prospers the country
prospers, for the farmer spends his
money. Every roar of a great gun
knocking down some fortress in Manchu-
ria skaters at the same time the mort
gage on some farm. If the war lasts two
years American farmers will be moving
toward the capitalistic class.
The first effect of the war, of course,
is felt in grain and provisions. The
farmers realized such excellent profits
on last years crops that large proper
ton Of them were rot forced by need of
ready money TO sell all they produced.
They are now coming into the market
with cash wheat and cash corn-realiz-
ing directly OH their grains the benefit Of
war time prices. There is no corner and
the spectators are paying directly to
the farmer
Wheat at S110 now means that wheat
is worth $l.10 in the economy Of the ma
tons, not that someone has stored up
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
Hnwto Catch sheen.

A sheep should never be caught by
its wool, says Pacific Homestead. This
method not only causes the animal I'M
necessary pain, but in the case of fat
sheep that are to be killed it does much
harm TO the joint of mutton that lies
underneath where the wool was pulled.
1t causes dark bruise Just in the
same manner as our bodies become dis
colored from being bruised.
The proper way to catch a sheep IS
to take it either by the hind leg just
above the gambrel joint or by putting
the hand underneath its jaw or neck
IN using crook it is important that
the sheep are not caught below the
gambrel joint. as injury to the leg is
liable TO result from this.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
Portable Scale Rack.


A. J. Kingery, of Illinois, tells how
to construct a portable scale rack and
sends the st. Louis Republic sketch.
My scale platform he says, lis 1x14
feet and use posts AKA, seven feet
long, with four on side for uprights.
In both ends Of the uprights bore
D-16-inch hole, six inches deep. and
take fve-eighth rod and cut in
lengths of eight inches and drive IN
these holes. Next lay 4x4's on the plat
form of scales. one side at time. lay
ing the two end ones flush with the
ends Of the planks on the platform.
Then space the other AXIS equally dis
tant from the ends. then nail on six
fence boards, the first board six inches
from the bottom of the 4x4s and the
rest of them should be eight inches
apart. Mark opposite each rod in the
AXIS and bore three-fourth-inch hole,
two Inches from the outer edge Of
plank. Nail the boards on the inside
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08

Briefly summed up, the advantages
of the silo are: First. ensilage pro-
duces cheap protein; second, it is sue
culent food and as near TO June grass
as we can get in the winter and makes
dairying the most profitable in winter
time. when prices are highest and
there is more time TO take care OF the
COWS: third. in silo you can store
the most feed in the smallest space;
fourth. ensiIage does sway almost en-
tirely with the necessity OF purchasing
commercial feed; fifth. the productive.
capacity OF herd is Increased; sixth,
ensilage is the cheapest end hest sup
Elementary feed.-A. w. Mowbray.
President Minnesota Dsiry Associa-
ton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08

Radishes ,san be grown, Ike lettuce,
Continuously from autumn Until spring
n either 1-,--ouses Ok I6tbeds. The
radlsh is the easiest OF all vegeta-
hles 10 cultivate. The rapid growth
and quick maturity permit planting
them In connection with other crops in
alternate rows i've or six inches apart
or in rows about the same distance
apart all to radishes. As q rule. the
radish crop is not prOftsble TO grow
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08

When the racing season was on at
fun blast two sports met at their or
binary trysting place.
Il have the strongest thing on rec
ord to-day" said one.
lis that so?" said the other. What
is it,"
"Onion in the hamburger steak"
Thanks" said his friend. Il also
have the hottest one that ever came
over the wires"
rs that sog What is itT"
Ginger at Jamaica"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08

ANGORA QUEEN. OF lHt IHUusIIy, anu
so we all appreciate the liberality or
the premiums. The best way for goat
men to show their appreciation is to
have a large number of the best goats
in the country at that great show. II
would be well at this early date to Sc
lect the goats you propose to show
there and get them in good condition
This portrait Of Mrs. NJ. Armer. of
Kingston, n NJ, is reproduced from
American Sheep Breeder. Mrs. Armer
is known as the American Angora
nueenv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08

of the AXIS. Hang the gates so they
can be taken off easily. Use 2x4's for
cross ties at the tops of the posts to fit
over the iron pins placed in them.
Drive 20-penny nail through the ends
of the pieces of 2x4's so they will not
pull out when strained. Use staples
and hooks for fastening the gates. One
man can take this rack off or put it on
in few minutes. To take, the rack
off first remove the gates. Then take
of the cross ties, then lift off the sides.
Put on again by reversing the opera
ton
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
Better Crops from Lcss Land.

1t is much labor applied to a small
space of ground that produces most
tiIity removed by crop should be
considered. A ton of apples worth,
say. $50, takes away only 60 cents
worth of fertility, while ton of wheat
worth not much more money removed
SO worth Of fertility. or more than is
removed by a ton of asparagus, which
sells for $500. Nitrate Of soda has in
creased a crop of timothy from % 10
65 per cent. when applied very early
in the spring, and has actually increas-
ed the value Of market garden crops
over $500 per acre under the system Of
intensive gardening.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
SCOPE OF THE ozAR's AMBITION
strengthening of Grasp on Manchuria
and Domination of Lower Yalu.

and Domination of Lower Halu.
Russian occupation of Korean terri
tory has up to date been regarded as a
screen behind which she proposes to Sc
cure her hold upon Manehuria. Nothing
short of war would cause her TO retire
from her position in Manchuria, but
while Korean territory is of little value
to the Russian protectorate she may be
expected to make a determined effort to
dominate the lower waters of the Yalu
river.
In fact, curious as it may seem, the
estuary of the Yalu river is the very
locale of the dispute between the two
powers, since, if Russia were ever per-
mitted to dominate the Yalu river, she
would gain at once that special position
upon the frontiers of Korea which it
is the desire of Japan to Illustrate.
Although the Russian occupation of
Yong-an-Po may be circumvented. the
development of An-tung, upon the oppo-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
Some Winter Work.

Among the "odd jobs that can be
done in winter the Southern Planter
gives the following:
Pastures, fence rows and borders Of
streams may be cleared OF bush
growth. Muck can be dug and left
on the edge of the swamp to dry and
weather. Do repairing, shingling and
painting when weather permits. Study
convenience in the barn and set up car
riers for hay, manure and silage, and
chutes for hay and grain. Make rat
tight grain bins If needed. Have plen-
ty of forks, shovels, measures. brooms,
brushes, currycombs. etc, for barn
use, and a good place to keep them.
Put the harnesses in good order; re-
pair and sharpen tools; sort winter
fruit: draw off and mix cider to hasten
vinegar making; study farm papers
and books, and plan better system
for the farm operations"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
Rai.e Eggs for Big Prices.


The poultryman who has handled
his fowls just right is reaping the ben
eft of the high prices at which eggs
are now selling. If the hens are not lay
ing and they are of an age when they
should be, the thing to do is to see
that the houses they occupy are warm
and free from draughts; then look into
the food question closely and see that
the rations furnish the egg producing
and egg making qualities and that
they are properly given; that is, not
too much or too little. Supply fresh
water, plenty of grit and dust box
and keep the houses and the hens free
from lice These things done regularly
for several weeks will bring the eggs.
If not, then the hens should go to the
carcass market as soon as possible so
that the expense of feeding them may
be cut off. This may be an heroic rem
edy, but the fact remains that if a
hen cared for on the lines indicated
does not lay, provided. of course, that
she is well and at laying stage, she
has no part in the operation of farm
for profit and should be turned into
money as soon as possible.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08

under glass in the fall and early win
ter. For this reason they are not plant
ed generally until the last of Decem-
Der or first of January or even later.
They are successfully and profitably
grown in connection with lettuce and
beets and can always be grown to
good advantage with cucumbers. says
Denver Field
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
CHICAGO.

-. Weather conditions We're
bnlb1n0 not favorable to an enlarg-
ed movement Of commodi-
ties, and retail trade suffered some in
terruption There were, however heav-
Ter dealings at higher prices in cereals
and provisions. and better transactions
in the iron and jobbing lines. The de-
mand widened in the prominent dry
goods departments. millinery and foot
wear, and increased sales were made Of
carpets and furniture. The buying Of
clothing wooleps and mems furnishings
reached a satisfactory average. Prices
of staple goods were firmly maintained,
and with increasing numbers of visiting
buyers in the market the indications
point toward more activity appearing in
the general demand for supplies. Coun-
try collections have shown well and less
complaint is noted as to local settle
ments.
Grain shipments were 2,15I,J05 BUSH
els, and are 2605 per cent over the cor
responding week of 1908. Receipts also
were in excess OF year ago, except
rye, and -four has shown n large gain
in volume. Supplies Of food stuffs APP
pear to be ample for normal require
ments. The May wheat option was adj
vanced on Thursday TO S109. its highest
point. The reaction was sharp and not
unexpected in view of the poor demand
for the cash articles and diminished ex
ports. Receipts of live stock were 322,
$50 head, compared with 800, 794 head
a year ago. The shipping demand show
ed more strength for choice beeves, but
the packing demand was light and quota
tons advanced only 5 cents per hundred
weight Heavy hogs and sheep sold
readily at advances Of % cents and 10
! cents, respectively.
Failures in the Chicago district nuns
Der %, against 2S the previous week
and % year ago.