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YaIne of Root Crons.

There has been much controversy of
late years concerning the relative
values of root crops and silage. This
seems to be one of the questions that
ought not to be discussed, inasmuch
as the two crops, In the writer's opin-
ION at least, are essential and one will
not take the place Of the other except
In the sense that either provides succu-
lent food for stock
When we commence TO compare the
cost of raising either crop we get into
interesting figures. Those who have
tried it know that it is hard to sow
the seeds of root crops by hand, and
they also know that until the plants
are large enough to hold their own it
is hard work keeping the weeds down.
AS to the feeding values of the two,
unquestionably the silage is the most
valuable, and if called upon to decide
between the two l would select silage
every time.
If one has good silo the root crops
will have their greatest value In fur
nishing a variety in The menu, but
ii is where the silo is unknown that
the root crops ought to be extensively
grown as furnishing succulent food
and digestive at comparatively small
cost, as well as a crop which may be
stored for winter use at small expense.
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PHOTOGRAPHS LIVING GERMS.
Moving Pictures Show Habits of Dis.
ease Microbes.

MOVING Pictures Show Habits of Diss
ease Microbes.
Motion views of living disease germs
are the latest accomplishment of st.
Lubin, the Philadelphia moving-pic-
ture maker. who is the first to get the
films and show the pictures of various
microbes alive and in action, says the
Philadelphia Record. The pictures will
find their greatest use in scientific
study, Of course. Given the compli-
Gated machinery and processes requir-
ed to get the negative films for any
set of life motion pictures, the method
of securing the films for germ life is
simpler than might be supposed. The
living germs to be pictured are put in
a lantern slide, in blood or water or
other suitable medium, and projected
on a screen, just as they might be by
a physician giving lecture and show
ing to the class the actual life germ
and its habits.
Alongside of the lantern is placed
the machine for getting the negative
films of the life motion pictures, and
it is operated. taking pictures of the
projection on the screen at the rate of
about 80 a second, as by the ordinary
method. The lantern as usually ope-
rated magnifies the germ and what
ever else the slide contains about two
million times. The negative film ma
chine magnifies the image on the
screen about three times, the result
ing total magnification being six mil
lion. Once the film strip is obtained
in this way, it may be used in the or
binary life motion machine again and
again.
Magnifed to the extent named, the
which they have been isolated and
identified are readily observable. They
are seen being born, moving about,
growing, giving birth to other germs
and dying, just as they do in real life.
The machine may be run fast or slow,
or stopped at any picture, or it may
be set back for a closer or more de-
tailed study of something which has
already been observed.
1t is contended that this method of
showing the living germ in action is
superior to the lantern method. In the
lantern slide the germs can be used
only once, as the heat and light from
the lantern kill them or otherwise af-
feet them rapidly, and the procuring
of the germs for their treatment for
use in the lantern is not always pos
sible, and is generally attended with
great expense, involving the mainte
nance of laboratory. Once the films
are secured, however, they may be
used again and again. The films vary
in length from 70 to 100 feet, and
each negative on film is about an
inch SQUARE
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that its peace and prosperity can be
preserved only by placing Alton b.
Parker in the White House as the head
Of a "safe and sane" administration
Among the men who are to assume the
responsibility of guiding the campaigns
for the great parties the chief candi-
dates themselves are the most conspic-
portant move will be made by the Re
publicans without the sanction of Pres
ident Roosevelt and that nothing of
vital moment will be decided upon on
the Democratic side without the assent
of Judge Parker.
The Campaign Managers.
In the actual work of the campaign
the Republicans have the start of their
opponents. George B. Cortelyou, the
chairman of the National Committee
located in New York, will devote his
time chiefly to the East, while in the
West Harry S. New, the Indianapolis
editor, will doubtless have charge, with
headquarters at Chicago. In the East
Mr. Cortelyou will be assisted by L.
A. Coolidge, of Massachusetts. Thomas
Taggart will be the active head on the
Democratic side and his reputation as
a resourceful leader insures the conf
dence of his subordlnates. Virtually
he will be the manager of the Parker
campaign. He has been Mayor of II
dianapolis several times. He has lived
in Indiana since 1877 and has been
running hotels nearly all his life. He
says. he has '.given many man dys-
pepyla.' Managing a presidential cam
paign is a strenuous task, but Mr.. Tag
CART will be equal to it. He viii haze
capable assistants. In New York the
national committeeman, Norman +.
Mack, VIII cooperate with him and
Cord Meyer, chairman Of the State
Committee, will be relied upon.
Charles f. Murphy and his Tammany
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William S. Devery, after having been
barred from Tammany Hall for two
years, has been invited by Judge Parker
to visit him.
Secretary Shaw, opening the national
campaign in an address in College Point.
n. y, attacked the record of the Demo
cratic party on finance.
Lieut. Gov. Frank w. Higgins likely
will be given the nomination for Gov
ernor of New York if Elihu Root finally
declines to accept the nomination.
Chairman Taggart is known to the
South through one of the saddeSt TRACE
dies of the gulf, his daughter having
been lost in a naphtha launch wreck and
he searched many weeks for her.
Mrs. Marcus A. Hanna, widow of the
Senator, has sent a check for $4,000 to
the Republican national committee. Mrs.
Hanna also has sent a check for $1,000
to the Ohio Republican State committee.
Former President Cleveland calls on
Democrats to rally to the support of
Parker, expresses his satisfaction at the
downfall of silver and declares the can
didates's stand for gold is worthy of the
highest praise.
Albert B. Boardman, law partner OF
Frank H. Plat, son of Senator Plat,
and one of the most prominent members
of the New York bar is said to have ex-
pressed a preference for Judge Parker
for President.
Former Senator William H. Reynolds
of New York has made the first big cleo
ton bet of the presidential campaign.
He wagered $4,000 that Judge Parker,
the Democratic nominee. would carry
New York State.
None but gold Democrats has found
place on the new Democratic executive
committee The members are William f.
Sheehan, who will manage the campaign;
August Belmont, James NJ Guffey,
James Smith, Jr., and John II. Mclean.
At the Democratic territorial conven-
ton at Oklahoma City, Ok, a resolution
repudiating the clause in the Hamilton
statehood bill fixing the capital at Guth-
RE until 1910 was passed. The PopuliSt
territorial convention, which was also in
session, rejected the offer of fusion made
by the Democrats and nominated a. L.
Straughen of Lincoln County for Con-
gress by reclamation.
other political units represented in the
recent Democratic national convention,
all except twelve cast their votes as
unit. In these twelve each delegate was
allowed to express his own preferences.
The Nebraska delegation, for example,
divided its votes amoDs seven presiden-
tial candidates, which was the greatest
diversity exhibited by any one group.
Each national party convention APP
points committee to inform its candi-
dates of their nomination TO the presi-
dency and the vice presidency. This Gus
tom originated before the invention OF
the electric telegraph, when the notifca-
ton was one in fact as well rs in name.
Nowadays the notification is the occasion
when speeches are made to be used as
campaign documents. Mr. Roosevelt and
Judge Parker, within five minutes after
the votes were counted, knew that they
had been nominated.
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$40 nl Ear FOR Corn.

Some of the Illinois corn shown at
the worlds fair has been sold to a
South American farmer for SO an ear.
He bought ten ears, selecting the fin
est from the entire exhibit This is
pedigreed corn of the finest quality
ever raised in this country and was
produced by young farmer near De-
catur. He does not claim to be an
expert, but has simply learned the
best agricultural information he could
get in the newspapers, and applied
practical common sense to his every
day work. The Illinois corn exhibit
at st. Louis comprises specimens from
nearly 5,eo0 farmers boys in the State
who raised it from seed sent out by the
agricultural colIege.-Drovers' Jour
nal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-16
Alfalfa for Orchards.

While it has been stated by a num-
Der OF successful apple growers that
alfalfa makes an excellent crop to
grow in the orchard, it is believed
by those who have experimental ex-
tensiyely along this line that the prac-
tice is not good one. Those who are
familiar with alfalfa know that it
roots deeply and consumes vast guam
titles of potash and phosphoric acid
and moisture, as well, all essential TO
the proper growth OF the trees; it is
therefore plain that the crop is one
which should not go into the orchard
Put the alfalfa in the open field af-
ter inoculating the soil with alfalfa
bacteria; SOW seed at the rate Of %
pounds to the acre and if the soil has
been we'll enriched with the essential
plant food, nitrogen, potash and phos-
phoric acid, the chances are all in IA
yor of its taking hold. If it doesn't,
try it again and again, for it VIII pay
to go to some trouble to get perma-
nent stand of alfalfa.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-16
General Farm Notes.

Drive slowly the first hour after a
meal.
Light and dryness destroy fungus
growths.
Thorough grooming cleanses the bids
as well as the hair.
Add to the capacity of the farm by
adding to the strength of the soil.
Anything less than full feeding at
any period is a sacrifice of net profit.
Clover is richer than grass in mus
Gle formers and is the best for young
stock.
Droppings deprived of the urine lose
the larger share of the potash they
contain.
1t Is always ruinous to dispose Of
any branch farming when prices are
unsatisfactory.
Next to old horses old sheep are
among the most disappointing animals
which are kept for profit.
In breeding be sure to select a male
that is from a family better in your
line Of dairying than your herd.
Generally the smaller the farm the
better the cultivation and the greater
the profit for the expenditure.
Keep a close watch over the suck
ling colts. A blemish or an injury
now may rain the value of the future
horse.
The dirt and sweat which accumu-
late on the horses during the day
should never be allowed to remain on
over night.
Plants have greater need for their
leaves and can be more easily killed
in iae growing season than when par
tally dormant
There are two things a farmer can
never have enough of-one is feed,
the other Ia manure. Feed makes
manure if fed 20 stock on the farm.
Modern dairy implements. If rightly
used. help along wonderfully in max
inc a uniform grade Of butter, with no
variation. but a certainty Of securing
practically the same results.
Tho pure bred animal is the more
valuable simply because Of its greater
capacity TO appropriate favorable cir
eumstances- The pure bred animal
makes from scrub conditions no more
than the scrub does
The dairy COW should not be obliged
to travel long distance for water II
she does she viii go without until she
gets very thirsty and feverish. and
then drink until she is painfully I'M
comfortable. Both conditions are un-
fayorabis Cor milk secretion
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Took No CHANGE.

Phelim Casey was engaged on The
ridge-pole of Squire Ponds hose
when he lost his footing and slid down
to the edge of the roof His legs ,vsnt
down. but he clutched the eaves-troagh
and hung on for dear life
That's right. Phelimr' called the
squire, who had seen him slip. you
hang on a minute till can get ladder
up there
But even as he spoke Phelim re-
Taxed his holt and dropped to the
ground.
As soon as the squire made sure that
no bones Were broken. and that Phelim
was simply bruised here and there and
SHAKEN up. he began &c berate the man
in vigorous laA., Sage.
.swhy in the xCrld didn't yen hang
on. as told you 10, you great stu
nidy, be demanded. I'D have been
there in minute"
Maybe you wud." said Phelim. sui
lenly. .sbut how did I know but the
caves would give way before Jon got
therefn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-16
REASON WAS INADEQUATE.
Friend Thought Hume Needed Light
from Above.

In the struggle between rationalism
and faith in revelation which disturb
ed the second half of the eighteenth
century and has been many times re-
newed in our time, Hume was the rec
ognized leader of the rationalistic
philosophy. One of his essays on nat
ural religion called forth reply from
Robertson, the historian, who main
tanned that mans reason as applied to
nature is inadequate, and cannot ar
rive at the highest religious ideas
without direct revelation.
Hume and Robertson were antagon-
lists in their philosophy, and also in
some of their ideas of history, but
they were warm friends. One even
ing during a gathering of literary
people at Robertson's house. the con-
versation turned to the controversy
between natural and revealed religion.
Hume urged his views with his fine
intellectual subtility. and Robertson
rejoined with an equally adroit de-
Tense of revelation.
When Hume rose TO depart. some
what early, his host started to follow
him to the door with a candle.
Pray don't trouble yourself" said
Hume. with humorous significance.
Il find the light of nature always sufi-
Gent"
Unfortunately for the aptness Of
his remark, he stumbled in the dark.
and pitched through the open front
door down the steps. Doctor Robert
son ran after him with the candle,
and holding it over him, helped him
to rise. The chance was too good TO
miss, and when he saw that Hume
was not Seriously hurt, he said, quiet
ly:
MIR. hume. you had better have a
light from above"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-16
no Preserve Feuce Posts.

In some sections of the country the
division of fields by fences is some
thing no longer done, but the majority
of farmers still feel that they should
divide their fields. The work involved
in fence-building is so great that one
does not care to do it very often. hence
it will pay to go to some trouble TO
preserve the posts, these being the
parts of the fence which need renew
ing firss.
While there are many preservatives
recommended, all of them doubtless
more or less valuable, the old plan Of
smearing the end of the post with gas
tar is about as good as any. OF late
years strong solution of copper sui
plate has been used for this purpose,
with considerable success. 1t takes
time and trouble to prepare the fence
posts with either preservative, put on
as it should be, but < pays to do it,
for the posts will last double the num-
Der of years.
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hope that they will win in spite of the
odds against them and the Republican
leaders realize that they have on their
hands the hardest fight they have I'M
dersaken since 1892. Millions of dal-
lars are to be spent; a system of close
communication is to be established on
both sides throughout the country, I'M
der which the thousands of workers
who will be engaged in carrying out
the plans of the political generals will
act in harmony; careful watch is to be
kept for danger spots and arrange
ments are to be made by which sud
den emergencies may be met without
the delay of an hour; appeal is to be
made orally and by printed argument
as directly as possible to every voter
in the land; finally, the general plan
of campaign must be so framed as to
meet the requirements of the fevered
climax that is to precede election day,
when the ambushes and surprises that
are relied upon to rout the enemy, per-
haps in quarters where he thought
himself most secure, are to be uncov-
cred.
There promises to be little appeal to
passion or prejudice in the contest. 1t
will be a business campaign through
out. The Republican managers will
endeavor to convince the commercial
interests of the country that Senator
Hanna was right when he advised
them to stand pat" and to let well
enough alone, while the Democrats will
seek to create the belief that the for
tunes of the nation are in peril and
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allies win also be expected 10 do work
IN the metropolis. The Democrats must
carry New York TO win and tie Repub-
licans can scarcely afford to lose it, On
the Republican side in New York. Gov
ernor Odell. Willis-n L. Ward. William
Barnes, Jr.. and Charles H Murray
will have to shoulder most Of the bur
den. The Republicans viii waste no
ammunition on the solid South. and
the Democrats viii ignore such strong
holds OF Repubiicanism as northern
New England, Pennsylvania. Ohio and
the Pacific slope. The energies OF the
managers on both sides win be concen-
trated upon the St'tes which each
must have in order - win. Generally
speaking. these States in the East clus-
ter about New York and in the West
around Indiana
Each campaign headquarters will be
equipped with its literary bureau.
through which the news Of the day
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-16
A DISASTROUS YEAR.
Many Lives Snutfed Out in Various
Ways During First six Months.

Many Lives Snutfed Out in Various
Ways During First six Months.
The death roll from various accidental
causes during the first half of the current
year has reached alarming proportions
Although the Iroquois Theater fire at
Chicago occurred three days prior to the
beginning OF the new year, it is reekoned
with the Slocum horror and the sinking
of the Norge as one of this years great
fatalities: in fact, these three awful
events are scarcely paralleled in the his
tory OF any year. But fire ard food
rushing train and sweeping tornado are
not alone responsible for the long list OF
victims in the casualties Of the past six
months. The suicide and the murderer,
OF course, have helped TO swell the nun
Der but in addition TO all these there
were numerous deaths from causes far
less common than those mentioned.
Frem abroad, where so many OF our
wealthy people go to spend the vacation
season. there comes the cry that the
deata roll in fhe Alps is increasing this
year with terrible rapidity and promises
to exceed that Of any other year of
which reliable records have been kept.
There have been already 10 fewer than
100 deaths. either from avalanches or
climbing accidents. in the Swiss and
French Alps.
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Apple Crop of the United states.


1t is an established fac: that the
United States now holds the record for
fruit, such as oranges and lemons,
peaches and grapes. As a nation we
eat more fruit than any other and grow
considerably more than we eat. Eighty
millions of dollars a year is the figure
for strawberries alone. A hundred
millions would scarcely cover the value
Of all the grapes marketed. Peaches
we raise in astonishing quantities, in
orchards containing as many as $780,
600 trees, but our banner crop, so far
as fruit is concerned, is apples. We
have produced as many as 210,000,00O
barrels in a single season. Ships
weigh anchor in New York three at a
time in a single week bearing apples
to Europe Indeed, it is one of the
greatest industries, and our country
promises to rank as the chief fruit
field of the world.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-16
orster she1Is Tor Chicka.

The value OF ground oyster shells
has long been a matter of discussion,
and the New York (Geneval Expert
ment Station now makes known that
recent experiments show that ground
oyster shell seems TO interfere with
the proper use of other foods for
chicks. The addition of Pure glass
sand has an advantage. aid the use
Of phosphate rock save better results
than sand alone while the cnnbina-
ton of sand and phosphate rock made
heavier and stronger chicks. As
ground or cut bone IS mostly phos-
plate Of lime. the experiments seem
very favorable 10 the use of bone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-16

of a couple of old wagon wheels Of
the same height, which are wedged
onto the ends of short stick about
thirty inches long which leaves the
wheels about eighteen inches apart.
Then nail five or six cross-pieces be-
tween the spokes, close to the hub;
cross-pieces form the frame upon
which the wire is reeled. A-axle; B
wheels; C-crosspiece.
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of which have permanent wheels, and
when harvest is over the wheels of the
horse rake are attached 20 the remain
ing two. The gate rests on the wheel,
whether closed or open, che revolving
wheel carrying the gate around
whether opening or closing The gate
rests at the back end on a block Of
wood, in which there is g socket, and
in this a gudgeon at the foot of the
gate head rests and turns. Mr.. Scott
says his 3-year-old boy can open an
1S-foot gate of this sort with ease
The garden gate shown at Fig .
swings across the open end of fixed
V-shaped enclosure. To pass through
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CHAPTER III.

Again. and it was a bright, calm day
in summer Ucon the bosom of the
broad Poetic, in about the latitude of
Manila, but some three hundred miles
TO the eastward thereof. rested one of
the most beautiful specimens of marine
architecture that ever met the gaze of an
enraptured seaman. 1t was a full-rigged
brig. with soyass set, and studding sails
upon both sides, of about two hundred
tons burdV0.
The deck was as white as pure wood
can be made. The disposition OF the
rigging showed that there was rule
for every department.. even TO the ar
arrangements OK the smallest item, while
the arrangSnSent itself proved that the
whole was sHder the supervision of some
master misl. There were eleven guns.
and all of krNss, ten OF which were upon
the sides, ~aile the eleventh was much
longer, ard fixed upon n pivot and rail-
way amidstips. These guns were now
covered with neatly fitting tarp9ulinS.
and secuard inboard, the ports beng
Snugly clssed.
There were seventy-seyen men on
board, ana they all belonged to her;
and though the reader may have alresdy
guessed the character of the craft, yet
the crew wes% not CT that appearance
which we are generally led to look for in
such place. They were as neat and
orderly in thet- behavior as the crew OF
any man-sf-wAr
Such was the Scourge. a name by
which the brig and its commander were
known, not onsy by the crew, but BY
many others wis had occasion to prove
the aptness of the name.
Near the whees with a glass under his
arm. stood msn whose dress showed
him 20 be the caatain OF the brig. He
was short in stature. but very thick and
broad. exhibiting mach physical power OF
strength and endurance. His features
were by no means repulSive; nor were
they prepoSseSSing: but gave evidence
OF a keen. penetrating Judgment. q
quick, ready wit. aud an untrammeled
viii. He was net rar from forty years
OF age. and his name ass Mad LarOon
The reader has seen l.isa before-song
years ago--cz enc OF tia highways ol
New England.
Close by the captain sfccd another
who is not wholly a stranxss, though h
retains nothing by which We night know
Atm save his name. He 10 . ysoth. not