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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
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How to Build a Land Roller.


A roller is almost Indispensable for
some kinds of farm work, and a good
one may be made by covering mower
wheels with by As, as shown in the
Illustration. The roller can be made
any desired length. but seven feet is a
very good size. Cut the projections
from the surface oG the wheels with a
heavy hammer and cold chisel This is
not as great a task as one would
think. Have your blacksmith drill the
holes If you have no drill, one every
four inches on alternate edges of the
wheel. The holes and bolts should be
half an inch in diameter.
1t is best to have boxes bolted under
the frame for the journal and set
screws in the hubs. Make the frame
of 4 by 4 inch stuff. Cut lemons in the
end pieces to fit the mortise in front
and back and cut mortises in the end
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

W nut W ACdNh thN AbOJ
Teach them to pillow thoroughly and
we'll
To chop with both the right and the
left hand.
To sow grain broadcast as well as
with the drill
To run the reaper. the mower and
the binder.
To milk a cow clean.
To feed the cows, horses and other
stock right
To drive the horses on the road and
on the farm safely.
no harness the horses ana to care
for them in the stable
To bring in the wood for night with
out being reminded of 1t every time.
To hoe corn and potatoes and to dig
them in their season.
To be good citizens, loving their
country and respecting its institutions.
To seek the fellowship Of good men,
good books and good things in nature.
Farm Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Fourth OF July Realism

Il suppose, said the first commit
teeman. that as a feature of our
Fourth of July celebration we should
have some young lady read the Declar-
alton of Independence"
Il don't know" unused the second
committeeman. "In view Of the usual
results of the celebration. wouldn't II
be better TO have her read a paper on
arst aid to the injured Baltimore
american.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Nebraska Forest Plantinp.


In 1891 a considerable area in the
Sand Hill region of Nebraska was
planted with bull pine. Scotch pine and
Banks pine, and a variety Of deciduous
species such as black locust, birch, box
elder, cherry and red oak was also
planted. After twelve years growth
the larger trees of the Banks pine are
from fifteen to twenty feet high, the
Scotch pine from four to twelve feet
and the bull pine from three to eight
feet The grove at present is dense in
growth and fully covers the otherwise
almost worthless sand hills 1t is said
that on the success of this early plant
ing was based the forest reserve in
Western Nebraska, which is to be
planted under the supervision of the
bureau of forestry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Whitewater Lad Passes.

Blaine A. Dixon. who went to West
Point the other day, passed the examina-
tions and will be admitted to the acad-
envy He is a graduate of the Whitewat-
err high school, class of 1900, and from
Whitewater normal this year. He is the
third Whitewater high school graduate
now at West Point, the others being
Fred Mcmillan and Arthur Treyer
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

Good parents and really patriotic
citizens have long dreaded the annual
epidemic of deaths. accidents. tetanus,
in -eased illness. etc. which has in
\ iably followed noisy Fourth of
July. The more noise the more death
and injury. but the less patriotism IS
! pretty safe rule. Regret must. there-
fore. be expressed for The public dec
laration of the Mayor of an eastern
city that he believes in firecracker
Fourth. Perhaps this is better plan
than TO publicly condemn the toy can
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
nor Dies az BROKEN Heart.

Badly. a dog belonging to the Kenosha
life-saving crew, died of broken heart.
ed the trip with Captain Cameron un-
til the other day, when Captain Cameron
started to row out of the harbor alone.
When he saw the captains boat going
down the harbor he gave one despairing
bark and dropped dead. Baldy's body
was wrapped in flag and lowered into
the lake
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Banks Merge in Lacrosse.

The First National Bank of La Crosse
has taken over all the business of the
German-American Bank and the two
will form one institution hereafter. The
combination gives a capital of 100000
and total deposits of $3,000,000 the larg
est in any bank of the State outside of
Milwaukee,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
A oNE-MAN SAW.

man. When one person tries to operate
a cross-cut saw the blade is inclined
to wabble. Procure young, slim sap
ling and bend it as shown in the illus
tration, fastening it to both ends of
the saw, when the saw is ready for
business.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

older an Digger,
Why, it means jest ez much ter yer
gran'ma an me.
Fer though you're a-threShin' around
an we're settin'
So quiet-like, while that flag waves in
the sky
No matter how far long in years we're
a-gettin',
We can't be too old for the Fourth o.
July!
William c. Duncan. in Farm and
Home.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Remarkable These Days.

That's a renarkalDse child Of Good
ley's"
Think so? lie struck me as being
a very ordinary and quiet sort Of kid.
Exactly. lie is quiet ana he always
obeys his parents
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Killed in RUNAWAY.

Mrs. C. o. Johnson. aged Al, was kill
ed near Norway Grove, in runaway
accident She was returning home with
her husband and a daughter from the
alumni banquet at DeForest.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
To Tivbten Rarb Wire.

send you a sketch to tighten barb
wire fence take piece of broom stick
or old buggy or wagon spoke, place
on the wire to be frightened and wrap
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

closely near one end with baling wire
about three or four inches. BY turn
ing the spoke around several times the
wire will become frightened. when the
end is made fast by another piece of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Convicted of Murder in Third Degree.

Charles Hintz was convicted in Wan
kesha of murder in the third degree for
shooting Mrs. Augusta Piskie Aug. /,
1903, while in the act of robbing her
home. The penalty is seven to fourteen
wears in prison
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Early Field Corn.

OF nineteen early varieties of Flint
and Dent corn grown at the Ontario
station, the following in the order
given led in productiyeness: Dakota
Gold Dollar, LongfelOw, Farmers
Friend. Baily Mahogany and Canada
Yellow. The best average yields for
three years were as follows: King
Phillip, 62.2; Genesee Valley. CT;
North Star Yellow Dent. Gil; Pride OF
Canada, 500, and Longfellow, $50
bushels per acre. The percentage of
cob to ear in the different varieties
showed wide variations.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

What word by changing one lette-
becomes its oppositeg united-untied.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Rip Profits in Forest culture.

The hardy catalpa on rich soil will
produce more fenceposts per acre In
a shorter time than any other species.
Some catalpa plantations in Kansas
have paid 6 per cent compound inter
est on the land and labor invested and
$40 an acre net profit per annum for a
period of twenty years. This is much
greater income than the average re-
turns from agriculture.-G. l.. Clothier.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
One-Man Saw.

The sketch, by Max Mack. illus
trates very simple and good plan for
cross-cut saw when operated by one
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
PonItrx PICKING.

Poultry Pickings.
As a rule, old hens make the best
mothers.
Lice will gather in the nests. If any
where.
Chickens can be made to grow faster
by feeding often.
Treatment of diseases should begin
with the first symptoms.
Sour milk and butternrilk are both
good to mix with soft food.
Nix powdered charcoal and sulphur
occasionally with the soft feed.
Coal oil applied to the roosts in
small quantities viii kill parasites.
Too constant setting makes the hens
of bad disposition and difficult to man
age.
The poultry quarters should be thor
oughly whitewashed inside and out fire.
quently.
The flesh of birds differs in quality
according to the food on which they
they feed.
Furnish as great variety Of diet
as possible and feed as much as the
fowls viii eat.
DO not hatch bentams until late In
the summer if you would have them
beautiful and tlminutive.
Little cbic1s have no teeth and must
have sand. crushed bone, she'll and
charcoal In some form.
Lousy hens are the cause OF much
debility. sickness and death among the
young broods they hatch out
The laying OF soft-sheIled eggs some
times results from overlooking and
sometimes from lack of shell material
One Of the great secrets In poultry
raising is to get good laying strains
and keep them In good health and
condition.
II chickens are allowed on the
roosts too young, their breasts often
get crooked. and their growth and ap-
pearance spoiled.
Much OF the disease to which fowls
are afflicted may be traced for is
origin TO a neglect in not providing
good ventilation
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

The ticket Spectator entered the pri-
yate Office Of the great manufacturer.
Now. sir said the former. +'ler me
sell you season ticket to the baseball
grounds"
The great manufactures shook his
head sadly
4Na,y be sighed. I'm only the boss.
Youth have 10 see she Office boy
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

yoth under and on top of the tiles. re-
marks Mr. Greiner in Farm and Fire
side.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

Van X-So sou have gar'ieas
What do you expect to raise:
De @ -Muscle, Detroit Free Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

released on bond.
Sparrows have compelled the engineer
of the big power house in Racine to
build a hood of wire netting about the
whistle. The mouth of the great steam
horn has proved so popular with the
birds for nest-building purposes that the
whistle had sunk to a mere twitter dur
ing most of the time.
Harry Shindler, leader of the "satchel
gang pleaded guilty at Milwaukee and.
fearing the anger of his companions, was
sent 10 the house of correction at his
own request, while his two companions
we're sent TO Waupun. Shindler was
given three years. Bernstein FIVE and
Haddon four years and six months.
Millionaire W. 5 Cargill had a mar
row escape from being seriously injured
by an elephant Of the Wallace circus in
La Crosse. During the parade Mr.. Car
Gil in his automobile ran up noisily he
hind the beast. With a squeal Of alarm
the elephant aimed a vicions blow at
the speeding machine and its occupants.
rs trunk narrowly missed Mr. Cargill.
George Bartol, a painter. fell forty
feet from the stack 81 the Stevens Man
ufaeturing Company in Marinette. lie
struck John Roland. who was on fhe
roef. This saved him from being DASH
I'll to death. but Roland was badly in
jured. Bartol kaa leg broken.
Oshkosh S to have the finest half
mile track u the State. built on lines
~ the Memphis and Lexington tracks.
a combination park and tract of fifteen
] acres adjoining the northern limits Of tie
csfy hiss been leased for ten years. and
an adjacent tract IF fre acres has been
rsrrehased sGFright By a c0tcrie Of Osll-
i kosh hersesea. The track IS 10 Re bulk
/ immediately.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-25
Say Plant Will Run.

Chicago, July 25.-EVery plant con-
trolIed by the Chicago packers will
be operating successfully in a few
days. Enough workers already have
been engaged by them to run with a
considerable output. There are thous-
ands of skilled workers in the country
who are glad to obtain employment
at the good wages paid in the big
plants.
The men who will fill the packing
houses will come from two classes.
First, the new nonunion employees,
gathered from cities and villages all
over the country; and, second, the
strikers, who will troop back rather
than see their places lost to them. A
decided split in the ranks of the union
is expected early this week.
Having regard for the future as we'll
as for the present, the packers are
content to fight the battle out to its
end, now that it has been begun.
Then they will have peace in the in
dustry for some years to come. The
union members broke away from Pres
ident Donnelly and thereby proved
themselves not amenabEe to discipline.
The developments in the strike in.
dicate the unreasonableness of some
Of the union demands Conditions are
so different in different cities that
wages cannot be the same, as asked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-25
Strikers Are Loyal.

Chicago, July 25.-The butchers will
remain steadfast to their organization.
If there were any of them who were
waVering before the calling of the sec
ond strike, they now are firm in their
support of their union. The unjust
discrimination with which they were
treated when they reported for work
Friday morning aroused them as they
had not been aroused before.
Preparations were made carefully
for the strike and the butchers will
not yield. The union is able to pro-
vide its members with the necessaries
of life and they will not want. II is
also certain that the other trades will
do their part.
The struggle is recognized as one of
greatest Importance to organized Ia
Dor in Chicago and all over the coun-
try. In the demands of the butchers
there is nothing unreasonable. They
ask for fair wages and fair conditions,
and. now, for honest dealing from
their employers That is what trade
unions stand for, and all union SYM
pathizers feel the strikers cause is
theirs.
Skilled butchers, trained in the
methods of the great packing compan.
les, cannot be hired outside of the or.
ganization. The owners of the plants
will have to come to it to get the men
they must have.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-25
HORACE BOIES FOR TICKET
Former Democratic Governor of Iowa
Declares Himself.

Waterloo. Iowa, July 25.-"I COnsid-
er two propositions finally and unal-
terably settled by the American
people: First. that our standard of
value is to be the single gold
standard; second that the coinage of
for use as a standard money, is a
dead issue
This declaration, written by Horace
Boies. forms part of an announcement
by the former governor of his hearty
support of the democratic national
ticket. He continues in a letter sent
from his farm in Grundy county,
where he is now making his home
1T gives me great pleasure to say
consider the action of the COnven-
tion. both in the adoption of platform
and nomination of candidates, all that
any democrat could reasonably expect
or ought TO desire. For the work OF
the immediate future | firmly believe
We now have a united party.
For the still greater work that is
TO settle for the future questions
which have divided us in the past
we are given time 10 think. and l feel
promise among the leaders of the
party that was manifested at the
convention will settle every question
TO the satisfaction OF all democrats
and the best interests of the nation as
a whole
The true Interpretation of the
tariff plank as l read il is that ouI
manufacturers and producers are en-
titled to all the protection that q
tariff for revenue wisely and carefully
laid will AFFORD them.
Il am glad that no final action by
| the convention was taken on the
money question. Heretofore the spir
ii of contention in our party has
| been too pronounced TO admit of the
careful and cautious examination b!
advocates of the two systems"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-25
WENT TO ST. LOUIS
TO KILL HIS MAN
Pekin, Illinois Man Pursues Enemy
and Does Away With
Him.

St. Louis, July 25.-Marie Emil Ser
ven of Pekin, H., came to st. Louis
yesterday afternoon for the express
purpose of numbering Charles Bonetti,
keeper of a saloon, and within one
hour after his arrival had accomplish
ed his purpose. Serven walked into
the saloon of Celia & Clay and in
quired in a loud voice: 'Is this a
dago saloon. too" On being told,
No" he walked across the street to
Bonetti's saloon. pushed man away
from the bar and fired three shots
into Bonetti's body. The latter fell
dead.
At the Four Courts Server gloated
over his crime, and told the officers
he would have killed several more per
sons in St. Louis if he had not been
taken. He said Bonetti was a member
of a gang organized to give poison to
American women for the purpose of
rObbing them. He referred frequent
ly to a woman connected with the
French village at the fair and said he
was amply revenged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-25
EXCURSlONISTS HAVE
A MARROW ESCAPE
Engine Goes Down a Bank But the
Coaches Hang on to the
Edge.

Wheeling. w. Va. July 2j.-Five hun
drcd passengers. most of them from
Grafton and Fairmont. had marvel
Gus escape from death or serious in
jury on the Baltimore & Ohio eXcuT-
sion bound for Wheeling yesterday. At
Wisc'S Crossing, near LittletOn, the
engine and tender and three coaches
left the rails The engine turned over
on its side and the coaches toppled on
the end of an embankment, but did
not go over. Engineer w. II. Johnson
was caught under his cab and badly
scalded. by escaping steam, but will
recover. Mail Clerk G. b. Collins was
severely bruised and otherwise in
jurcd and was taken back To Graf
ton. Many of the passengers We're
badly shaken up, but none seriously
hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-25
NEW RATES FOR MACCABEEs
Supreme Tent, in Session at Detroit,
Adopts Revised Schedule.

Detroit. Mich, July 25.-The SUI
preme tent, Knights of the Macca-
bees of the World. adopted the new
schedule of rates recommended by
the committee on laws at Wednesday s
session.
Whole life insurance will hereafter
be furnished new members at rates
ranging from 80 cents per thousand
dollars of insurance at the age of Is
to S2.75 at the age of 80. Present
members may rerate themselves to
the new rate. The new schedule also
provides a table of rates for protec-
tion up to the age of 55 years. rang
ing from a monthly rate of so cents
per thousand dollars of insurance at
the age of IS years to 81 per thous-
and from IS years to the end of the
term.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-25
GOLD IN CLARK COUNTY, ILL.
One Nugget Causes the People to Be-
come Excited.

Terre Haute. Ind, July 25.-There is
an outbreak of the gold fever over the
state line in Clark county, Ill. A few
days ago a farmer found a nugget in
Mill creek which a Martinsville jew
eler told him was worth $2.25. Now
Mill creek is being thoroughly ex-
pIored for free gold" nuggets lying
around loose. 1t is recalled by older
residents of Clark county that many
years ago experienced miners came
to the Mill creek territory to find gold.
Farther west in the state, in Coles
county. the fever has manifested it.
self, and near Oakland Isaac De Moss
and his son have begun digging where
excavations were made half a century
ago. when it was reported that finds
had been made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-25
PROTEST TO THE PRESIDENT
Victor Postmaster Charged With Ac
tivity in Colorado Trouble.

Denver. July 25.-Secretary Hay
wood of the Western Federation of
Miners has forwarded a telegram TO
President Roosevelt stating that Post
master F. n. Reardon of Victor is one
of the members of the committee
which. he says. is responsible for de
porting miners from the Cripple Greek
district and asking that steps be taken
to prevent federal Office holders from
taking part in such demonstrations.
Complaints also have been made 10
the president against Postmaster Rear
don and Postmaster Sullivan of Grip
pie Creek. alleging that they have per
mitted mail sent To union sympathiz,
ers to be opened and mutilated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-25
ROOSEVELT
Formal Ceremonies OF Notification at
1890 p. IN. "Wednesday at
Oyster Bay.
ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE
Speeches Are to Be Delivered on the
Neranda of Presidents
House.

Oyster Bay. L. l., July 25.-TheO-
nomination Wednesday at 1890 p. N.
The members of the notification com
mittee have been requested to assem-
BILE at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in
New York Tuesday evening. when
they will be met by Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon. chairman of the commit
tee, who will arrive in New York some
time tomorrow.
At 1890 O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing the committee will board a special
train for Oyster Bay. At the station
here the party which will include in
vited guests. will be met by carriages
in which they will be taken to Saga
more Hill. Among those present will
be Chairman George B. Cortelyou OF
the national republican committee:
Gov. Odell and Senator Platt, COrne-
lius y. Bliss, treasurer of the repub-
lican national committee; William L.
Ward, national committeeman and
William Barnes, Jr., chairman of the
New York executive committee.
Speeches on Veranda.
The wide veranda almost surround
ing the presidents house will be
draped with American flags. If the
weather be fair the committee and
guests will be assembled on the spac-
ious lawn. Speaker Cannon, who Will
make the speech of announcement for
the committee. and President RoOse-
velt will speak from the yerqnda.
Should the weather be inclement, the
curtains of the veranda will be low
cred and the ceremony will take place
under cover
After the address, a luncheon will
be served to the committee and guests.
This Will be followed by an informal
reception and those present will then
return to the station and board the
special train which is scheduled to
leave Oyster Bay for New York at
$3.50 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-25
PARKER MAY COME
Neither Accepts Nor Refuses InVIta-
ton to Attend Chicago Rat
Ification Meeting.
REPLY AFTER NOTIFICATION
Mayor Harrson's Plan for Him to
Appear on Same Rostrum
With Bryan.

Esopus, y. Y, July 25.-Judge Alton
3. Parker. democratic candidate fOr
president, did not accept nor did he
decline an invitation presented to
him yesterday to speak at a demo,
cratic ratification meeting to be held
in Chicago Aug. 20. when William J.
Bryan will be one of the speakers. A
delegation representing Mayor Carter
H. Harrison arrived at Esopus at 2 45
p. m. II consisted of E. NJ. Lahiff,
secretary of the Cook County Demo
cratic club, under whose auspices the
meeting will be held; Oscar F. Mayer.
president of the United German so
ciety, and Lawrence Z. McGann, con-
troller of Chicago.
Chicago Men Eat at Rosemount.
The visitors were driven to Rose
mount. where they found Judge Park
er's family at dinner. Plates were
placed for them and after the meal
Judge Parker took his guests into the
library. where the purpose of the visit
was talked over at length. Judge
Parker told Mr.. Lahiff. who acted as
spokesman. that To accept the invita-
ton at this time might cause him
some embarrassment and he did not
feel like promising to attend any event
OF that character, at least until after
the notification ceremonies had taken
place.
He did say. however, that if he ac-
cepted any invitations at all he would
visit Chicago. and that it would give
him great pleasure to go IL IL were
possible.