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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
81 beg Your Majesty that the Baltic fleet has arrived
VladrostOk. "-ChicagO Tribune

Admiral Nakhimoff class aud the repair
ship Kamchatka foundered after their
upper works had been shattered. The
Russians broke in utter disorder, lost
their formation and went zigzag The
Japanese closed in and pressed them to-
ward the Nagoto coast.
The fight lasted until o'clock in the
evening. The correspondent continues
Togo risked nothing and lost nothing.
Darkness brought a glorious night with
smooth and transparent seas. The Rus
slams were edging northward with the
powerful japanese feet in a horizontal
line across their bows, forming an effec-
tive barrier. Then, under .searchlights
| and cover of tho big guns of the war
ships, the japanese torpedo fotilIa began
like locusts to sting and sink the enemy,
the Russians continuing to return the
gunfre. At 2 o'clock in the morning
the fighting was fierce and intense and
no rest was allowed the Russians.
with dawn of Sunday the japanese
feet came into still closer range. All
day long the battle continued and by
evening was raging off northern Nagoto.
The Russians were powerless to offer any
effective resistance"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
Father of Anti-Pass Bill.

Albert r. Hall. father of the anti
pass act and other railroad reform meas
ures, was buried with state honors at his
home in Knapp Sunday, the funeral be-
ing attended by Gov. La Toilette and
other State officials and committees from
both houses of the Assembly. The re-
mains were taken to the tomb from the
house in which Hall had lived for years
the life of Il recluSe. and there followed
a cortege in which nearly every family
i'll the district was represented. Mr.. Hall
was Ga years of age. and had served in
the Minnesota Legislature seven terms
and in that of Wisconsin six terms. He
retired from public life three years ago
and died from Bright's disease, leaving
a large estate. The epitaph of the m ~
who started the remarkable railroad re-
form movement in Wisconsin is written
on a floral tribute sent by the Legislature
and State officers. The inscription reads;
Every act of his life was in accord
with the motto of our State, and his
work for the public good has a perIna-
nent place in our history" The death of
Mr.. Hall removes picturesque figure
from Wisconsin politics. For years h.
was the nightmare of corporation mag
mates and lobbyists.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
Milwaukee Exposition Building Burns
Storm Does Great Damage in yari-
Gus Parts of the State-Former Lesis-
iator Highly Horcred at Funeral.


The Milwaukee Exposition building,
which for man, years has been the scene
of triumphs by N3rdica, De Reske and
ether celebrities, as well as having been
the arena for local fights for the mayor
atty, the goyernorship and college field
contests, WAS destroyed by fire Sunday
evening. The losses viii reach 100000.
The whole town turned out to witness
the destruction. A whole square block.
in one of MiIwaukee's busiest sections,
was destroyed When the fire broke out
there We're more than 1000. including
skat players from all parts of the Unit
ed States and hundreds of spectators in
the building These were participants in
the eighth annual skat league competi-
ton of the North American Skat League
congress. There was a wild rush for
the doors. All escaped and stood out
side the building watching its destruc-
ton. Forty thousand people saw the
structure burn ike a bunch of matches.
1t was constructed mostly of wood and
the wood fiber burned without hindrance.
The brick portions still stand. The fire
started in the north section Of the build
ing. The primary difficulty was said to
be due to defective insulation in electric
lighting. The flames quickly spread to
the south and soon the entire building
was in flames. The big canvas curtain
which covered the auditorium soon fell.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
The Veto Poweriu Ohio.

For more than 100 years the Governor
of Ohio had no veto power. the present
Governor, Myron T. Herrick, being the
first invested with the power in that
long period The story about the way
in which the veto power was taken away
is an interesting one. Before Ohio be-
came a State the Governors salary was
paid in fees. The returns were not suffi-
Gent to satisfy Gov. Sinclair, and he
asked the Territorial Legislature to D 1t
him on salary. Accordingly two bills
were drawn up. One of them provided
a handsome salary for the Governor. the
other abolished the fee system The
Governor passed the salary bill bur We
toed the one abolShing fees. II could
not be passed over his veto, and he con
tinued to draw both salary aad fees. The
next Legislature got ever with a ven
geance by taking the veto power away
from the Governor entirely. Since then
no Governor of the State, not even Me
Kinley has had any real power in his
own hands.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
Alfalfa as Swine Food.

Alfalfa is the natural food for swine.
The pregnant sow OH alfalfa pasture
generally needs 10 grain at ali, at
most but trifie of corn should she be
IL a thin condition when turned to pas
ture. Pigs born from sows pasturlng
on alfalfa are unusually fine and
strong. After they come the sows need
little more grain than before and
suckle profusely The little pigs en-
JOY the sweet, tender heritage and
thrive on it, but they, too, should have
a daily allowance of grain. This is not
absolutely necessary, as in Colorado,
western Kansas and Nebraska many
hog ranches are found where no grain
is produced or fed winter or summer,
but only alfalfa hay dry in winter and
alfalfa pasture in summer, but the
pigs are often sold to farmers in the
corn belt to be fattened. 1t is econ
omy to feed corn on alfalfa pasture.
Alfalfa alone is too one-sided ration.
1t is too rich in protein and too poor
in starch and fat--JOseph E. Wing in
Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
BODIES STREW : HORE
NEARLY 1000 RUSSIANS PER
ISHED IN SEA BATTLE
Rough Estimates of the Terrible losses
Suffered by the Cars FIeet-BattIe
Was Supremacy Terrible and the Big
Victory Has Staggered Japan.

Rough estimates made Of the Rus
sian losses in the battle fought in the
Sea of Japan, exclusive of nearly 1000
prisoners, vary from 1000 to 1000 1t
is thought that the majority persisted.
Calculating the compliments of the
sunken and captured ships at upward
of 10000, this would leave 1000 men
unaccounted for. 1t is possible that
the ships which escaped rescued some
Of the members of the crews of the
less fortunate ships. Many bodies
have been washed ashore on the ISL
ands and on the shores of the neigh
boring coasts near the scene of the
battle.
Rear Admiral Yoelkersam, who was
commander Of the battleship squadron
of the Russian fleet, was killed the
first day of the battle in the coming
tower of his flagship, the battleship
Osliabia, one of the vessels sunk by
the Japanese.
Rear Admiral Voelkesam was ap-
pointed commander of the battleship
sqnadron Of the Russian fleet in July
last and left Cronstadt Aug. % with
the other vessels commanded by Ad-
miral Rojestvensky. 1t was Voelker.
sans squadron, according to report
which fired on the British trawlers in
the North Sea, mistaking them fol-
japanese torpedo boats.
Admiral Togo's supplementary re,
port makes the Russian defeat a stag
gering disaster, unequaled in naval his
tory Practically every fighting ship
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
Nirtne in the Tar POt.

What is needed in this country more
than all else to make sheep growing
profitable is more of those old shep-
herds with the tar pot and a watchful
eye, writes DR.. c. ID. 5mead in Ameri-
can Sheep Breeder. There is too much
set around" the coal stove on a nail
key in the grocery store and grumble
over our bad luck with the sheep by
reason Of worms, ticks, scab and the
like. The old fellow with the tar pot
would have seen something wrong with
the first sheep. If he coughed. into his
mouth would have gone daub of tar,
and the chances are some lung worm
that was to be wouldn't have been. If
he saw single sheep rubbing or bit
ing itself, in would have gone daub
of tar, and the little parasite would
have collapsed. 1 am not saying this
with the thought that tar is the best
remedy for ticks, lice and scab mites,
but it was all sufficient with the watch
full eye of the man with the tar pot
| He killed the cuss in the bornin' and
did not wait until he had an army to
contend with.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13

or captured, representing loss Of ton
mage exceeding 10000 tons. The re-
naming units of the fleet, consisting
largely of auxiliaries and transports,
have been dispersed, some going to
Nladivostok, others to the China coast.
Admiral Rojestvensky, wounded, occu-
pies cot in Japanese hospital, a
prisoner of war. The serious wound
of Admiral Rojestvensky, who was
taken to Sasebo on Japanese battle
ship, is bruise on the forehead and a
slight fracture of the skull.
Toxic was astounded and elated at
the extent of Togo's triumph. Before
the combat a partial victory with oper-
tions around Vladivostok during the
summer was generally expected. No
one in Japan dreamed of the enemy's
humiliation at the first meeting. Later
reports indicate that the fighting was
of the most desperate nature. On Sat
urday and Sunday there were persis-
tent torpedo attacks following heavy
gun fighting.
Admiral Rojestvensky appears to
have been hopelessly outclassed in gun
merry. 1t is reported that it was neces-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
Meat as Chick Food.

In recent report or experiments in
feeding chicks the hAode Island ex-
pertinent station says:
THE use of the proper proportion
of animal food will pay a handsome
profit through decreased mortality
and increased weight of the chicks.
THE experiment which led up to
this conclusion was with an incuba-
tor hatch of 219 chickens. These
were separated into lots of about fifty
each and placed in similar breeders.
For thirty days all conditions were
kept alike except the rations. Pen
A was fed a balanced ration of
grains, meat and green food. The
chicks grew and thrived, and not one
chick showed symptoms of digestive
disorder. The deaths amounted to
80 per cent In Pen B all animal
food was withheld. The deaths were
9.5 per cent, of which IS per cent had
bowel trouble. Pen G was fed on
grain alone, all animal food and all
green food being omitted from the
ration. The deaths were 327 per
cent, of which 76.5 per cent showed
digestive trouble. In Pen d all grain
food was omitted. The deaths of
chicks were .63.T per cent of which
SIS per cent showed bowel trouble.
All the living chicks were weighed at
the close of the test, and Pen A
showed the greatest average weight.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
THE WHITE DEATH.
New York Tuberculosis Expert Brings
Out Some Interesting Facts.


Out Some Interesting Facts.
Before the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tubercu-
losis, whose convention was held in Bos-
ton, DR. Henry =. LOOMS of New York,
an authority on pulmonary tuberculosis,
read paper which has created wide in
terest among physicians. His deductions
We're drawn from close study of 500
cases
In 200 cases Of chronic consumption.
DIR. LOOMS found that the average
length Of life after the beginning of the
disease was % Is months In 107 cases
of acute consumption the average length
of life after the disease first developed
was only one and seven-eighths months.
In 50 per cent of all cases the first
presumable evidence of the disease was
such that the cases could be arranged
under definite kads. Under the head
of colds and coughs, continuing and not
disappearing in a few weeks, the cough
was accompanied by no expectoration in
20 per cent of the cases. Where the pa
tient had been in a rundown" condi-
ton, losing weight, but with no cough
at first, it was found that this condition
taSIeu Oh az average OIL HNe ana oue-Hdll
months before the actual development of
the disease. In cases where pleurisy pre-
coded consumption, the average time be-
tween the first attack of pleurisy and
the actual development of tuberculosis
was three and one-half years.
DR.. Loomis reached the conclusion that
whether one or both lungs are involved
does not affect the ultimate prognosis,
and that hemorrhage, coughs. expectora-
ton and number of bacill are Of little
value in prognosis. In studying condi-
tons favoring the cure of patients, DR..
LOOMS made analysis of % cured cases
| Of phthisis. He found that the average
age of cured patients was % years and
that only five were under 20. Long-lived
ancestors were a very important factor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
Sparks from the Wires.

Mrs. Margaret Dale Jackson. the au-
thor. split her larynx by a fan in her
New York home and was rendered
speeches..
book written by Jay Gould has been
sold at auction for 1913. 1t was the
financier's only contribution to literature,
written when he was 90 years old.
In revolver practice at Newark. Ohio,
Or. William Knauss. surgeon of the
Fourth regiment. o. y. G.. accidentally
shot himself through the body. His con
dition is serious.
Rev. Herbert S. Johnson of Boston
declared the tide of opinion in the BAp-
fist church against tainted money was
rising and that soon Rockefelier's money
would not be accepted unless he gives Il
as a penitent.
John Gordon Reid, who was a nativs
of New York but served as colonel in
the Confederate army, is dead at his
bone in Harrison, y. J. He was ons
ri the officers in charge of building thu
dsfenses about Mobila
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
Fertilize the Orchard.

\ Kansas fruit grower says: or
,hards will in time exhaust, at least
partially, the fertility of the soil. and
his exhaustion is especially noticea-
Die ON soils which are not very rich
At the time of planting the trees. To
make young trees grow more rapidly
fertilizer should be used containing
A small per cent of nitrogen mixed
with potash and phosphate. For Older
orchards the nitrogen is not so neces-
sary, while phosphates and potash
should be increased, especially the
quantity of potash. 1t is frequently a
good plan to stimulate top growth by
sowing the orchard to crimson clover
IN late summer and turning it under in
The spring.
We would add that it seems to be
the opinion of Illinois. Iowa and Mis-
souri, Orchardists that the "cowpea" is
one of the best orchard fertilizers. 1t
keeps the ground clean and loose, and
at the same time supplies it with the
nroner heterogeneous matter. Then the
cultivation of the peas is all that the
trees require. Besides all this, the
meas frequently pay all expenses OF
cultivation and something more.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
Narrowing Reduces Labor.

The Southern soil tillers are now
wisely selecting the best implements
to aid them in destroying weeds and
pulverizing their lands. The harrow
is not found on every farm, and yet 1t
will accomplish more work in one day
in putting the crop in good condition
than the plows they are using will
in two. The harrow is of special
benefit in being passed over the Irish
potato plants, and even when an inch
high, in tearing the surface of soil and
yet not injuring the plants. The har-
row with teeth sloping backward at
an angle of forty five degrees will do
no harm to corn five inches high or
wheat four inches high. Try it ON a
small plot of corn or half the field, and
observe the difference in thirty days
thereafter with the part not har-
rowed
The heavy rains after the corn has
been planted pack the surface soil,
and that prevents the spring suns
from warming the soil to the depth
of four inches. where the young corn
roots are too cold TO perform their
natural functions. The Sloping teeth
Of the implement will tear up the coat
ing, and the corn plants will put on
new life. The harrow will greatly re-
duce the farm work in keeping the
young crops clean. \ harrow with
| seventy live teeth viii clean up the
! -oung weeds or grass on fifteen acres
in one day. The young corn plant
may be laid down on the soil for a
/ day. but it will soon lift its head. and
| then il will more than make up for
| the time lost while down. Friends,
get cut OF your old ways and put into
your crops better implements and they
will increase the yield of corn more
than the cost of the new implement.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
Bandits Rob street Car.

st s o'clock the other evening, as an
interurban train filed with visitors ut
the Woodmen picnic was leaving Beloit
for Janesville. while still in the residence
section of the city, three men held it
W and robbed the passengers One stood
guard at each door while the third com
PEELED the passengers to turn over their
valuables. The men boarded the car
and compelled the motor to cut loose and
run ahead. This left the car dark. None
of the men wore masks. They jumped
from the car and made their escape
From one woman the bandits secured a
purse containing SO and from another
a gold watch. From the men a consid-
cradle sum in small change was taken.
There We're thirty people in the ear at the
time
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
WISCONSIN, SOLOHS.
&@~o@~@~~~~@a@oo~~S~~


Gov. La Toilette sent a special mes
sage to the Senate Thursday urging the
passage of bill to compel railroad com
panies TO present their books as evidence
IN suits TO recover back taxes The Gov
ernor intimated he might call special
session if the Legislature did not pass
the measure. The Assembly unanimous
~ concurred in the Senate railroad rate
bill. Gov. La Toilette vetoed the bill 10
lend trust moneys for the building of ar
senals and other buildings Previous to
the passage of the railway EMISSION
bill by the Assembly during the day the
amendments offered by the Assembly
railway committee were adopted Assem-
biyman Cleary made an effort to secure
an elective bill, but his amendment pro-
vlding for an appointiye commission be-
fore 1908 and an elective commission af-
ter that date, failed by a vote of Ga to
"a. 1t is said the Senate railway com
mittee is favorable To the bill and ii will
probably so through the upper house and
down TO the Governor with little delay.
The Governors signature is Il foregone
conclusion
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
Postmistress Renn.ted Short.

Mrs. Adele Barnes. who for seven
years has been postmistress ut DelaYan
Wis, is reported short in her accounts
over $1,000 and the office is in charge of
her bondsmen, John Delaney and Mayor
Ambrose Hare. two wealthy residents
of Delavan. The shortage has caused a
sensation throughout the congressional
district. Mrs. Barnes as overcome and
was said to be unable to make good the
amount, but friends will assist her. She
refused 10 make a statement for publica-
tiOn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
HuIrlb.ed

"Windig doesn't seem to be rs
bigoted as he was" remarked the man
who had been out Of town for six
months. He used to think he knew
it all
Yes" replied his friend, but he
was accepted as a juror at the last
term of court
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
BATTLE supRemeLy TERRIBLE
London Correzp ondent's Graphic Ac-
count of Sea Fight.

The Toxic correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph sends an interesting
description of the naval battle from a
correspondent with the japanese feet,
who describes the scene as supremely
terrible. the guns of nearly fifty warships
firing.
Unanswered with perfect precision. For
time both belligerents gave shot for
shot, but with hostile squadron on eaea
side and another ahead of him, Rojest-
vensky was practically defeated within
a few hours and was caught in the trap
which had been waiting for him since he
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
Pa1atability of Slime.

Cows as well as other stock have a
wonderful liking for silage. and be-
lieye much # the success in feeding
II can be attributed TO its palatability.
said C. P. Goodrich at Round Up in
stitute, Eau Claire, Wis. They even
prefer it, to a certain extent at least,
to fresh cut forage or good grass In
the pastures. l have seen cows In
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13

Bob-Gosh, Rob. where'd you rak.
up those seedy old shoes:
R0b-Why. man, those are my pat.
ent feathers.
Bob-But the patent has expired.
eh ?-Yale Record.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
Dug Up a Village s,400 Years Old.

Alter being buried Tor 3.400 years a
village has again been brought to light
by excavators near Breslau, Prussia ac-
cording to a recent telegram. The work
men unearthed 400 graves and 80 cave
dwellings of the bronze age. Part of
them are of the early bronze period,
1900 r. c. Another part of the grave
fields is of the later bronze age. The
excavation includes village of a dozen
hurs containing a collection of spinning
ald weaving Instruments
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13

The Senate Friday moraing passed the
bill providing thar Adjt. Gen. c. Il.
Boardman. Quartermaster Gen. John G..
Salzman, George Graham. inspector of
small arms practice; Quartermaster ChaS.
IL. Williams, the assistant surgeon gen
eral, and the officers of the pay and sub
sistencc department Of the Wisconsin
National Guard shall hold their positions
until they have reached the age of 81
Years, unless retired by resigna ton. dis
ability or for cause ~ be determined by
court martial Vacancies among said
officers shall be filed by appointment
from the officers of the National Guard.
The purpose of the bill is to remove the
militia entirely from politics. In compli-
ance with Governor message. the Sen
ate passed a biz whivi was recommend
ed for killing, ordering railroads to pro-
duce books and papers. The Senate pass
ed bill to abolish taxation of credits.
The Senate killed Il capitol removal ref
erendum bill and passed nm appropriations
of S65S,000 for frs, wing of new state
house There was some debate in the
Assembly over the biz to increase the
pay of the Circuit Judges. the lawyers rs
a class favoring tn, bin and the farmers
opposing it. Indefinite postponemcnt was
denied by a vote Of - to IS. and the bill
was ordered enSr1Ssed by vote of IS
to 81 The Assembly passed the joint
resolution to submit to the people ut the
next general election the question Of hold
ing a constitutional convention. The
university appropriation bill has passed
both houses and goes to the Governor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13

Having run the gauntlet of the scverest
opposition since its introduction several
months ago, the Wisconsin rate commits.
sion bin Tuesday received its final lcgis-
lative touch, except for the formal act OF
enrolment. The action. which marks
the elimination Of fight that shook
Wisconsin as 10 othAr political contest
ever did, was the recession of the AS
sembly from is amcadm%nt requiring
railways to keep tAcir stations open IF
teen minutes betorc The arrival and an
equal length Of time after the depart
IRE of any passenger train. 1t is under
stood the Governor Will appoint the three
commissioners who are to serve under
the bill before the final adjournment of
the Legislature. Alter a debate which
continued nearly all day the Senate kill
ed the Johnson bill. providing fos
2-cent-a-mile fare oil all railroads in the
State whose gross earnings amount To
S3,5OO or more per mile each year. The
Governor sent to both houses of the
Legislature communication in which hs
urges legislation to prevent railroads and
other corporations from watering" their
stock. As the roads under the rate com
mission bill VIII be entitled to earn A
reasonable profit On the value of their
property, it is feared that courts will
take the amount of stocks and bonds
issued by company as a fair valuation
OF property upon which it is entitled to
earn reasonable return. instead of the
actual value of such property.