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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
Gets $40 from 100 Hens.

H. Bryant of Plankington, s. D.,
gives the following account of how he
raises poultry to obtain the best re-
suits: L take much pleasure in reading
the experiences of other farmers, and
it may interest others to know how 1
make it with my poultry. 1 started In
with ITO hens and ROSTERS all told;
lost few, and culled out some old and
odd-colored ones down to ninety-three,
which number l have on hand now;
all Rocks are worth more than the orig
inal flock by considerable kept strict
account Of all eggs sold and used;
but was unable to keep run of the feed
consumed, much of which would NOT
have brought US much, if anything, if
the hens had not eaten it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

by pulling the waxed thread drew
forth two small glass tubes, four cent?
meters long, filed with concentrated
Sulphuric acid.
These tubes were plunged into a
mass OF illuminate mercury, and were
maintained vertically by two small
fragments of metal.
The director of the laboratory had
everyone vacate the building. NJ. Gil
rard. having first taken off small
quantity Of illuminate of mercury (for
all that was necessary was one grain
of this dangerous product TO kill per-
son. and this machine contained 1.4O0
grainsl, had a pail of water brought to
him. lie then proceeded, with the
greatest of precaution, to plunge the
bomb into the water. Sheltering him
self in the Enclosure of the porte-co-
chere that would shield him in case of
an explosion. the noted chemist let the
dangerous bomb slide into the water.
rendering it harmless.
1t is believed that the bomb was
laid in the grass by an anarchist who
feared arrest and who did not want TO
be caught with the bomb in his pos
session.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
JAILED FOR COTTON LEAK.
Frederick A. Peckham, Arrested at
Saratoga, Held in Default of Bail.

Saratoga, Held in Default of Bail.
of District Attorney Morgan H. Beach's
investigation of the scandal surrounding
the manipulation of the cotton crop es-
Inmates of the Department of Agricul
ture. Three indictments have been re-
turned privately by the federal grand
jury in Washington.
One of the men indicted has been
arrested at Saratoga. He is Frederick
A. Peckham of New York. After a hear
ing before United States Commissioner
Charles NJ. Dawson. Peckham was
placed in the county Jail at Ballston in
default Of $4,000 bail. The others in
dicted are Edwin S. Holmes, Jr., a for
mer associate statistician of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and Moses-Haas, a
former departmental employee, but now of
New York.
1t is understood the indictments charge
conspiracy to defraud the government.
Mr.. Holmes was dismissed from the gov
eminent service in July because of
charges made by tie Southern Cotton
Association that he had juggled the cot
ton crop reports and given information
on the report to favored spectators.
Haas and Peckham were the favored
spectators, according to the statement
of another New York Spectator, l.. s.
Van Ripper, who declares he had himself
received information from Holmes
through Haas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
Political PotpourrI.

Senator Depew says he is coming
back ito tell all he knows" That will
be pretty tough on the G. o. p, OF
which the Senator is a bright and shin
ing light.
How proud the honest Republicans
of New York must be of their two
United States Senators, whose political
reputation should be sent to the re-
pair shop.
The Wall street interests who have
been managing the life insurance coU-
panies, in conjunction with Republican
politicians, seem to have been satisfied
with a rake Off Of about II per cent
Their modesty is a wonder to the conn
try at large
The Legislature of Connecticut mas
passed a corrupt practices act. They
need such in that State, for the Re
publican leaders have so demoralized
political conditions there that ex-Gov-
ernor Buckley, who has been elected
United States Senator, defends thu,
purchase Of votes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

written in pencil and poorly COM
posed. But now and again there
comes one which shows that the writ
er has at least a good education. One
or two send references, and one in
particular names the Governor or VIZ
ginia as his sponsor. Some have
money-or say they have-but the
create, part Of them just modestly
declare themselves to be poor, hard
working, honest young men, who have
been unable to find a suitable help
mate in their own community and de-
sire a wife and a start in life at the
same time.
One man, a resident of Arkansas,
writes that he wants wife from the
lucky number, not from any mer-
cenary motive, but "becos the Arkan-
saw gulls amt with shucks." He
then goes on to devote a paragraph or
two on the pecuiarities of the girls
in that State, and advises Mr. Keller
not to marry girl from Arkansas.
Another man in a small town in Cal
ifornia wishes to be as businesslike as
possible and makes use Of a type
writer His letter reads as follows:
Der Sur.
Il HAVE HEARD that YOU hAv
Sum gurlls you Want too get married
so thOo l Would rite too YOU to
tell WuN That will Have her I'm
30 (thurTyFiVe) years OILS AND
Hard wurKer. Please rite Quick"
The girls themselves seemed to be
taking all this as a matter of course.
They seemed to he properly impressed
with the fact that a good farm in their
own right considerably enhances their
charms.
With their coming the old regime
in Bonesteel has been completely
eliminated. What was a typical, old
time frontier town-Iawless, fearing
neither the Almighty nor the marshal
is now changed to law-abiding,
rather gay community. And the
change has been caused by the influx
Of these women.
Many of the men who drew claims
are single but they are practically out
of the matrimonial market, so far as
these women are concerned. The law
provides that should any Of the women
drawing claims marry any of the men
who have claims only one Of the two
can retain n claim. With the prospect
Of losing their claims before them,
those who are so much sought after
elsewhere are merely women, the
same as thousands of others, to these
men. Besides, it is Lard to find one
of these men who has not a photo
graph of the one and only girl hang
ing up somewhere in the little frame
shack.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
Successful Tomato Growing.


The tomato is a plant that responds
well to heavy fertilization. The best
method is to use part farm-yard ma
nure and part fertilizer. Put couple
Of forkfuls of good rotted manure liz
each hill and then add to each hill a
good handful of fertilizer made by
mixing 600 pounds of acid phosphate,
800 pounds of muriate of poash and
500 pounds of tankage or ~cottoRseed
meal Mix with the manure and soil,
and at the time Of setting out the
plants apply 100 pounds to the acre
Of nitrate of soda by spreading a small
quantity around on each hill, not
touching the plants
In experiments made at the New Jer-
Sey Station. nitrate of soda used at the
rate of 100 pounds to the acre in one
application and at the rate of 320
pounds to the acre in two applications
increased the yield materially. Have
the plants raised and hardened off
ready to set out in May. They should
be transplanted once or twice from
the time they are started in the seed
bed in order to secure short, stocky
plants. Cultivate frequently--at first
deep and then shallow, and keep level,
Southern Planter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

public schools. lie was sheriff Of Rush
County from 1871 to 1875, later filed
the office Of auditor and was chairman
of the Republican State Committee
from 1891 to 1897. In the latter year
Mr. Gowdy was appointed to the posi-
ton he now holds, and has proved
himself to be an efficient and capable
official. He is GO years of age.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
Turnkey Is Charged with La Crosse
Jail De1iveries-Dog's Barking Saves
Liyes-Prisoners Escape from Barron
Jail-Buried Money Is Found.


With the arrest of NJ. II. Childers.
turnkey at the La Crosse county Jail,
the mystery of the Jail delivery of Earl
Trainer and Andrew Cunningham, noto-
riOus crooks. was cleared. Childers is
said by Postoffice Inspector Fraser and
other United States officials to have re-
ceived 500 from the wife of Trainer for
flowing tools to be struggled into the
all so prisoners could cut their way
Iut Immediately after his arrest Child
RS was taken before Commissioner Har
cison, where he pleaded not guilty. In
spector Fraser received his first clew
From the son of Mrs. Trainer, who is
said to be 4 prominent business man in
a large northwestern city. Mrs. Trainer
IS said to be the daughter of a leading
family of Clarksburg, w. Va, and left
her home to go with Trainer several
years ago. Her son gave Fraser a state
nent in which he admitted that his
mother told him she had arranged for
the release of Trainer and Cunningham.
She said it was to cost her S400 ana
that everything was fixed. Later Fraser
was informed that Mrs. Trainer was
seen in St. Paul a few days before her
husbands escape with $500 in her pos
session.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
CONSUL GENERAL J. X. GOWDY,
WHO IS SOON TO RETIRE.

John Kennedy Gowdy, consul gen
eral at Paris, who is soon to retire
from that position, and who has been
given : banquet by the American
Board of Trade at Paris. served with
distinction in the civil war, and since
that time has been conspicuous in In
diana politics. He was born at Ar
hngton, Ind, and was educated in the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
Doe SAVES Lives of seven People.

The barking of a dog probably saved
the lives of James Maher, his wife and
two children and Dan Sullivan, his wife
and daughter in Marinette. They We're
living in an old house which was on sup
ports ten feet high and went down with
crash The people in it had been
aroused just Il few minutes before it
went down by the dog. The house was
creaking at that time and they did not
have time to leave the building before it
collapsed. They were rescued by the fire
department and neighbors. Had they
been in their beds some Of them would
surely have been killed, as the buildings
supports came up through the floors and
destroyed the beds and bedroom furni-
ture. The loss is several thousand dol
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
Suspect Murder of Woman.

The city of Crandon is row thoroughly
aroused over the matter of the shooting
and subsequent death of the wife of Dis
trict Attorney Walsh of Forest county,
it being alleged that there were three
present at the time of the shooting and
that the killing was neither accidental
nor with suicidal intent. Suspicious of
murder are being investigated
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
Find Ruried Money.

A box containing $50 in paper money
was unearthed on the farm of the late
Louise Kautz in Gibson by relatives
who made the search for valuables. The
box was buried deep under an apple
tree. The discovery was reported in pro-
bate court in the hearing as to who
should have charge of the property, three
claimants seeking to control it. 1t is
believed that there may be other prop
cry secreted
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
lightning Works Havoc.

A bolt of lightning threw Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Grosscup and three chill
dren from a rig. tore the tire off of the
rear wheel of the wagon and threw a
heavy draft horse, which was pulling
the wagon, against a barb wire fence.
The accident took place near Grand Rap
ids. The FIVE were rendered unconscious.
The horse was so severely cut by the
fence that he will die.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
Birds Gone but leave Note,

When a servant unlocked the Jail
doors at Barron the prisoners were gone.
A note in the cell read 1--WE are sorry to
have to do this, but the opportunity
presents itself. We are innocent and
dislike to stay here until December for
nothing. Hoping that we will never
meet again, yours truly, BUNCO. Bye
bye" The prisoners who escaped are
Thomas Hurley, James Wright and
James Wilson, wanted in every big city
In the country, especially in Cincinnati,
Columbus and ST. Louis for burglary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

The total value of these eggs at our
market was S13864 We also sold
1922 worth Of chickens, making a
total income of about S170.89. There
was little labor connected with ali this.
our girl caring for the poultry most of
the time. We keep the quarters clean,
and feed a variety most of the time;
beets and potatoes raw, for most Of the
green food: corn, speltz, oatmeal, with
scraps and shells and corn fodder and
cane to run to.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

A philosopher says people might live
forever IL they would only quit worry
ing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

But the more man talks about the
financial situation the less money he
usually has.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
MALADY Is CHECKED.
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION IS
WELL IN HAND.

Expert Thinks Epidemic In New Or
leans Will Steadily Decrease from
Now On City Quarantines Against
Its Own and Surrounding States.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Some rich thieves are called hnan
eiers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Oregon growers association are
uniting in plan to prevent overstock-
ing any markets to which their fruits
are shipped, One firm will be selected
in each market to look after the fruits
from the different shipping points, and
this firm will be sent only such fruit
as can be disposed of proftably.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Kerosene emulsion, an excellent
wash for nest boxes, Ioosts and even
as a wash on walls and ceiling, is
made as follows: Kerosene, one gal
Ion; water, one gallon; soap, one
pound. The soap is dissolved in boil
ing water While warm pour kero-
sene in and mix thoroughly for five
minutes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Onions have become a great crop
for market in Texas. The crop the
last spring was very large and seemed
to sell at good prices. Farm and
Ranch tells about one train of thirty
six carloads that passed through San
Antonio. They sold for more than
$500 a carload A May issue of that
paper stated that the early crop would
be more than 1000 carloads.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Hot weather is the time to make
cheap pork; then every farmer should
have plenty of clover, grass or alfalfa
pasture, some skinned milk and, if
he chooses, summer squash and other
things to go with the grain, and bal
ance the ration, thus keeping the pigs
in good health. Summer-made pork
is always cheaper than the winter
article.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Those who desire to learn much
about those fell equine diseases CLAN
ders and farcy should send to the
Secretary of Agriculture, Washington,
d. c., for circular No. IS of the Blu
reau of Animal Industry. The text
is from the pen of Doctor Rush Ship
pen Huidekoper.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Plow up the land you intend to sow
with winter grain, such as wheat or
rye. If this is done it turns up all the
roots of rank grass, thistles, daisies
wild carrots or whatever there is that
will injure the crop you intend to
put in the field. 1t also gives you a
clear field of hay the next year, after
you seed it with grass seed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Flies are one Of the most pestifer-
Gus things the housekeeper has to con
tend with il her dairy work, if she
does the work as many do in summer,
out of doors. They can be avoided by
putting up a frame of suitable size
and covering It with wire gauze. A
screened-in section Of the cellar is a
good place to keep the milk and but
ter vessels, If one does the dairy work
in the cellar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Cultivating an orchard always in
wolves more or less difficulty If it
is an orchard that has been long in
sod many large roots probably have
come near The surface, and to plow
with heavy two or three horse team
plow will be sure to break many Of
tEem. This of course will injure the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Collect trillium bulbs If you must,
but you ought to buy them. You will
find lot of interesting western tril-
liums in the bulb catalogues. Mark
plants of marshmallow for transplant
ing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Plant some rhubarb; everybody plant
some. This old, reliable garden prod
uct is one that commends itself to all
who appreciate a good thing. Rhubarb
possesses more desirable features than
any other vegetable. 1t is less trou-
BILE to grow, is one of the most whole
some, has a delightful favor and is
one of the earliest to come in the
spring, Plant some and you will be
glad you did for years to come.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Visit a good collection of phlox, Sc
lect what you like and make note of
the Nightmares so that you won't buy
them from the catalogue next spring
and fill your garden with magenta
horrors.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Mutton legs can be cured and
smoked just as pork hams are, and
they are found to be one of the very
best kinds of meat when prepared in
that way. Those who usually object
to mutton when fresh cannot find any
reason for complaint in smoked NUT
ton leg.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

In the past few months five spans
of draft horses have been sold in Chi
cage ct $1,000 span. Not pedigreed
stock for breeding purposes, mind you,
but just common drafts such as any
farmer might raise, but few do
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Every qoultryman should have
small glass medicine dropper such as
may be bought from any druggist, for
making local applications to the eyes,
nose aid throat of the fowl.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

A Louisiana man thinks garlic will
cure chickens of gapcs. He says: Il
see many cruel ways of getting rid
of the gapes in chickens, such as run
ming something down the windpipe,
etc, which 1 have tried. If garlic is
chopped up fine and fed to chickens
IF they won't eat it alone, mix it in
their feed, it will rid chicks Of the
cape worms. I do not doubt that tine
ture of asafetida will produce the
same effect, though l have not tried it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

Bacon hogs are slowly growing into
favor, because demand has oeen
built up for bacon of that sort The
demand for fat hogs has been a
natural development of several gener-
atoms of raising hogs on corn. 1t paid
to raise hogs on corn and consequent
" farmers have raised hogs that were
mostly fat But il is now more gen
orally known that grass is cheaper
for making pork than corn, and to-
gether with the increasing demand Of
people for less fat in pork this will
make the bacon type OF hogs more
popular
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-01-28

The cyclone Which ragged around
Moscow on June -, causing CREST loss
Of life and tremendous damage to prop.
erty, was storm such ns IS seldom
seen IN Russia At intervals hail Of
unusual size fsll-some stones as large
as . hens ess snd the wind blew with
terrific force.
1llrost the Grst that suffered was
tho historical Aunsnhotfssy grove,
which eye witnesses say WAS leveled to
the ground as X by word OF command.
This grove WIS called into being by
DE Empress Anna. one day from her
b.lcoay she remarked what 4 beau
uful spyt-if only there visa gFore
hero"
Next morning on going to her win
dow she behrld a grove. The Duke Of
Hirsn had given orders that In the
night all the trees IN the nciShborhood
shOnh be transpanted there
SO IN a single night the AnnenhcnsEy
grove was planted, ON June - 1t was
destroyed In sec0nd.-LondOn Mall.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-01-28

Tie London papers tel many stories
about Dom psul kruger, most Of them
familiar. hat there Is characteristics
one, S hitch ia new. about his visit to
f. and. AIucricsns travelling In Eng
ial. are syasNerated by the warning,
"Trespaessrs will be prosecuted"
which coufronts one everywhere in the
rural districts Of England. On one oc.
caslou during his visit Mr., Kruger
said: Tho houses in England are very
One, hut | hnl 10 happiness or your
yc,ll 20 right away from London
ana sll down under tree on the rcit
q smoke, but before set two Whla- up
CONES some one who says ths land Is
his and he doe, not want me there 80,
there Is 40 freedom on your rcldt"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-01-28
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Brains of Men and Apes

According to the examinations Of the
brains Of Europeans that have been
made by anatomists, one Of the most
important physical differences between
men ana apes and monkeys has been
tie absence OF the 80 called limian
fold In the human brain. This simian
fold. or sulcus, which occurs on the
posterlOr portion Of the main hemi-
spheres, has recently been discovered
by Professor G. Elliot Smith Of the
Egyptian government School Of Medl-
cine In tho course Of an examination
Of a number Of brains II egyptians
ana SGdanesp II - .Uaud that In
eerta.n cxamp %, brains IN his col
lection the Characteristic folds found
IN anthropod apes are 50 closely repro
duced that he is able to frsce and clear
~ establish the identity Of every sui
Gus, or assure Professor Smith has
also succeeded in finding human brains
where the occlptal pattern corresponds
closely with the brain Of the gorilla.
As these points Of Identity between
man and hls nearest relations have not
previously been encountered by Euro
penn scientists IN their brain studies,
their Importance can he realized. as
they do away with one OF the supposed
and hitherto recognized structural dis
tincuons.-Harpers Weekly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-01-28

The best OF all lights for sewing al
night Is tie good old time lamp, well
filed with kerosene oil. tho well trim.
moi blaze covered by an opaque white
porcelain shade. Having soJtled the
question OF Light, use some judgment
IN the ss,ection Of the material on
which to sew Black or other very
da* colors and red are particularly
trying to the eyes as IS material With
fine s41pas or checks. Reserve alch
goods for daylight work, and at night
work on white and delicate Colors as
much as you can. by right planning
tho different colors can lie made UP
undef the best Hight and LUs save
much needless exhaustion
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-01-28

Feel rlyb, rlls pineapple yeuoy
~ ell he eyes. Cut in tiny cubes Or
shred with a fork Into small pieces.
Cag.r with sugar and i>s ra for tVaa
(, 80 hours. lIsAa tie shog,eakc
t. g Sane Us for s.cawtergios, drain Oh
u. surn'us Juice rrGu The pu~ gn'e
r.d .aad tho pulp between 81, Law.
Cs Use tie juice wrh way
crauu 3o l0ug over the ghogw VIE