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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
The MIX Standard.

| The standard adopted by Massachu-
sets of three per cent butter fat for
milk would seem to be about right,
! though some desire it lowered San
Francisco some months ago adopted
a standard of "a per cent butter fat
This would have barred out the Hol-
stems, Short Horns and Brown Swiss
entered in the contest at the Worlds
Fair We have before US copy Of
seventy-one seven-day records between
May 1G and June 8, as given out by the
superintendent Of the Advanced Reg
lister of Holstein Friesian COWS Six
teen full aged cows averaged 3.51 per
cent, twelve four year olds 3.42 per
cent. thirteen three years old 3.25 per
cent, thirty two year old 3.31 per cent
These were taken month or less after
calving. OF three thirty-day records
one cow made milk with 3.G9 per cent
fat. another 3.56 and a heifer less than
three years old 3.S1 per cent OF four
COWS from Massachusetts that were
awarded prizes by the association for
production of butter fat one heiTer
less than a year old averaged for seven
days GO per cent, a tree year old
5.11 per cent, a four year old 4.24 per
cent. and six year old 3.S2 per cent.
Certainly the Holstein blood is improv-
ing under the feed and care of Massa-
chusetts farmers. The New York
standard of u per cent total solids
is too low. and would not be per cent
butter fat in normal milk. 1t would
allow of much watering of good milk,
which could not be as easily detected
when testing for the solids altogether
as when testing for butter fat alone
Massachusetts, Ploughman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
Fremont's Flag.

Locked up in the vault of one of the
banks of Redding, Cal, is flag that is
second in historic Importance to Cali
fornians only to the Bear flag that is
so jealousy guarded by Pacific coast
pioneers. The flag referred to is the
one that General John c. Fremont I'M
fuTled from the summit of the Rocky
Mountains in 1841, when he and his
small party were on their way to
California before the Mexican War.
The banner is the property of P. M.
Reardon, managing director of the
Bully Hill mine at Delamar. 1t was
given to him a few years ago by Mrs.
John c. Fremont herself 1t was made
by her own hands on the eve of her
husbands path-finding expedition to
the West
The flag differs from the ordinary
emblem only in the field, on which is
wrought large American eagle, done
in embroidery of a great delicacy and
beauty. About the eagle are clustered
the twenty-six stars that in 1S41 rep
resented the States in the Union. On
the reverse side of the flag is pinned
a silk scarf, bearing the inscription
in golden letters; Rocky Mountains,
1841" The banner is in fairly good
state of preservation considering its
age.-Seatle Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26

and one arm rigid in ungainly Splints.
With the opening of the door he raised
himself on his sound arm, and beheld
the girl standing there, like a frighten-
ed bird poised for fight.
why, hello" he called gaily. This
IS good of you to come"
The girls face flushed She was
cropping darkly for words.
Il was afraid you were badly hurt"
she faltered
NO indeed" said he, 1.-THE Dun
mores are a Draw lot. They don't die
easily. Just few scratches, that's
ALL"
She drew a few steps nearer, halted
irresolutely, then went to his side.
Tom" she said, gently.
His eyes widened. She noticl that
he was trembling.
II didn't know until-until 1t hap
pened," she said. And then. oh, it
seemed as if the world had stopped
as if the sun had been blotted out in
darkness. It's dreadful to care so
much-and-and-to find it outp'
She knelt beside him. Her cool hand
was stroking his face.
Perhaps l shall be only side is
sue" she half-sobbed. But, Oh, Tom,
dear, let me be that much, anyway
indianapolis Sun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
Captain and Consul.

The captain of a cruiser which has
lately returned to Davenport from the
North American Station tells an
amusing story against himself The
ship touched at one Of the French
islands in the West indies, and the
captain went ashore in due course to
return the visit of the British Consul
On his arrival at the Consulate, he
beneld one of his petty officers, to
whom he had granted eight hours
leave, sprawling in luxurious chair
on the veranda, putting at big Ha-
vana. The captain CURLY asked him
what he was doing there. The sailor,
between the puffs of his big cigar,
blandly retorted that he was there
on a visit to Bill
"And who is Bill?' asked the cap
tain, snappishly.
why, the Consul here-him as
you've come to pay your respects to-"
How dare you speak with such
familiarity of one of his Majesty's
Consuls?" Numbered the captain.
ooh, Bills all right" explained the
petty officer, complacently-"he's my
son"
AS the captain fell back GREATNESS
with Indignation and credulity, the
Consul himself came in and exclaim-
ed:
"Ah, captain, I'm glad my old man
was here to receive you'll"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
Rotation of Crops.

DR.. Withycombe, of Oregon Expert
ment Station, is working on a ten-year
system of crop rotation; but one of a
shorter succession he has just now
given out to the farmers.
First, raise a crop of corn for the
silo. When the corn is harvested, disc
the ground once and drill in wheat.
This, ia an average season, will yield
about forty bushels to the acre. The
beginning Of March SOW on the ground
six pounds of red and two pounds Of
aIsike clover, and fifty to seventy-five
pounds of land plaster to the acre.
After the wheat crop is taken off, with
this treatment, there will be three or
four tons of clover hay to the acre, and
vithal a second crop may be counted
on for seed or pasture. The following
year, expect three tons and good pas
lure to follow. After the second years
pasturing. turn in and sow to winter
wheat in the fall, or, if preferred, win
ter oats. Use land plaster each spring
on the clover The two principal OBJ
iects in this rotation are, first, to re-
duce the labor to a minimum, and sec
ondly. the ground is kept in a good
condition. This cultivation can go on
ad infinitum without any great loss of
plant food.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
= WHITE HOUSE BABY.
Sire Was Born to General Jackson's
Namesake and Adopted Son.

General Andrew Jackson's name
sake and adopted son, Andrew Jack
son, Jr., came to Philadelphia in 1881
and bore off as a bride Miss Sarah
York, beauty and a belle-a famous
toast with the gilded youth of the day
General Jackson knew no difference
between young Andrew and son of
his own flesh, so it was as mistress
of the White House that the young
bride was received, and the story of
her arrival there makes a pretty in
cident for the generations who have
succeeded her to remember. Presi-
dent Jackson was awaiting the coming
of the young couple and received his
daughter" with delight and affection.
kissing her fondly and drawing her
arm through his he bore her away,
saying Il must claim the first inter
view"
In the summer of 1882, the young
couple left Washington and returned
to the Hermitage, where they were
joined by the President as soon as
Congress adjourned The family
spent the summer in retirement, and
with manifest reluctance General
Jackson returned to Washington alor-e
early in October, and in November,
1882, baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Jackson, Jr., and the
child was called Rachel for the la
mented wife OF President Jackson.
At his earnest solicitation the baby
was taken to Washington in January,
1888, in order that the household
there might be complete. The jour-
ney from Tennessee was made chiefly
by private conveyance, and occupied
nearly two months, the family travel
ing only by day. The long trip did
not hurt the little one, however, save
that she caught a severe cold, which
gave her grandfather so much concern
that he insisted on her being taken to
Philadelphia for treatment by an emf
nent children's specialist there-a DIR.
Physic, whose ministrations soon re-
stored the little one to perfect health.
The coming of the little child into
his life and the return of his son and
daughter were joyous events to the
President who at once constituted
himself guardian in chief to the little
girl, who is still living-Mrs. Rachel
Jackson Lawrence.
Just before General Jackson died,
says Bob Taylor's Magazine (Tennes-
see), he gave Mrs Lawrence his most
precious Keepsake miniature by
Fannie Pearle of Mrs. Rachel Jack
son. This portrait he had worn sus-
pended by chain from his neck for
many years The relic is still in Mrs
Lawrence's possession.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26

THE AWAKENING.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

7UST before the game began Dun
al more rode over to the trap in
which Mrs Porter and Gertrude
Remsen sal chatting with a group of
young men. Mrs. Porter, the soul of
discretion, scrambled from her seat
and managed to lead the young men
away.
Dunmore removed his cap and looked
smilingly at the girl, whose face dis
played the faintest trace Of annoyance
Forgive my intrusion" said Dun
more in apology, but I've just heard
you are leaving us tomorrow. l
wanted just one last word. You'll
grant me that won't you?"
II suppose I must" she said rather
ungraciOusly.
Dunmore's bronze face became sud
denly grave. He leaned toward her,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
THE WINDS


When sluggish lags my pulse, plead
The rigorous North will rouse and
blow,
Clearing the far horizons blur,
Starting the ruae-chant of the fir,
And bringing for mine earnest need
The bracing tonic of the snow.
When 1 incline to dreams, and fain
With half-shut lids, would lounge and
see
The boughs swing dangerously
above
To low, thrush litanies of love,
And ripples goldenly the grain,
The South for me- the South for me!
When melancholy suits my mood
l long to list, mid lapsing leaves,
The misty East discourse Of pain
In its thin minor, and the rain,
With plaintiff sorrowing imbued.
Make plaintive patter round the caves.
And when the pilgrim zest is strong
For brackened pathways mounting
high
Along the hill slopes to the crest,
Then would | have the ardent West
Fling me his buoyant welcome song,
Toss me his old ecstatic cry.
So with the verring winds that sweep
The erlpyrean l am one;
Feeling close kinship unto each,
Soul-sympathies Of spirr.-speech,
Blow they or shrill, or low, or deep.
Across the face of Gods white sun,
s-.Touth's Companion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26

Superstition seems TO be a part Of
the mental composition of everyone,
and 1t commonly centers to a rooted
antipathy to the number thirteen.
This first of the teens has had to stand
for many an action that was ridicu-
lous, and yet there is hardly any per-
sons who would sidestep an incn or
mournfully rail at fate should he spy
a silver quarter on the sidewalk. Have
you ever taken the trouble to scan
closely this small piece of silver? If
you have not, you may be surprised to
find on the eagle side that there are
thirteen arrows in the bundle, which
is clutched in the left claw, thirteen
laurel leaves on the branch in the
other claw, thirteen stars al his head
thirteen letters in the Latin inscrip-
ton, "E pluribus Unum." thirteen let
tiers In the word quarter dollar" thir-
teen stripes on the shield, and on the
front Of the silver piece thirteen stars
surrounding the liberty head and thir-
teen leaves in liberty's crown. This
array Of thirteen Is in commemora-
ton of the original thirteen States
which comprised the Union-New
York Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
CHAMPIONS.
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The Russian counter-attack, desper-
ate though it had been, had failed to
get home; but the Japanese infantry,
immovable itself, was unable to turn
the mass of Russians from behind the
fold in the ground which they had
reached Barely 800 PAGES separated
the muzZles of these opposing lines Of
blackened rifles. But that green strip
was impossible to both. In the center
Of the space was mound upon which
Lieutenant Tokugawa's attention was
fixed. This mound, says the author of
THE Yellow War;" exercised the same
fascination upon a tall Russian sub
altern.
The fascination of the mound
changed to magnetism for the little
Japanese officer. He is on his feet,
the steel is bare in his hands and he
is racing for the mound. A shout goes
up, cheer in which both sides join
The tall subaltern has jumped to his
feet, he has accepted the challenge, and
stands erect at the base of the mound,
awaiting the onrush of his diminutive
adversary. AS if by instinct the battle
in The vicinity accepts the trial by
champion.
The tall Russian lowers his guard
and bows slightly. He will take no
mean advantage The little Japanese
is quick to detect the courtesy inn
piled, and, not to be outdone, inclines
his head, and then they close in NOR
tai combat
The blades fash high and low for a
moment; the clash Of steel is audible
to both fighting lines. Then a murmur
goes up from the onlookers, a blade has
been, flung clear. 1t is the Russian
who is disarmed.
The subaltern springs back and then
closes upon his adversary with his
naked hands. Tokugawa, with the
agility of a squirrel, leaps sideways.
The two-handed sword of his fathers
is raised to strike, but no, the blow
never falls. Tokugawa filings his weap-
on from him, and then man to man
with naked hands the champions close
By some occult leverage, some subtle
science, Tokugawa filings his great op-
ponent to the ground and kneels upon
his chest. Again the cheer rings out.
The Russians join, for the magnanimi-
ty Of the discarded sword has not es-
capped them.
Tokugawa jumps clear and, extend
ing his hand, helps the Russian to his
feet. For a moment the two men
stand with hands clasped, then they
salute and turn. The cheer rises afresh
as they stride back to their respective
lines. A moments pause The Jap
anese reinforcements have arrived, and
with a mighty shout the Japanese adj
vance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
Alaska.

DO YOU know" asks William T.
Perkins in the Worlds Work, that
Nome, Alaska, is 800 miles west Of
Honolulu? Do you know that Alaska
mas almost two and half times as
much coast line as the rest of the
United States?"
The panhandle" of Alaska includes
1000 miles of inland sea, protected by
a range of islands.
The Yukon carries as much water
as the Mississippi. 1t rises within
thirty miles O the Pacific and travels
5000 miles to Behring Sea.
The mouth OF The Yukon is ninety
miles wide. AS in the Amazons
mouth, you may ascend it on a clear
day and see no shore.
From Cape Plince of Wales, Amer.
lean soil, you can see Asia across
only thirty-two miles of Behring
Strait.
Seven railways are in operation or
being constructed. The most famous
is the SkagWay-Yukon connecting
of 140 miles.
Alaska's canned salmon output is
estimated this year at S10,O00,O90.
One-sixth of the members of C1nAn
Nome, Arctic Brotherhood are col
lege graduates New York World.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
Sore Mouths in Cattle

1t sometimes happens that after a
few months feeding on whole corn on
the cob the gums become tender, says
Breeders Gazette. There is less dan
ger of sore mouths from feeding corn
in than out of the husk, because it
dries out less, making it softer, fresher
and more palatable. In case of sore
mouths in midwinter, when the cattle
are consuming somewhere near a full
feed of grain, corn and cob meal or
crushed corn may be used. Snapped
corn can be crushed by a specially
made machine at considerably less ex-
pense than grinding. Either snapped
corn, crushed corn or corn and cob
meal is preferable to pure cornmeal
because bulk is furnished along with
the meal, preventing its packing in the
stomach and permitting the digestive
juices to mix more thoroughly with the
food. Cases of founder in cattle fed
in this way are rare, as are also cases
Of scours, which so often occur when
cattle are fed pure cornmeal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
Sheen Talk.

Sheep require variety of food to
form flesh and fat.
With sheep, rather more than with
any other class of stock, care must be
taken not to overfeed
Overstocking is usually injurious to
the sheep and ruinous to the farmer.
Dryness is one of the requirements
in the production of the finest grades
OF wool
No sheep should be allowed to die
of old age, but all should be fattened
and sent to market before their vitality
has been impaired.
Sheep are naturally gregarous.
When one is seen by itself, something
is evidently wrong.
In commencing to fatten sheep, the
feeding should not be crowded at first,
but gradually increase the amount Of
the ra ton.
A small, fat sheep will always bring
better prices than a large, poor one
Sheep are almost essential in main
tanning the fertility and cleanliness Of
the land.
Keep the quarters clean. Sheep do
not need the accommodation of ma
nure to keep them warm.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26

open to allow the roots to penetrate to
considerable depth; yet an examina-
ton of the soil in the various alfalfa
districts shows that there is a much
wider variation in the soil conditions
than has generally been supposed. In
the irrigated regions TIE soil is adapt
ed to the growth of alfalfa and little
difficulty is experienced in obtaining
successful stands. However, like other
plants, alfalfa suffers il from improper
methods of irrigation the soil becomes
too strongly impregnated with alkali,
Old alkali fields may apparently with
stand considerable quantities of alkali,
because the deep-seated roots may be
drawing their supply of water from
lower strata, where there is less al
kali.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
President Louber's Simple Taste,

President LoubeG's Simple last
In the household of President Loubet
great simplicity prevails. This was to
be expected, for NJ. Loubet, a peasant
by birth, has always retained the char
acteristics OF the people among whom
he was brought up. His meals-even
the state dinners-are of the simplest
character, when we compare them
with the stately formalities of the Ger
man Kaiser's dinners of ceremony.
while the kitchen establishment of the
French executive dwindles into insig-
nificance beside the imposing array of
functionaries required to give the Gar
his daily bread. All this is in direct
contrast with President Loubet's pred
ecessor, VI. Faure, whose grand enter
tainments and royal splendor delight
ed the monarchists and frightened
those Frenchmen who prefer the sim
pie life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
Moueyiin Lima Beans,

An amateur gardener reports that
he grew nearly 100 quarts of shelled
beans on 100 hills, besides several
quarts of dried beans, in his garden
last year. He sold the fresh beans at
20 cents quart. An acre of ground
would contain 1900 hills of beans,
planted four feet apart each way. At
the rate of two-thirds of a quart from
each hill the yield would be about
1,70O quarts, which at % cents a
quart would give a total Of S425 as
the gross return. But % cents a quart
is pretty high price; 20 cents ought
to be enough, and this would reduce
the sum received from the crop to $50
and this would pay well.-Exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26

The beginner who would wish his prints and who
proposes to mpar these them with
anne dyes Oil and cocr effective the pacced
artist are less suited for purchased
D u IL IS more convenient buy them packets in which form they
may ne ad at
10 Which added The
uon Is applied with o.
VIII be found the little difficulty
IN getting the take"
apply medium
the Following mixture
Purified oxgal paste, grains.
Distilled
Itectifed spirit,
This is applied with camelhair
further treatment
obtained abumen
Another method dssolving
acetc acid until
proportion of about
this the prints oui
who wish the
following medium with which the oil coors should
Gum mastc, l
in
mastic be dissolved chloroform.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
A Death Bed Scene.

One of the incest and kindest WON
en- who ever lived in Atchison died
lately and these were her last words.
Her husband was sitting by her side
smoking cigar. He said to her:
Does this smoke annoy your" She
looked at him and smiled: Il have
stood it forty years, I guess it viii not
hurt me now" and IN another in
slant she was dead.-Atchison Globe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
Senator AlIison,s Caution

Senator Allison, noted for the eau.
ton which characterizes his utter.
ances, was seated in a railway car
gliding through Iowa when his tray
cling companion directed his a,ten.
ton to a flock of sheep. Il see they
have begun shearing." he remarked.
The senator gazed thoughtfuily for a
moment at the shorn lambs, and re.
luctantly admitted, "They certainly
have sheared EN- on this side. ''-Har
pers Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
SMOKING WITH a HOLDER.
AS Many Cigar Holders Sold as Ever,
and They Have Their Reasons.

As Many Cigar Holders Sold as Ever,
and They Have Their Reasons.
"You may not see used as many
fancy cigar holders of meeschaum
and Of amber as you once did," said
the cigar man, but we still sell them,
and of cigar holders sill told, incIud-
ing holders designed solely for utility
and comfort, as those of Weichsel, we
sell as many as ever. The great ma
jority Of cigar smokers, to be sure,
hold n cigar in their teeth, but q
considerable number Of smokers al
ways use a holder, for which practice
they may have various reasons, some
of them of sanitary nature.
"One man may use a holder to
avoid burning his mustache. Another
man may use one because the burnin Q
end of the cigar is farther away and
so he gets a cooler smoke. Some men
use a holder wnen playing cards, be-
cause in a holder he can lay a cigar
down without burning the table and
without scattering the ashes on it.
and with a holder might be the
coolest and most convenient and COM
Portable way for a man to smoke
while reading.
Il think if you were to observe the
men you meet in the street smoking
| cigars in cigar holders you would find
them to be mostly men of middle age
or Whereabouts, whom you would never
find smoking violently; and l think
if you would know their smoking
| habits that you would find these
! smokers to be, while moderate and
temperate in their manner of smok-
ing, pretty steady smokers, smokers
who use a cigar holder to minimize
the danger of smoking and to enhance
its comfort. Washington Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
To Rid Hogs of Lice.

Hogs are very apt to become lousy,
and how it does lessen their thrift,
In just one minute 1 put on material
that destroyed every louise on one hog.
With the potato sprayer. the tank con
tanning kerosene, l sprayed the TANKS.
the roots of the ears and the hinder
parts about the tail. The hog socl be-
gan to thrive as though approaching
the change. 1t is great mistake to
let lice make a hogs life miserable
and consume the owners profits.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
Horse Staggers,

Take about four quarts of blood
from the jugular vein and give the
horse one ounce aloes at one dose. Fol
low this with one-quarter ounce salt
peter in feed night and morning.
Farm and Ranch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26
Drawing a Natural Conclusion

Il notice here, Mandy, that some
Buffalo expert claims that working
about a high voltage 'lectric appara-
tus brings on serious disturbances Of
the digestive organs"
us that so, Jirah? Then I guess
there must be lot O. high voltage in
fresh MISUNDERSTANDING Plain
Dealer