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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

NOT ON THE MENU.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
. RAvERs sat alone at q little ia

CO RAYERS sat alone ut little ia
bic in corner Of the cafe. The
continual hum and murmur Of
lowpltched voices, all the interminable
sounds of the restaurant surrounded
him, but he sat quite still, with his chin
resting in his hands, staring at the
empty chair opposite to him. The sight
Of pretty women, well-groomed men, all
the bright, lively scene around him did
not entice him from his reverie even
for moment. At last TraverS ner-
vously drained the cup to the last drop,
and then, YEARLY passing his hand
across his forehead, he assumed his for
mer attitude. Dreamily he fixed his
eyes on the vacant chair, and then be-
gan talking in a sort of breathless whis-
per, as If to some one seated therein:
Mamie, Mamie, it's so good to see
you again. Let's see, it's been three
years, almost, since that last time when
but we won't think of that now, we'll
just be happy Tell me, is your life
happy, Is he good to you? If he Isn't
Oh, If had only cared less what peo-
pie might say, if l could have forgotten
my miserable pride, we'd have run off
some place and been married in spite
Of your uncle and his money, wouldn't
we? Yes, l know. l saw it in your
eyes, all that last evening-that you'd
have gone anywhere with me, and then,
when asked you if it was really true,
do you remember what your answered?
Yes, Of course you do. But you were
but 1t wasn't all my fault. No; there
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
HoYHooD's HAPPY DAYS.
High up on shelf in the pantry i,

High up on shelf in the pantry it
stood
in fancy / see it again
A remedy certain to do much good,
Though fraught with incredible pain.
There is nothing in all of the various
ills,
That mortals are called to endure,
From sly or a stone bruise to fever and
chills,
That it wasn't expected to cure.
Its favor was that of some lake down be-
That the imps kept eternally hot,
II outwardly used in two minutes 'twould
show
A blister, more likely than not;
And when, like martyr who yields to de-
SPAR,
You weakened and uttered a yell,
The folks would approvingly nod and de-
clare
That's sign it is making him we'll"
Though long for the moments of limo
cent glee,
That only child can enjoy,
always think twice before yearning to
A careless and frolicsome boy.
Though life's serious cares cause full
many an ache,
And hope only leads to dismay,
I'd rather face all such distress than take
One dose from that bottle today.
Washington Star.
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stnrtiur the Celery Plants.

The celery seed should be sown In
either shallow fat boxes, pans or
flower pots having drainage and filed
with reasonably rich loan and placed
In either kitchen window or hotbed
in February or March. Sow the seed
rather thickly, and when the soil has
been made quite moist, sift light soil
or sand over, firm WE'LL and cover light
" with one thickness of paper or cloth
to exclude light and keep the soil moist.
The temperature should be moderate.
Ten or twelve days after sowing, the
seeds begin to sprout, ard care must be
exercised that the soil does not dry out,
nor be exposed to direct rays Of the
sun. for in this way they are easily
destroyed. The paper or cloth must be
gradually raised, that the young plants
may become accustomed to the light
and air.
When an inch or less in height trans
plant into four-inch deep cigar or other
boxes or to a hotbed containing rather
rich earth, as upon their strong, sturdy
growth depends in a great measure the
success Of the full-grown plants. Set
about one-half or three-quarters inch
apart. Keep well watered, though not
too wet, and shade lightly If the wealth.
er is too bright for two or three days.
II growth becomes too rank, before time
for transplanting to the open ground,
the tops should be sheared nearly to
the heart leaves. In fact, this is a
good policy to follow In 5transplanting
most plants where the roots are dis
turbed to any extent by being uprooted
from the nursery bed 1t forms an
equilibrium between the tops and roots
which permits both 70 repair before
each can overload the other with
work.-MichIgen Farmer.
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One Woman,s Work.

Business men and manufacturers
of the city," says John L. Mathews in
his story of Sophie Wright; The
Best Citizen of New Orleans, ," in
Everybody's have learned how val
liable is the work Miss Sophie is do.
ing and they encourage it among
their boys by offering prizes for at
tainment. l held desk at enc time
in a New Orleans newspaper office
and had as a helper, combining the
functions of head copy-boy and marine
editor. a wizened-up little chap of Ia
or Is who answered to the name OF
Chris. On a salary of $3.50 a week
Chris was helping to support his
mother and taking care of himself,
and BY the way, doing lot of good
work for the paper. But his future,
troubled me. There seemed TO me TO
be nothing ahead of him-until one
day he came in with a lot of pot
hooks on a sheet of paper which
proved to be a stenographic report OF
an interyiew-and a well-conducted
interview at that-which he transcrib
ed On a machine On my questioning
hin. he proudly drew forth from a
pocket a case containing a gold medal
the prize at Miss Sophie's school
for the greatest proficiency in short
hand
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GUIDED BY THE TREES.


Indians Know Trend of the Forest
and Are Never Deceived.
The Indians are guided by the trees
more than anything else. If you look
across the lake you will see that the
tops of about half of the tall pine trees
bend slightly toward the east, says
Recreation. There is a distinct trend
to the forest, always toward the east.
on this the Indian relies implicitly.
and it does not deceive him. Again, If
an Indian, travelling in the forest.
makes loop and interseets his own
trail, he knows it Immediately, without
seeing any footprints, because of the
character of the timber
One of our party, accompanied by an
Indian, Big Paul as guide, shot a
moose. Big Paul had never been in
that country before. and, as it was a
stormy day. without the sun to guide
him, he became confused in his sense
of direction and had 10 wander around
somewhat in order TO find the camp
again. But on the following day he led
us three miles through the forest to
the carcass. He did not follow the
back trail. but went apparently by in
stinet l followed him with my com
pass. He would vary and waver In
his course nearly 90 degrees. first to
right and then to the left. but he went
10 the moose Now and again he would
point to something he remembered par
ticularly Here" he would say, lis
the rock where you set the compass
down" or, This is where we were
when he heard the shot" Then he
would point to the ground. where 10
our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. senses
there wasn't anything at all TO see. and
make no conNmenT. but would smile at
US a little ard go on BY and by he
came out exactly at the moose. AL
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was your mother, always talking about
what fine opportunities you had now
that you had been made heir to such a
fortune. And then Saunders came
along, with his yacht and his automo-
biles-and anybody could see he was
awfully in love with.you, and-well, l
either had to stop loving you myself or
go, and so l came away. But l haven't
made quite a failure out Of my life.
No. Mamie, little girl, not quite. You
see, at first, l didn't care much what
happened, but them got to thinking
how you would expect things of me,
and so l took a grip of myself and
pitched in, struck my gait somehow,
and had luck, too-maybe you've heard
of mel wonder If you ever think Of
but you must be very happy, with ev-
erything done to make you so, and
every one loving you" Travers
ceased, and with a SILVER buried his
face in his hands. what am l doing.
what am l dolng?" he moaned softly.
~ must stop this, l must or shall go
mad"
After a time, Travers knew not how
long, he pulled himself together and
looked up. He glanced at what had
been the empty chair. rubbed his eyes
and looked again: A girl, in a light
opera cloak smiled across At him.
Yes. Bobble. I'm real" Then anx-
lousy, as he continued rlgidiy staring
at her, "Bobbie, don't you know meg"
Travers had become very pale He
sat, tensely grasplng the arms of his
chair. mutely drinking in the picture
before him.
Nan, Man," he breathed. Its you,
yes, you, my own little Mamie. IL
can hardly believe my eyes. l."
He half rose out of his chair and.
crushing both her hands in his, raised
them almost to his lips, then realizing
that many curious glances were being
cast in their direction he released her
and sank back.
"Do you know, l." he began hest
tadngly.
''Yesg" she murmured, leaning for
ward. her eyes never leaving his face.
you were saying|'
sDo you know, l was just thinking
OF you-wondering where you were,
what you were doing. whether-you
were happy or not; tell me. you are
happy with him, are you notF"
with him! With whom
why, your husband"
MY husband | have no--why, Bob
bic. I'm not married.
u're-not-married! But Saun-
ders. what about Saunders? You know,
after left. thought you would"
Yes, yes, ! know you thought. you
thought-oh, Bobbie, you thought too
much-you had no right 10 think that l
would marry him. You thought you
would go away and let me enjoy my
uncIe's bounty. but you had no right TO
think that | wanted"
"But Nan, I did it fer the best, don't
you see?'
No, | don't see at all. You men al
ways do everything for the best. You
never think what woman wants, how
much a woman may care
She stopped and drew back. crimson
,,s the tears creeping into her voice
and her eyes.
II was now Travers' turn to lean for
ward. Trembingly he reached into his
breast and pulled forth tiny lace
handkerchief. crumpled and dark with
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
That Dollar Campaign Fund.

The patriotic desire of the Republi-
can Congressional Campaign Commit
bee to maintain the work of this cam
paign" with contributions of 81 each
from Republicans seems beautiful in
sentiment and looks well in print So
did Mr.. Cortelyous assurance to Pres
ident Roosevelt that the great corpora
lions had not contributed to the cam
paign fund of 1904. 1t looked well I'M
IT, the insurance scandals compelled a
showing of books.
Chairman Sherman appeals to Repub-
lican newspapers to print, free Of
charge, his call for dollar contributions,
regretting that "our financial condi-
ton is such that we are unable to place
this notice as an advertisement"
In its poverty, the confidence Of the
committee in the self-sacrifice of the
Republican press and the devotion of
the Republican voter is truly sublime.
The press will print the notice but the
voter has been too often bunkoed by
Republican bosses to take this new bait
Ereedily.
The voter remembers that, toward
the end Of the recent session of Con-
gress, the House was held to it's work
on every administration measure, but
that Speaker Cannon did not hold back
the adjournment gavel for the Senate
bill prohibiting corporate contributions
TO political campaign funds.
The President and the House lead
ers could have forced the passage Of
the bin easily enough, but it was al
lowed to die obscurely, and corporations
are as free to contribute as they ever
were
The Dingley trusts are not so poor
as Chairman Sherman tries to make
put his committee to be. And they are
profoundly interested in the congress
sional elections of TITS year. Maybe
Treasurer Mckinley L playing wicked
partner to Chairman Sherman, and re
reiylng the checks Of the Dlngleyites
all unbeknown TO his chief.
Treasurer Mckinley and the Ding
eyltes will see to it that the com
mittee's bank account is kept well
filed. The individual voter who sends
bis dollar with the proud conscious
ness that he is helping to save the
party and the country will thereby
prove himself as green as the Western
farmers WHO have in the past voted for
the monopoly protective tsriff.--St.
Louis Republic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
MiIlet for silnGe.

Japanese millet is excellent for silage,
having nearly solid stein, and thus
being better adapted to keeping than
many other fodder crops. 1t will pro-
duce twelve tons or more Of green fod-
der to the acre. The advantage over
corn is that it stands dry weather some
what better and may be sown later
than corn. Soy beans have the advan-
tage over either of these crops in con-
tanning protein, and when mixed with
corn make a balanced ensilage, thus
cutting down the grain bills. But with
the amount Of land limited, it might be-
better to plant all corn and buy the
grain, since no crop gives so great
bulk Of cattle food for the labor and
.exDenSe required as corn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
Asparagus Grown from Seed.

The following suggestion from Kan
sas writer on growing asparagus from
seed is easy to follow on any farm:
Asparagus is paying crop, and one
that is easily raised. The plants may
be grown from seed at a very small
cost. Plant the seed in good garden
soil, keep we'll cultivated the first year
and transplant to a permanent bed the
second year. Make the soil very rich,
pulverizing it thoroughly, and set the
plants two and half feet apart in
rows three feet apart. In the spring,
before the tender stalks shoot up, sprin-
lle the top Of the ground along the
rows with common stock salt. Keep
weeds down by cultivating on mulchng
preferably the former, If the season
is not uncommonly dry. A bed located
on a south slope will bring very early
asparagus, and this commands the best
price.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
rhe Happiest Children.

The happiest children are those who
have happy mothers The young life
which grows up in the shadow of a
disconnected, repining and gloomy
mother is like a plant unwatered By
kindly dews. 1t is apt to be dwarfed
and stunted. Even when things are
crooked and temptations TO be harsh
come. let the mother. for her sons
end daughters sake, try to be happy
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
Summer Grain for Poultry.

1t is not to be expected that the fowls
can be taken care of wholly on the
range during the summer no matter
how extensive it may be so that the
grain must be fed in a greater or less
amount. During the summer we do
without the mashes and the corn, feed
ing wheat and buckwheat and, begin
ming in June, more or less cottonseed
meal, adding it in very small quaint
ties and increasing it gradually until
about one-tenth of the daily ration con-
sists of the oil meal.
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could get out Of him was that he went
by the trees.
In addition to noticing everything
else, your guide sees trails that you
cannot see, and notices the bitten twigs
that you do not discover have been
browsed off until he points it out to
you. When twig seems to have been
very freshly bitten off, he will apply
his own mouth to 1t, and bite it off
again. If he sees froth on the twigs,
he makes sign to you not to crack so
many branches.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
We.tern CORN Plnntinr.

Good crop rotation is a prominent
feature of corn planting in the Central
Prairie States. The crops differ, but
in four years. Corn scoring is a prom
inent feature, and agricultural insti-
tutes and farmers who have not Sc
lected seed buy it of those who have.
Barnyard manure is the approved fer
tilizer, also chemical fertilizer, includ-
ing much potash and phosphoric acid.
Thickness of planting varies with the
richness Of the lapd.-Massachus
PlOuphmaD
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
Greatest BATTER Market

England is the greatest butter mar
ket in the world. Her imports of but
ter In 1905 included: From Denmark
1S2,000,000 pounds, Australasia $4,000
900, Russia 100000, France 39,0OO,-
600, Canada 100000, Holland a.
100000, and the United States $780,
900 pounds. Denmark sent 19S,000,000
pounds of butter to England in 1903,
so that her decline in the two years was
100000 pounds. Australasia In
creased her contribution from 41000,-
600 pounds in 1903 to 100000 pounds
in 1905. The Russian contribution Is
mainly Siberian butter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

When a girl has TO wash dishes and
bates ii. she finds melancholy Joy In
going up to her room at intervals be
tween the spoons and plates, and look
i out OF the widow with what she
thinks Is a sad. wistful expression IN
her ewes
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
Care in Selecting Eggs.

Much depends upon the selection of
eggs for Matching. Eggs for Matching
should be Of uniform shape and size
and thickness Of shell. Rough-shelled
dirty, notified and eggs with thin shells
should be excluded. Eggs which are
over five days old should not be used
Every egg when laid should be care
fully dated, to show when taken from
the nest in order to avoid error on this
point.
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told Bottle. and snch.

Jack Gayloy's father left him q
million at least, didn't he?"
Yes: the old man made quite a sue
cess of the dry goods business"
Huh! Jacks now making several
people successful in the wet-goods bust
ness. Philadelphia Ledger.
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A GOOD Example.

why do they call these two fell
lows Cause and EffectT"
"One Is doctor and the other an
undertaker.--New York PrexA
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Frfgid.

Tom-That beautiful blonde over
there never carries her heart on her
sleeve.
Dick-Don't Ell? Where is she
from?
Tom-BOston.
Dick-H'm. l guess she carries It In
q refrigerator.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

Sheep have excellent digestion. and
hence they utilize feed to the fullest
degree.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

Don't think that the hen will or can
give you any more than you give her.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

The chickens that eat the most grit
are usually in the best condition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

But one person In eighty Of shs
workers Of London goes TO church
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The early Matched chick is always
the largest and strongest
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

Grit, cracked oyster shells and char
coal are almost as essential for chick
ems as food.
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Rrfef-

Percy Bore-Love you? Why. girl. I
love you from the word go"
Miss TabascoLThen please go.
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Ventilation is best afforded the fowl
house at the top or through openings
near the caves.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

On account of their being so very
timid sheep ought not to be pastured
in the same field with other stock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

Experience is a good school, but there
Is no reason why one should spend
more than one term there.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

Newly-set trees spend much of their
exertion in making new roots and in
getting established. They need careful,
frequent cultivation, so as to bring the
nourishment they need close to the sur
face and In contact with the roots.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

vine the field may be gone over with
the planter a second time, which will
leave the rows about foot and ten
inches apart. If the field is planted in
this way the cultivating will have to
be done with a fine-toothed single
horse cultivator.
Packing hogs are of poorer grade
than butcher hogs. They include old
brood sows and other hogs which are
heavy enough for this class and not
good enough for the butcher hog class,
except the very poor class, such as
boars, roughs and coarse stays. About
40 per cent of the hogs that go to the
Chicago market annually are of this
class. What the breeder wants to do
is to avoid raising such hogs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

1t is surprisingly how stubborn some
farmers cling to old-fashioned ideas
and methods of the dairy when they
can plainly see their neighbors coming
money right along with advanced dairy
science and improved methods.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

The use of a wheel hoe saves labor
IN the care of a garden, even when
much Of the tillage is to be done with
q horse.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

Seed corn should be so well cared
tor that it will contain no ears that
will not terminate, and seed testing
should be employed as a demonst- alton
Of the fact that the seed has received
proper attention rather than as a screen
to separate the worthless from the poor
~ preserved seed.
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Glover Is fertilizer factory that al
ways has a full force of hands en-
ployed and there are no strikes. 1t
works night and day and cannot be too
warmly supported.
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1t will be necessary to perform occa-
sional jobs in the rain, but rather than
make a practice Of it one had better be
In the house during rains brushing up
his ideas. Read while it rains, and
when dry work with Drawn and brains.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

There Is now no necessity for making
out-of-doors caves for lumber to rot
down In a short time since cement has
come into general use Some Of the
most economical caves are now made of
concrete and cement They are durable
and economical.
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Toe much haste should not be exer-
cised in getting the calf upon skim milk.
1t should have good start, and the
change from whole to skim milk should
be very gradual.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

In cultivating corn it Is necessary to
get close to it the first time, and each
subsequent time the cultivator can get
further away.
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Field beans often make a desirable
crop 70 plant on portions Of the farm
which may be somewhat run down or
for one reason or another cannot be
got in shape in time for other crops.
The ground should be put In good con-
dltion and the beans drilled in witt
the corn planter II the vines are not
of & variety or the ground is not so
rich a. to make rank growth Of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

The cheese output of the United
States for the last year, according to
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
amounted to about 300,0O0,O00 pounds,
worth approximately S30,000,000 Mr..
Wilson thinks the cheese-making in
dustry Is on a much better basis, more
scientific than ever before.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

Cowpeas sown in midsummer, after
orchards have been cultivated, and
turned under are a good fertilizer, but
nothing is better than barnyard ma
nure.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

Law rales the world. but love is a
Law unto itself.
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The full value Of the vegetables and
fruit from the family garden is never
fully realized unless there's a Jersey
cow cooperating. Her product in the
shape Of milk, cream and butter puts
the finishing touches on succulent vege-
tables and juicy fruits, adding hun
dredfold to their palatability.
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An asparagus patch makes an ideal
summer retreat for chicks. Every poul-
tryman should have patch In the
early spring 1t furnishes a most deli
cious dish for the table, and later fur
nishes cool, shady place for the
chicks.