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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
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n 8 RUCEWICH had been living In
jE\ his new home about week
- when Cooke introduced himself
as a neighbor. The house Krucewich
had taken and the premises surround
Ing 1t were not in very good condi-
ton. a circumstance that had been con
sidered In the rent, and the newcomer
was standing in the weedy and Uttered
back yard. contemplating the ram
shackle gate of the old fence, when
Cooke stroiled up.
you've got job before you fixing
this place, should say" he remarked
81 seem to have" aSsented Kruce-
witch. 'I've got to get man to NOW
down these weeds about the first thing
You don't know of anybody, do you?"
.Mow 'em yourself" said Cooke
"Shucks! That's no job. You'll have
TO take the scythe to 'em, though"
81 haven't got a scythe," said Kruee-
witch. land l wouldn't know how to use
II If l had"
Easy" said Cooke. I've got one.
I'll 90 to the house and get it and
show YOU how to swing 1t. No trouble.
it's lust across the alley. Cookies my
name. Just wait there a moment"
Before Krucewich could demonstrate
he had hustled away and in minute
or two he returned with a Scythe
at isn't everybody who knows how
10 use a scythe," he said. But l was
brought up in the country and when /
was a boy q moving machine was a
good deal of a curiosity. Here's the
way to hold IL. See? Now you bring
1t around close to the ground this way
He started of and moved a swath
the length of the yard and then stopped
and mopped his face as Krucewich
came up.
Say. that's fine" said Krucewich,
admiringly. Il believe that beats a
lawn mower, anyway. Let me try IT."
Cooke handed him the scythe. show
ed him how to place mis- hands again
and then stepped back Krucewich
brought the implement around with
what would have been beautiful
sweep If the point had not stuck into
the ground.
That's funny" he said.
"You want to keep the point raised,
said Cooke Here. this way"
He made a complete circuit OF the
ward this time Krpcewich, though
watching him with intense interest, had
waited for him TO come back. Then be
took the scythe again and made few
more ineffective motions.
81 don't seem quite to get the hang
Of It ret" he said. handing the Scytht
hack again. You seem 10 do It 81
neatlg and easily. you have sort Of
drawing stroke. haven't you? Show
me again. II you don't mind"
.sThere's a knaek, of course" OBJ
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
Old Hoss All Right.

Seems to me man of your stand
ing in the community ought to drive
better looking horse" remarked the
summer boarder.
Il wouldn't trade him for the fast
est roadster in the hull county," said
Farmer Huckleberry. THAT boss
knows jest what to do when he meets
an auttymoble. He cavorts around an
topples over an breaks up dollars
wuth o. buggy shaft an mebby 80
cents with o harness, an I'll bet I've
collected much as ,leyen hundred dol
lars from the auttymoble owners. The
cid boss is all right. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
BotfIe-Fed Trees.

Science has recently learned good
deal that was previously unknown
about the anatomy of a tree, and espe-
cialIy about the circulatory system OF
the great plant, says the Technical
World Magazine. In order that 1t shall
be healthy 1t Is as necessary for
tree to have a good circulation as for
man. But hitherto nobody has real
lied the activity of this function In the
tree-an activity sufficiently evidenced
by the fact that chemical substances In
iected into cottonwoods were detected
in the sap of the topmost twigs, 80 to
40 feet above the bottle, within 10
hours.
Some recent experiments at the
North Dakota experiment station have
had for their object merely the feeding
OF poorly-nourished young trees, which,
when supplied with a bottle filed at
frequent intervals, appeared to suck
in sustenance at a rapid rate. So far,
indeed, is this the case that II has been
found possible to regulate to some ex-
tent the growth Of young trees by such
means, retarding their development or
making 1t more rapid as might be de-
sired. 1t Is all a matter Of food sup
ply, the patient" under treatment
showing a ready willingness to absorb
extra provender and to utilize it In
the building Of plant tissues.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
salvation and railroad Rates.

A writer in Harper's Weekly quotes
an amusing story attributed to Dr..
Rice, Of Springfield, apropos of the
recent meeting of railroadmen and
their lawyers to find out what the
new rate-law really means. Dr.. Rice,
it seems, used to tell of a young Meth
odist who went forth from Wilbraham
Academy to preach his trial sermon.
what was your text?" he was
asked when he came back.
How shall ye escape if We neglect
so great salvation?'
"A good text-hoW did you handle
it?''
First, I showed EN- how great this
salvation is, then l showed 'em how
to escape if they neglected it."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
The old Cow.

There IS no rule by which the age OF
a COW will determine the end Of her pc
Rod of usefulness. Some cows remain
strong and vigorous up to 10 years old,
while others indicate age and evident
decline at 10.
1t is well-estabished fact among
breeders that after COW has raised
two or three calves her value as a
breeder may be pretty accurately de-
termined, and she has also arrived at
the age Of best service as a calf pro-
ducer. The helfer is not the best moth
er, usually, but improves maternal
qualities as she approaches maturity.
1t Is, therefore, very uncertain in re-
suits to tlirn the heifer off because she
does not with her first calf equal the
old COW IT. her produce 1t Is also bad
management to turn the old cow of be-
cause size is old, when she has proven
a valuable breeder OF excellent calves.
Many an old cow has produced calf
that would sell for three or four times
what the old COW would sell for.
lie Oiu COW even aiming sFdue cat
tie Is often worth more to retain as a
producer OF calves than TO exchange for
the uncertainty Of young animal.
Excellence in breeding Is what Is de-
sired in the breeding herd. II you
have this In the old cow, be sure you
have something to take her place in
this very desirable quality befsre you
dispose Of her on account Of old age.
Judge closely. Judge accurately on the
value OF the old, reliable breeding cow.
remembering that good cows are scarce
and that 1t Is much easter to get rid
OF a good COW than 20 buy one.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

that required considerable amount of courage
to perseyere in the practice honestly man had SO
often to fill up the days record, Nothing It was just
the getting annoyed with that dsagreeabe confession
declared that helped the resolution to have
something record, and the system did its OBJ
immense amount of good 1t rendered Sinking
doing what ought do difficult wise system
of making notes means much in life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
The of,x u.n,. ouarx

Hi Squash-Y'd died, Eb. eff ye'd bin
over'n watched one Nv them city felIers
goin' over tn place yestiddy.
Eb Jay-What'd do?
Hi squash He looked all over IN
place an when he cot to tn hogpen he
lowed he'd like I see where we bred
til pig Iron An l cd hardly keep my
hoy fro.a larfin right In the durn fule's
face.-Toledo Blade.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

round it. Bohemia to-day is affected sign manual which
stands for license that is without social penalty Once
its best possible bohemia might have stood for
easy disregard for the formal of society and
social relations. 1t apology to friend for
cold dinner served in dark bedroom on makeshift
dressing table. 1t frank confession to the bo
hemian's circle of acquaintance that he immune
largely to the things that required ia social
tact Bohemia in the modern usage, however is the af
fected posing aggressions of the affected, posing bo
hemian of every type. License and immunity is It's motto
and its plea At O'Clock in the morning bohemia is
spectacle before the written law, where at o'clock in
the afternoon it would be locked in police stations
The most bohemian spot know of to-day is in the
home of married couple who have two children. There
no servant in the household The home is home when
it is desired that it shall be- But home it Is it Is
secondary to the household bohemians To the chance
friend at meatme there always is plate ready Home
is not accepted the place for household
Should choice between the piano and the washing of the
dishes present ITSELF the dishes go unwashed This Is
bohemia All else in the acceptance Is close to
the line of danger and death
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
Picking Geese.

1t is all right to pluck old geese when
their feathers are ripe and begin to
mott, which will occur about this time,
and If only the feathers that come easy
are plucked it is beneficial and not in
furious to them. 1t is poor policy to
pick geese more than once a year, and
not advisable to pick the gosllngs at all.
In plucking a goose, draw a stocking
over its head to avoid being bitten
Do not pick the feathers that cover the
wing butts, as it will cause the wings
to drop, and means lots of trouble for
the goose. Do not pick feathers grow
ing in the back, or the down on any
part of the body. 1t would make nice
pillows, but let it be. 1t is enough to
pick the down from those killed for
market.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

It is well enough in embarking in
the swine business to aim at a large
herd. but commence with a few sows !;
in other words, aim at the top but com
menee at the bottom.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

EiIHU ROOT comes from UNIVERSAL education, the
wisdom which follows practical experience, that personal
independence selfrespect BETTING who acknow
edge superior secontro 10 replace that external con-
which democracy rejects respect of the law obed
to the lawful expressions of the public WILL con-
sderaon of the opinions ad interests of others equally
entitled to voice State loyalty to the abstract
conceptions country inspiring that loyalty
TO personal sovereigns which has lumned the pages
history the subornaon of personal interests TO the
public good and love OF justice mercy liberty and order
All these must seek by slow and patient effort No
student of our times fail that not America
alone but the whole world, is swinging from the
old moorings and intrustng the fate of
civilization the capacity of the popular to govern
Nor fail to that the world is making substan
tal progress toward perfect popular sefgoyern
ment.
Nowhere is this progress more marked than In Latin
America of the wreck of Indian fighting, race con-
ics civil strong and stable governments have
arisen Peaceful succession in accord with the peoples
will replaced the orcble seizure of power permitted
BY the peoples indifference The rule of law supersedes
the rule of Property is respected individual lib
erty Is respected and the national faith is held sacred
This progress been equaled everywhere but there
has been progress everywhere.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

there would be camor about crooked
To have the courage to take the initiative politics is
essential than in any other business and requires
good judgment to decide how to use it after you
have discovered that you have it.
There is rule for success politically. Some men
born to it, some men achieve it, buy
others steal it, and after they have few know what
to do with it. and yet they're always ready to fight to
keep it from being taken away from them
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

Regularity is perhaps more impor-
tant in feeding sheep than is the case
with other animals, for sheep are nat
urally regular in their habits.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
An Exception.

Il never heard such q lot OF gossip.
The walls in that boarding house have
ears. haven't they"
Eyes. everywhere except about the
dumb waiter Baltimore American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

Respectable people, when they learn
they are annoying their neighbors, are
Inundated. and regret it But others
boone angry and want TO be as annoy
ing an possibL
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
THE YOUNG MAN IN POLITICS.
BY John T. Mccall.

A man in politics who hasn't the courage
of his convictions and the nerve to speak his
mind when the opportunity calls for it isn't
much good to any political organization, as
Stunning always he is loyal to the principles Of
the party he affiliares with. Every young man
ought to take enough interest in politics to
vote at the primaries If we could get the
young men to take an interest in the primaries
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

Squirrel tail grass that Is so perni-
ciously spreading all over roadsides. in
meadows and other places should have
war made on it. 1t does mischief to
the mouths of animals eating 1t.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
BOHEMIA LURES YOUTH TO DESTRUCTION

If l were searching for the one pitfall into
which more bright young men of the cities had
gone to oblivion than are recorded in any
other metropolitan trap, / should go no far
Their than the initial "B" Bohemia What a
century of dead ambitions, dead hopes and
dead bodies OF men and women alike! What
deaths head of emptiness and what cover
of life and light and muse has been coniured
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

Sheep require a clean place to eat
and must have it, else their health
will be impaired and food wasted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

you see remarked japanese gentleman who first to
his surprise favored him in this what you have
said is valuable l have a good memory but L may for
get to think of what you say if do not make
of it. Thank you very much
Gladstone great at notes, and with his mar
velouS memory he able to recall in almost every
predicament saying which helped him to light
to encoura cement was ndefatigable gatherer
the wisdom of others for application to the affairs of the
moment. In that respect he much like the great
Lord Lytton.
President Roosevelt some time advised young men
to make note each day of the to the question
What hive l done this day to better myself? He de-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
VALUE OF TAKING NOTES.
By E. q. Minnick.

friend of mine who has just come back
from Japan, where he has been engaged in a
military mission, tells me that over there the
notebook habit is common. The little, shrewd
Japanese, while in conversation with you, has
a frequent knack Of jotting down statement
you may make on a ttblet he carries with
him. My friend described it as an embarrass-
ing habit at first to one unaccustomed to It..
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
oS-

He plows best who plows last and
oftenest
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

The bust Of Socrates in the Capito-
line Museum at Rome looks like the
late Henry George
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

When q horse gets 'off its feed" run
first for a change Of diet instead of the
doctor. 1t is more likely to need bran
mash than blue mass, or a days rest
in pasture than a dose of physic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

mixing 1t with bran or linseed meal, or
both, the waste is greatly reduced and
fewer hogs are required, but the higher
cost Of these feeds partially offsets
the saving effected. With the ordinary
margin Of from l to . cents per pound
between cost of feeders and well-fin-
ished beeves, the owner can make no
net profit if any waste or slipshod
methods are tolerated
Cost asd Results of Arsenate spray.
As a result of spraying experiments
at the Illinois experiment station. ~
was found that four times spraying
with arsenate of lead at a cost of sew
enteen cents a tree increased the yield
of the apple orchard about one-half,
and the average size of the fruit about
one-fifth, and so improved the quality
of the apples that they were worth two
and one-half to three times as much
as If the orchard had not been sprayed
Orchards in the section indicated are
much infested with the apple curculu
and the spraying was successful In de-
stroying these. Experiments at the
same station with various washes for
destroying the San Jose scale included
all the common mixtures and various
patented preparations, but it was con-
cluded that the best and cheapest mix
ture Is the common lime and sulphur
wash prepared by boiling. The mixture
applied in March was much more effec-
tive than when applied in midwinter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
ADVANCE OF sELF-GovERNMENT.
BY EHhu Root.

The capacity for government
does not come to man by nature. 1t
is an art to be learned, as well as
an expression of character to be de-
veloped among the great numbers
of men who exercise popular SOW
ereignty. To reach that goal toward
which we are pressing forward, the
governing of the multitude, we must
first acquire the knowledge that
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

great interest always attaches to
the first fruiting Of any tree In the
home orchard The most important
question to be decided is: Will 1t come
true 70 name? Many and keen have
been the disappointments that have fol
lowed the negative answer to that
question. The purchaser Of a few
trees. of different species and varieties.
is entitled to as much honesty and care
In the selection and shipping Of the
stock as the commercial orchardist,
who buys by the block or the thousand.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

Have you provided sufficient dry
earth for winter use? Now is the time
to buy spring pullets for winter laying.
Feed more corn to the fowls than you
did during the summer As the supply
of insects decreases make up the def
cheney with meat scraps or meat meal.
The fowls might be excluded from some
Of these runs and these spaded and
sown to rye and gross. In late fall
and winter the chickens can get fresh
green stuff
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
Feeding Cattle without Hogs.

Ny experience Of twenty-seven years
as a cattle feeder IN eastern Nebraska,
where corn and hay are about as cheap
as anywhere In the country. justifes
the assertion that there Is seldom any
profit in feeding cattle without hogs.
writes a correspondent TO Breeders
Gazette. By grinding the corn and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

A good shepherd says that sheep on
our western ranges that are properly
sailed stray much less than unsalted
f1ocks. Be this as it may, sheep crave
salt, and will hunt for salt ticks, aka
Ii, or other partial substitutes, If 1t is
denied them. AS a rule. we think sheep
consume less salt when they have con
slant access to 1t than when 1t is fed
to them infrequently.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

When the brooding hen refuses to
voluntarily return to her coop at night,
but squats outside, you can be pretty
sure that the coop is either fearfully
lousy, filthy or close, or perhaps all
three Investigate
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

Very few farm or village families
grow asparagus, yet IT is very easy to
raise 1t is best to get strong roots in
the epring, but 1t can be raised from
seeds, one ounce of seeds producing a
thousand plants, sown in a bed twelve
feet square. bed of seedlings will
not generally be fit for use until the
third year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

Someone has said that weeds grow
while we are making hay" Yes, that
is true If they are there. Some men
are so we'll equipped with help and
teams that they can keep up a weed
killing warfare while haying is not
disturbed in the least.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

Burn over the old strawberry bed
and row 1t in some way. Plow out so
as to leave rows about ten inches wide
every three feet, then harrow 1t down,
so new rows will be formed. By pur-
suing this plan bed can be made to
last q year or so longer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

Pruning should also be done to pre-
vent undesirable and crowded limbs,
and to take off occasional suckers and
water sprout, bearing in mind always
not to prun. too severely. In the case
Of the neglected orchard, care should
be used not to remove too much brush
all at once.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

There is this about the poultry and
dairy business-there is no danger of
OVERRIDING either one. Profitable prices
are absolutely assured for the future.
The two lines represent the very safest
and surest of any branches of agricul-
ture.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

Small hoghouses are more desirable
than large ones. When large, too
many hogs congregate in them when
the weather is cold. This causes dis
ease and the swine are liable to smoth-
er and injure one another
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

Professor Hodge, of Clark university,
has estimated the value of toads to the
farmer at SIS apiece because they de-
stroy cut worms. There is a regular
market for toads in England, however,
at Is cents apiece.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

At the end of the growth of any
plant Is TIE time to kill 1t. In the
month Of August more weeds and I'M
desirable plants can be killed than in
any other month of the year. This
applies to briars, bushes, willows, etc.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-12-08
THIS "JUICE"
 so SHOCKING
CharOed Pole In San BcrnsrdinO Does
 Vengeance to Man and Beast

A dispatch to the Times from San Benardlno dated Dec. 1, says:
 Three horses and several citizens were shocked by an electric pole on the principal business street tonight. An orange grower from Rlalto had hltehed his horse to the pole when the animal commenced to show signs of nervousness.
 "ln stroking Its neck the owner was severely shocked and removed his horse with difficulty. A short time later a Redlands man htched a span of horses to the pole with a chain. They struggled violently. Edward Paine, youth, attempted to loosen the chain and taking hold of 1t scream ed in agony, unable to release his hold until he fell and the weight of his body broke his grip.
 Several men tried to assist Paine and were also shocked. The horses finally, in frenzled plunging, broke the chain and rolling over wrecked the ve- hicle. Paine and others had their hands seriously blistered. Insulated vie and the dampness of the pole were the causes"
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-12-08

Wilson says he has calls for Imperial lands and especially for exchange for good orange and lemon groves, Los Angeles city property, also Riverside, Pomona, Pasadena, alfalfa lands in Downey and Compton. Now MT. Farmer you want to- see Wilson about it. Thelma Hotel, Imperial, Cal.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-12-08
MEADOWS ELECTED
 CONSTABLE
Second BslIOtlnO Resulted ln Favor
 of the Present Incumbent

The special election held last Thurs day In Imperial township resulted in the election of J. D. Meadows, the present incumbent, by majority of g. At the election of Nov. 9th the vote was a tie, Meadows and Cline re- celvlng 94 votes each. In Thursdays ballotlnes Meadows received 99 votes and Cline 75, as follows:
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-12-08
d Cline 75, as follows:

There was considerable effort made to get out the vote, especially in Im- perial. The fact that this vote ex- ceeded that cast in the general cleo ton at Imperial testlfles to that fact.