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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

who had been out there only a few
yearS-how different he looked from
the others at the reception-she felt
that the life out there must be of the
sort that would rob "the garden of ro-
nance of it's sweetest flowers" or some
such fOolishness as that
Well, anyway that silly girls letter,
written on pink paper and perfumed
with sachet powder, was as bad as a
death warrant signed by the judge of
the supreme court to Door Jim. He just
caved in like an abandoned mine, and
when Sandy asked him how old the girl
was, and after hearing, told him to
cheer up, that girls of that age always
got fool notions and got over them, he
seemed not to hear, though he ought
to have listened and taken heed, for
Sandy knew good bit more about
women than he did about mining.
Things went along in this cheerful
way for quite a spell, and Jim's face
took on an expression that made a
burro look cheerful alongside of him
Then, one day when we were over in
front of Sims adobe, we saw sight
that made us forget ourselves. Along
the road came Dick-"Horseshoe Dick"
we used to call him, because he struck
luck where others struck nothing but
sand.
And since he had q lot of money and
little sense, he went along at brisk
pace even when he was on foot. But
along came Dick, seated on a horse
that might have been saddled for an
Indian prince or circus rider. And
of all the swell toys you ever saw
Dicks took the prize; from his shoes to
his new Mexican hat he was simply a
picture. And as l stock there looking
at Dick, with Jim standing there be.
side him looking like the last rose of
summer, l was surprised to see Sandy
! jumping up as If he had fallen on a
cactus brush, and slapping his hands
together as if he had struck a second
Independence mine.
Well, before | could see what it was
all about, he had Dick into the house
and Jim, zoo. And then Sandy raced
if you could call Sandy's fastest gait
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
"HOWDY, HONEY, HOWDY."

Do a-stan'in' on jar fab a-shinin
thrOo,
or folks drowsin' 'roun de place, wide
awake is Lou,
When | tap, she aIsweh, an / see huh
'mense to grin,
Howdy, honey, howdy; won't you step
right in?
Den I step erpon de log layin' at de do,
Bless de Lawd. huh nanny an huh
pap's done 'menced to sno
NowS de time, eff evan, eff Is gwine to
try an win,
Howdy, honey, howdy; won't you step
right III?
No use playir on de aidge, trimblin' on
de brinF,
Wen a body love a gal. tell huh whut he
t'ink;
Wen huh heat is open flu de love you
gwine 10 gin,
Pull yo'ssef togethah sub, an step right
in.
Sweetes' imbitation dat a body evan
hyeahed
Sweetah den de music of a love-sick mock
in bird,
Comm fom de gal you loves bettah den
yo' kin,
Howdy. honey, howdy; won't you step
right in?
At de gate O Heaven wen de storm o
life is pas
'Speck' I'll be a-stan'in' 'twell de Mastah
say at las,
"Hyeah he stan all weary, but he winneG
his fight wild sin,
Howdy, honey, howdy; won't you ster
right in?"
Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
Feed More clover Hay.

As rule, little clover hay is fed
to horses, largely because of the large
quantity of indigestible material in it,
and this is correct, so far as horses
actively at work are concerned, but
clover hay may be safely fed, with
other roughage, tc horses doing little
or no work, and. because Of the pro-
TEN content in it, will materially re-
duce the quantity of concentrated food
needed. For feeding cows, calves, or
even steers, it may be used to great
advantage, still in connection WITH
other roughage, while for sheep and
for poultry it is especially good.
The Objectionable portion-the dust
lis made harmless by the process Of
wetting when the mass is fed to poul-
try, and it furnishes them with valu-
able green food. We like 1t best cut
In short pieces, and steamed, then
mixed with bran and fed quite hot.
One feed a week of this mixture to
sither COWS, sheep or poultry will be
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
Political Potnnnrri

Have you heard from Maine? The
Democrats made striking gains there
In cities and townships at the spring
elections.
The Republican insurrection in Ten
nessee is giving President Roosevelt
heap of trouble and yet it's only a
fight for the spoils of office.
The German government has post
poned the imposition of its new pro
hibitive tariff on agricultural products
of the United States until June, 1907,
and explains that this action is taken
"to give America time to think" Our
Republican protectionists statesmen
here, who refuse to change one jot or
little of the tariff tax law, don't think,
they just stand pat.
The administration is making q
bluff at the Sugar Trust, but the way
the prosecution of the Beef Trust Is
proceeding most of us will be rather
aged before there are any trust mag.
mates in stripes. The price of sugar
and beef will never be reasonable u1-
til the trusts are divorced from the
railroads and the protection the tariff
gives them is removed
The Republican organs fear ruin for
the poor railroads in consequence of
Ohio's two-cent fare law. These
friends OF the corporations need not
worry. for similar law has been n
force in the State of New York for
some years, and yet the New York
Central and other railroads have man
aged to pay large dividends and their
stocks are quoted above par.
Senator Hale claims that plans have
been prepared by the general staff OF
the army to invade China and troops
are already being dispatched to the
philippines for that purpose. If the
government would notify the mission
aries that it will not undertake to pro
| feet them and require them to with
draw from China, or stay at their owl
neriI. there would be no need of spend
ING millions and sacrificing our sol
diers and sailors in a campaign thai
we can gain neiiksi material benefit
or glory. Let the nations OF Europe
invade China, IL they have good cause
for doing so, but the United State:
should certainly keep out of the muss
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
MunzIed Women of Muscat.

Women of the better class in Muscat
all wear muzzles, which barely allow
them to open the mouth or see with the
eye or sneeZe.
If there happens to be a Cleopatra
in Muscat she will never fascinate any
Antony by the beauty of her we'll
shaped nose, for it is kept in a special
ly made, ugly case. in which it is i'm
possible TO tell its shape. But with all
its faults this is a far better system
than that of cutting off the nose as
men in the Kangra district, In India,
are wont TO do when any of their
spouses have proved too fascinating
Allahabad Pioneer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
Voters Intent on Reform.

The people are evidently intent on
is what the act of the Legislature of
Ohio must mean when it passed a two
cent passenger rate bill. That Ohio
Legislature was elected to reform the
abuses the Republicans have fostered
in that State for years and a majority
Of the members of both Houses were
pledged to vote for certain reform
measures before the people would vote
for them. This Ohio reform wave is
but a sample of the feeling In every
State, and the legislator that refuses
or neglects, to vote for similar reform
legislation will be quite certain TO be
left at home at the next election. The
voters are intent on measures ard not
men or parties. They are looking to
Congress to pass reform legislation on
national matters, such as railroad rate
regulation and revision of the obnox-
ious trust fostering tariff, and there
are enough Independent voters in every
Congressional District and State to
turn the scale against the Republican
candidates, whose record on reform
measures is the least bit tinctured with
corporation leaRings.
The Democrats are known to be
sound on reform and the Democratic
voters everywhere are leading the cru
SADIE against grating and grafters. and
Republican reformers are uniting with
them to secure results. The next Con
gress will be Democratic, and K is to
be hoped that those Congressior al Dis
tricts that elect Republicans will see
to it that they are free from railroad
and trust faint and will Join with the
Democrats in passing reform meas
ures
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

SANDY SIMS PAL.
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00 - HEN he came to Cripple Greek
WhW his name wasn't Sandy. He
was Richard Morton Sims,
from Scranton, Pa, then. But before
he had been on the backbone of the CON
tinent two weeks his name was Sandy.
And Sandy ne remained to the end of
his life-and, without doubt, that is
the name which would have been put
on his headstone if he had had one,
which he hadn't, for they buried him
out Oh the plains, with no decorations
save a sprig or two of sagebrush.
However. all that has nothing to do
with the story. which is all about his
pal and one or two others-Or, more
correctly speaking. one other; because
in life. as on the stage, you seldom find
more than two star actors in a drama
Mt the same time. | simply mention
Sandy in passing, because he was the
man who put the idea into his pals
head. and man who can put good
thought into anybody's head ought to
be remembered even If he is dead
1t had been hard year for Sandy.
Early in the season he struck what he
considered a big find. He said nothing
to any one, but bought up all the land
around at a fair price. but dirt cheap
considering what he was TO get out of
1t, or thought he was. Well, he never
got enough out of that claim TO pay for
the tobacco he smoked up trying to
soothe his nerves when he saw how
that blamed streak had fooled him.
You see. Jim-that was his pals
name-was in love. and If you can inn
agine anything worse than being man
and in love, and living in Cripple Creek
when the girl lives in New Jersey. |
want you TO write and tell me what il
IS. for l want to report it to the HUI
name society.
Well, things were drifting along pref.
ty much in harmony. Sandy was as
miserable as he could be, and so was
Jim. or, at least, he thought he was
but saw his mistake when along came
letter from the girl, saying that she
hoped he would forgive her and al
that, AID that he must brace up. OF
something of that sort, but that she
had changed her mind!
She simply couldn't bear the thought
of seeing him again, because sue hat
Just seen man who came from out
on the plains somewhere, a relative o.
a friend of hers, and the man looked
so like the frontier that he gave hel
a cold chill Perhaps it was his store
clothes that fitted too soon. and hi.
hat that didn't fit soon enough, and hi,
shoes we'll they just simply kicked
the sentiment all out of her.
OF course, she didn't put It in tha
way. She got around 1t as gentle as ;
feather. Said that when sne saw VIVA
the frontier Lad done for this man
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
r,he Dairy Cows Food.

With a view to getting the most out
of the dairy COW a good, sensible, sys-
fem must be followed In feeding.
Proper feeding must begin with the
calf and continue right through her
life. If the calf is not a promising
one, it is better to dispose of her, and
devote the attention to others. If she
is worth rearing for the dairy she Is
worth all the attention that can be
bestowed upon her. That Is the theory.
we must go on.
The calf should be growing steadily
so that at two years she is ready to
begin her life work. If allowed to go
beyond this period she will use the
food given her to lay on fat. This is
not desirable. The dairyman must
fight against this continually.
When she is fresh a slight grain ra-
ton should be fed to her, and this
should be gradually increased until she
is on her full ration. A full ration
means all that the animal will eat
without waste. No waste food should
be tolerated an instant. Find out just
how much she will eat up clean, and
let that be the daily ration. The proper
proportion of this ration should be two
thirds fodder and one-third grain. This
rule can invariably be followed with
great success. Too much grain is not
good for dairy cows. Beyond a GER
tain point the grain will not increase
the milk flow at all, and in the enc a
heavy grain ration viii break the COW
down. This has happened time and
time again In the contests to break rec
ords. For a time the heavy grain ra-
ton stimulated the cows to wonderful
exertions, and then they gave way, and
they could never repeat the record
Some of them were practically ruined.
FARM, Field and Flreside.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
Tainted Money.

The ''yeller dorg" insurance fund is
mounting up, another check for SPA
600, making over 81 100000 in all has
been traced to Judge" Hamilton, who
handed the Doodle. How much of
that sum Mr.. Cortelyou, the chairman
of the Republican National Commit
tee, or Congressman Babcock, the
chairman of the Republican Congress
sional Committee, were able to secure
has not yet been discovered, but the
exposures thus far indicate the repre-
sentatives Of the G. O. P. received a
good per centage. The executive COM
mittee of the Republican National
Committee held a meeting in Wash
ington lately and dined at the White
House, but the matter of restitution
of the tainted money was not consid-
cred and the party of high moral ideas
still is debtor to the fund that should
have been held sacred for the widows
and orphans of the unfortunate policy
holders
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
The Law and the Facts.

Senator Foraker has a queer concep-
ton of the desire of the people for rem
edial railroad legislation, or else he has
determined to help the railroads retain
their present hold on the public throat
with their illegal practices. InhisSpe
in the Senate he advocates that the
courts decide both the law and the facts
when an unreasonable rate is up for
adjustment That would be as one
sided as those who do not wish the
railroads to have any appeal to the
courts when a reasonable rate has been
ordered In place of an unreasonable
one. The middle ground between these
two extremes is the fairest solution Of
the issue. The people propose that the
Interstate Commerce Commission act
as their jury and they will be satisfied
Win such facts as the commission finds
and the railroads can, of course, ap-
peal to the courts if they think that
the rate decided upon is unjust But
to protect the people from delay, that
the well-known ability of the railroad
attorneys know so adroitly how to in
woke. the established rate must go into
effect at once, until set aside by the
courts as unreasonable. Republican
Senators should make note of this.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

Secretary Taft received a cablegram
from Governor General Ide of the Phil
ippines, saying that the stories of wOm-
en- and children being slaughtered at
the recent battle of Mount Dajo were
sensational newspaper reports, not
borne out by the facts A few women
aud children may have been slain, he
SAYS, by tive preliminary she'll fire, but
liz the actual fight no one was killed
unless he had arms in his hands, and
all possible of the wounded were saved.
The American troops, he thinks, not
only showed great bravery, but great
fOrbearance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
FORCING Future Reta,,ot,o,,

Great Britain, which las a very low
tariff on imports and That only ON IL
articles, contends that she should par
ticipate in the privileges granted to
other countries unSer the Dlngley act
in return for the reciprocal conees-
sion she has made on similar repre-
sensations to yother countries grant
ing the MISREPRESENTATION treatment.
Great Britain also takes the ground
that having no protective tariff. her
tariff being specifically for revenue
only, she of all countries should be
favorably treated commercially by the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

A dog Is not the best animal to send
after COW that is giving milk. When
accompanied By small boy with a
whip the condition has not been helped
any. A Nebraska man has been max
ing some tests of milk when COW
was warm and excited and at other
times. A COW being brought by a dog
and boy was very warm and excited
and her milk tested %. The next
morning her milk tested Al, and a
week later when she was brought up
by man and was perfectly cool, her
milk tested g..
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
Hardy strains of Plants.


We have not yet fully awakened to
the advantage of growing hardy strains
of plants in contradistinction TO the
usual varieties. One of the means of
getting hardy varieties seems to be
the use of seed produced in the local
ity in which it is desired to grow the
hardy plant. In the matter of clover
grown in Minnesota it has been found
that in a good many cases the seed
brought in from the south produced
plants that in turn produced the usual
number of seeds, but that the seed Of
such plants was so poorly filed as to
be worthless, while the plants from
seed produced in the same locality
gave seeds that were all plump and
full of vitality. This Is not always the
case, yet if it is so part Of the time,
it serves to act as a signboard to
point in the true direction for develop
ing hardy plants.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

very beneficial and form a considerable
part of the green food supply required
for the stock. A few carrots or man
giles cut lne and mixed in this mass
adds t. its value and makes it still
more appetizing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

The Secretary of the Interior has re-
vised the regulations for the enforce
ment of the law restricting Chinese inn
migration. The most important changes
are those granting to Chinese a rea
sOnable length of time to produce his
certificate of Identification, and proyid-
ing for more courteous treatment of
Chinese travellers pending the establish
ment of their right to enter the country
under the law. Hitherto travellers have
been forced to remain i'll custody for
several days, and Chinese who did not
have their certificate of Identification
with them have been summarily ar
rested.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

Honey is the saccharine liquid gath
cred by the bees from natural sources
and stored in their combs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

United States. What do the stand
patters say to that? Do they want to
force Great Britain to build up tariff
wall against our products. or viii
they come down off their high stand.
pat perch?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

1t sometimes happens widow be-
HAYES so foolishly her actions put the
halo of a MARTYR or her husbands
brow. which the people regret they
didn't see while ne was living.
A woman seldom has much TO say
about the good qualities of her hus-
band until after he is in the hands of
the underIaKs-.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

Potatoes are not the best food for
egg production. Balance them with
linseed meal, bran, clover, etc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
Reciprocity Win Germany.

Reciprocity with Germany.
In the temporary compromise with
Germany OH the tariff war; which gives
until June, 1907, to arrange treaty,
unless In the meantime our tariff is re-
yised, American products are to be al
lowed to enter that country under the
regular rates. On our part we have
agreed to allow argols, or crude tartar,
to be imported here at the rate of
per cent. ad valorem; brandies and
other distilled spirits $1.75 per gal
Ion; wines and vermuth in casks 30
cents gallon, and in bottles $1.25 per
case Of one dozen paintings in oil, or
water colors, pastels, pen and ink draw
ings and satuary 10 per cent ad va
loren.
Under this Republican scheme Of
reciprocity, on a small scale, how much
will the ordinary citizen gain by this
will be benefited by the reduced rates
on brandy. Who purchases oil paint
ings or statuary? The present tariff
seems invented to tax the poor and let
the rich get their luxuries at reduced
rates
There can be no relief from the
plundering of the present tariff from
the Republican party, every move they
make maintains the burden of lie tar
if tax on those least able TO bear it and
reduces the tax on luxuries The Dem
ocratic plan of low tax on necessities
and a high tax on imported foreign
luxurles is the only proper adjustment.
AS it is now the great majority Of the
people pay the tariff tax and the trusts
and combines are protected in adding
to their profits on their products, be-
cause the tariff protects them from
competition and, more exasperating
than that, the trusts sell their products
cheaper to the foreigners than to our
own people
AS the last Democratic national
platform declared protection is rob-
berry," plundering the many for the
benefit of the few
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

Avoid shipping fowls to market in
crates that are too crowded for com
fort
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

The Department of Agriculture has
just issued a bulletin calling attention
to the limitation. of the value of the
incubation of the land with nitrogen
fixing bacteria. Good results can not
he expected if the bacteria for crop
are ALREADY present, nor Wilt any good
result come if the ground is in need
of other fertilizer, or if me soil is al
ready rich in nitrogen.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

Edmund J. james, president OF the
University of Illinois, will be one OF the
three delegates o. the United States TO
the I.an-American Congress at Rio de
yaneiro.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

Late melting hens are as rule in
different winter layers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

In this DAY of telephones it is a de-
plorable condition when a farmer goes
to town with load of hogs to find that
they have declined in price from ten to
fifteen cents per hundred, and all be-
cause he has no phone. A man who
has no phone may feel independent.
but he is most dependent ana is at the
mercy of all who deal with him. He
is not in touch with his fellow farmers
or with the world. If person only
needed phone once it would pay
to put it in.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

As the result of the failure of the
State department TO secure at the
hands of Congress deficiency appropr'a-
lions aggregating $4,000 for contln-
gent expenses of embassies, legaliohs
and consular offices. many of the con
sular Offices have been obliged to cut
off a large part of the necessary you
tine work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

Sheep restore to the soil larger
proportion of the elements they take
from it in grazing than do any other
stock.