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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-15
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The Nernst lamps have given so
much satisfaction in the library that
one has been installed in the assembly
hall.
Carl and Dora Lake who have been
visiting their father in Texas, returned
to school yesterday morning.
Frank Shelby, student of the high
school, had the misfortune to break his
leg last Friday 1t appears that Frank
was scuffling with some fellows when he
slipped on the ice with the above re-
suit
Mrs. Parlin gave the school very
interesting talk on European travel
last Thursday.
Walter Lemke won a gold badge, in
the Photographic contest, held by the
st. Nicholas League. The subject is a
picture of the "Wausau Club and it
appears in the January st. Nicholas.
Ross Beebe, an alumni of the high
school, visited the school last Friday.
Mr.. Beebe taught at St. Adams academy
last year, but will not return to that
school for the last semester; instead of
this he will return to Beloit, which
school he will attend for one semester
in order to get degree.
The fourth year cooking class made
candy last Saturday, instead of their
regular menu. Strange to say, no one
got a look at it, although the class has
always been generous with their cook
ing.
The basket ball game at the Wausau
high school gymnasium, resulted in a
score of SO to ID in favor of Wausau.
The teams averaged well in height, but
after three minutes of play, it was
evident that Tomahawk was out
classed. The Wausau team would get
the ball at one end of the field and by
good team work, soon have it down to
its own basket. On the other hand the
Tomahawk team could not do this for
their combinations would soon be
broken. One unpleasant feature was
the great amount of fouling, chiefly
on Tomahawk's part. The game was
well advertised and as result a large
crowd turned out. Following is the
line up of the two teams:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-15
SINGLE

Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Ethelyns Dana Single
to Mr.. Alonzo Bernard Duchac, both of
Amigo. The nuptials will be solemn
lied on Wednesday evening, January
30th, 1907. at the home of the formers
parents, DR.. and Mrs. H. ID. Single. $40
Seventh Ave, Antigo, Wis. Both of the
young people are well known to many
in Wausau, especially Miss Single, who
is the second daughter of Dr. and Mrs
Single. Her childhood days were spent
here and she resided here until
her parents went to Amigo to reside,
some seven or eight years ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-15
MILDRED HOLLAND.
"a Paradise of Lies" Given at the
Opera House Last Evening.

An ovation was given Mildred Hol-
land last night at the Grand opera
house, who appeared in "A Paradise of
Lies" Every seat in the large building
was taken and wherever chairs could
be placed without interference such as
in the boxes, it was done, to accommo-
| date the large attendance. 1t was an
entertainment such as a Wausau aud
fence has not witnessed for many
day. This was the third appearance of
that brilliant actress in our city and
she captivated our people from the very
first, and now the mere mention that
Mildred Holland will appear at the
opera house is sufficient to fill the house
with her admirers. "A Paradise of
Lies" is not an extraordinary drama,
but it has q well defined plot, and
sufficiently exciting, in its intrigues of
love-making and efforts TO gain name
and wealth, devoid of murder and
blood and thunder scenes, to satisfy
the most ardent play-goer. The stage
settings were exquisite. The lily pond
the first scene presented, was beautiful
to behold as was also the palace and
grounds shown in the third act. Mil
dred Holland is the whole thing
within herself and with the able support
she has, 40 one can detect flaw in the
splendid entertainment her company
affords. She received many curtain
calls and at the close of the second act,
large, handsome bouquet of red car
nations was handed her at the foot
lights, il being sent by the order of the
Eastern Star, of which Miss Hol-
land is a member. The order of this
city after installation last evening gave
a six o'clock banquet and at this gather
ing Miss Holland was an honored
guest. She was taken completely by
surprise and very feelingly thanked the
audience for the very kind reception
accorded her; saying that though she
had been here but few times, she had
very warm place in her heart for
Wausau and its people. She said she
NdAhOh Oh w SOlIC W ACeth uCL NHCA-
ever she came to Wausau and that she
would always try to give them the very
best and they could rest assured that it
would always be such as to warrant
their bringing their wives, mothers and
sweethearts. There was no attempt at
rhetorical effort, but was said in such
modest, simple way that it endeared
her more than ever to the lovers of the
drama in Wausau
Cones orchestra is becoming as much
of an attraction as are the various plays
that come to our city. Last night
selections were numbered on the
program and the one to be played
was indicated by card placed where
all could see it, on which was cor
responding number.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-15
DEATH OF H. R. FEHLAND.

H. r. Fehland, one of the best Known
business men of Merrill, died yesterday
at his home in the above city. He was
in the prime of life and his death was a
great surprise to his many Wausau
friends. Death was caused from a
general break down.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-15
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Peter Duranso TO Ida Erdman, both
of Wausau.
Henry G. Weik to Amanda Ritz, both
of Wausau.
Aust Kloport, Wausau, to Paulina
Parde, Texas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-15

A Jamaican Lady Speaks Highly of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mrs. Michael Hart, wife of the super
intendent of Cart Service at Kingston,
Jamaica. West Indies IslaDds, says that
she has for some years used Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for coughs. Group
and whooping cough and has found it
very beneficial. She has implicit conf
dence in it and would not be without
bottle of it in her home. Sold by w.
w. Albers.
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SINGER ALMANAC FOR 1907.

The most complete almanac ever pub
lished Call and get one at the Singer
Sewing Machine company's store, free
of charge, POS Washington St. ct
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Suits from $500 up
Fall OVerc0aty, $1,000 up
PantalO0ns, $500 up

See my line of goods before ordering
elsewhere, Work, fit, style and prices
guaranteed.
S. HANSON, Tailor.
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P. S.-Repairing and Cleaning neatly
attended to and all work delivered
promptly when ordered.
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HANSON
THE TAILOR
SI2 Third Street

| am now prepared to turn out fall
and winter suits, having received my
goods for those seasons. | have on
hand all the latest in goods and can
give you the latest in fashions.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Three Floor Plans of Round Barn.

between the circular and oblong forms
would amount to a goodly sum.
The efficiency and economy of labor
in the circular barn is easily seen.
Everything is under one roof, one
feed room serves for ALL there is no
wading through drifts from barn to
barn in winter, and by use OF FEED
carriers and wagon to gather
manure. labor and time are reduced
to a minimum.
The cut is reproduced from de-
sign by the author and requires little
explanation The first floor is the
basement floor, and contains stanch-
ions for 80 cows, pens for sheep and
swine, four calving pens, milk room
provided with separator, testing ap-
pliance, churn. etc, feed room, root
bin and an 1S-foot silo. There is a
driveway behind each row of stalls
to allow of a cart being driven in to
remove manure, and the feed is
handled in a hand cart. similar to
those used by all up-to-date dairymen.
The second floor is reached by two
slightly elevated driveways. 1t con-
tains stall room for 15 horses, the
main grahary, carriage and machinery
rooms. The floor under the horses
Is rendered water tight by two layers
Of matched flooring sealed and coat
ed with tar compound. The liquid
manure from both floors is conveyed
by drains to a cement cistern.
The third floor is reached by short
viaduct, and here the silo is filled and
all thrashing done. Hay and bundles
are unloaded by means of two circular
hay carriers. Water from the well is
pumped by a windmill into storage
tank Just above the silo on the third
floor, thence being piped all through
the barn and house.
The floor of the second story Is
supported by the partition studs of
the first floor. while the third floor
and roof are upheld by the silo and
four-inch posts. Six ventilating shafts
run from the first floor up the side
walls to the apex of the roof.
While the round barn may have its
faults, in the opinion of Prairie Farm
er, it is becoming to be considered
much superior to other forms in many
ways, and it's adherents are increasing
rapidly, especially in the dairy sec
lions.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
TWO BIG QUESTIONS
THE MORAL OBLIGATION" AND
"DoEs 1T PAY?"
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
An Honest Answer to These Will
Keep the Trade with tho
Homo Merchant Every
Time.

Copyrighted. 1906. by Alfred c. Clark)
When the thrifty person or his wife
sits down for the first time-or any
time-with the mail order catalogue
and its temptations. there are two,
and only two, points to be taken into
consideration.
One of these is moral obligation.
and the chances are that that will be
dismissed as sentimental nonsense.
The other is-Will it pay? and to
that the thrifty person will be in
clined to interpret an answer from the
prices quoted in black-faced figures in
the catalogue.
Neither of these questions should
be lightly dismissed. Moral obliga-
ton is not sentimental nonsense, and
black-faced figures sometimes lie
The duty a man owes to his own
community and his obligation to trade
at home are so often reiterated in the
country press that, possibly like some
of the preaching. 1t has tendency
to harden the he-rts of the sinners.
What has your neighboring town
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09

price: maybe 1t gives picture IF the
article also, but you don't see the
goods. The local merchant shows you
the goods; you may examine them
critically; he may allow you to teri
them or to call in an expert to advise
you. Is it fair to conclude that the
catalogue article is the cheaper just
because the price is lower?
An element that must enter into the
comparison of goods and prices is.
that in any attempt to fool the GUS
toner the local merchant is decided
ly at a disadvantage. He must show
the goods. not merely describe them
His business depends wholly upon the
limited trading area of his town and
his ability to inspire confidence within
that circle. He cannot afford to make
practice of misrepresenting his
goods.
The mail order house Is not so tied
down to the maxim that Honesty Is
the best policy" 1t has no neighbors,
no fellow citizens, no mutual interests
with its patrons. Its trade area Is
wide and always shifting Naturally
these conditions do not demand extra
ordinary vigilance in supplying hon.
est-made goods. And where Vigilance
is not needed employee In the bust
ness he is generally taken on the pay
roll. which makes saving in expense.
as well as in the cost of the goods. II
lower prices are quoted by the cata.
logue house, may not this account for
it?
VIII 1t pay?" Is it a matter Of
economy to buy inferior and damaged
goods when the same money, or even
little more, will pay for goods of the
best quality? Which course does
mans first duty to his own household
dictate?
But to get at the bottom Of that
question. we must consider the far.
reaching general effect of mail order
trading. If ,single catalogue houses
are to be capitalized at $4,000, 600,
they must be reckoned with along
with Standard OIL. the beef trust and
railroad mergers. II they are allowed
to suck the blod from our country
towns. your grandchildren will find
conditions much the same as those of
your grandfather's time. Their mar.
kets will be 80. so or rs miles away.
The towns and villages will be de-
serted. and the hubs" will be too dis.
tant to send the radiating spokes OF
rural mall, telephone lines and other
modern conveniences far into thu
country.
CHARLES BRADSHAW
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STRlPPlNGS.

Any fool can spend money, but 1t
takes brains to earn it.
Do not let the COWS get hungry and
uneasy Give them their esilage and
grain and plenty of hay.
Upon every farm where animals are
kept for profit there should be place
provided for sick animals.
A man may be wise and not know
1t, and again he may think he is wise
and still be awfully mistaken.
1t is a very poor cow that will not
respond to good care. generous feed
ing and comfortable surroundings.
Butter partakes quickly OF the i'm
purities in the air that surrounds it.
For this reason butter should not be
kept in any place where undesirable
doors exist.
Place salt where the cows can help
themselves daily. They are the best
judges of the amount they should
have. A lump of rock salt placed in
a box In the yard is the best way to
do this.
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given you. Mr.. Farmer? A market for
your produce. What has made % to
SO per cent of the present value of
your farm? The accessibility Of a
market. You know what your grand
father did on that same farm? Drove
his hogs and hauled his grain 80. So
maybe rs miles to the nearest market
town, and received prices for them
that would make you howl about the
trusts. And he hauled back the fam
lily supplies for which he paid what
you would consider monopolistic
prices. DO you happen to know what
the old farm was worth then? Well,
it lacked a good deal of being SIS or
500 an acre.
Yes, the home town. with its handy
market, has advanced the value of
your property and made you worth
several Thousand dollars more than
your grandfather was. worth. The
home town affords schooling for your
children, and perhaps social and
church privileges which your family
would not otherwise enjoy. The rural
mail routes and telephone systems
radiating from the home town, as
spokes from a hub, bring to your
home the greatest conveniences Of
modern times.
Have you ever noticed that the first
thing the settlers of newly-opened
reservation do is to send for wagon
load OF mail order catalogues? Well, l
haven't. They lay out a town site
every six or eight miles, start two or
three general stores. build a school
house, church, blacksmith shop a
grain elevator. petition the depart
ment for post office, and start a
experience that, with these things
close by. life will be endurable. what
ever hardships may come. They know,
also, that without them they must live
lives of isolation and endure an exist
eEce that is contrary to all natural
human instincts.
On the other hand, 1t goes without
saying. that the average country town
cannot exist without the support Of
its tributary territory. Then. IL that
town affords the advantages for the
rural citizen that have been enumerat-
ed. there exists what we may call an
interdependence and moral obliga-
ton between the two. Are you. Mr..
Thrifty Farmer. living up to that OBJ
legation when you do YOUR trading
with the mail order house?
To this line OF argument the farmer
may answer that his greatest obliga-
uoo. his first duty. is to his immediate
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09

largest luCISdSe VI value Is tHe nay
crop.
An experienced horse trainer says
it is a mistake to begin to step and
speed a colt until he has learned his
lessons in manners and docility per-
fectly. AS soon as he is thoroughly
dependable and will do as you ask
him with rein and voice. you can put
him to lighter training rig. have
him shod with perfectly plain shoes.
put on light scalpers and quarters
boots. and. picking out nice quiet
place where there is nothing to both.
er, ask and teach him to step along
some. This is good advice. The train.
ing must begin at the beginning. Too
good manners are neglected in the
belief that the essential qualities are
step and speed.
Farmers who read the following
story will perhaps look for checks for
losses suffered at the hands of un.
known persons in past years. for
what happens once may happen again.
We hope they will not be disappoint-
ed. The published report is that Rev.
w. W. Ilin of Duanesburg. n. Y,
had sent a check to Lee Shroads. a
dairyman at Cedarville, o.. for $50
to pay for a COW. When Mr.. Iliif was
boy herding cows along the Ohio
PIKE, near Cedarville. he threw a
stone at COW. breaking Its leg. The
animal had to be killed. Shroads. the
owner, never knew who injured the
COW until he received the check and
an explanatory note from the Duanaa
burg pc' tor.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
PARASITES IN DAIRY HERD. Z
They Look Like Real Cows, But They
Arc Not.

The average dairy herd has several
fasten themselves to the farmers
pocketbooks and suck necessarily.
The patience that the average farm
er has with free feeders is indeed very
pathetic; such self-sacrifice is seldom
equaled. The farmer who has pur-
chased gold bricks is thing OF the
past; however, you probably nave
several gold bricks around your place
now, If you would just take the
trouble to find them. You are the
dupe of some old dumb brute, who
boards on your place. You would also
find what cows deserve credit for that
neat little cream check that comes in
SO handy every week.
l once heard one OF these old free
feeders remark: Actually, l am
ashamed to look Farmer Jones In the
face when he comes down to feed alley
and give me my supper. He Is SO
easy"
No, you don't have to speculate on
the board of trade nor with cheap
mining stock to get swindled. Are YOU
going to stand for this forever an
ever? The scales and Babcock test
are your only salvation. But it takes
so much time and is SO much trouble"
you say.
Well, there are no gains without
palms." and is it more difficult than to
keep cows that are eating up your
profits every day? Do you expect the
COW to come and tell you that she is
not earning her board? A sensible.
sober COW that is in her right mind
won't do it. Do not leave your purse
wide open for those parasites, for they
will certainly make your will lean and
sad looking.
No matter how hard you work with
your cows; how careful you are with
their feed and management, declares
the Homestead, if some of them are
eating up the profits of the others.
what has your care and labor netted
you? You simply cannot tell the
good COWS from the poor ones unless
you weigh and test. What you think
is your best COW may have her &C.
count in red ink and still steadily be
over-drawing. Get your neighbor in
terested in this sort of work. Talk
to the creamery man about it. He
will be glad to help you in any way
that he can. Some arrangement may
be made by which he would do your
testing for you. He would at least al
low you the use of his tester.
There is nothing complex or diff
cult about this work; just simple.
everyday business. If you were ia
boat and it should spring leak, you
would certainly find it and plug it
up. Now, find the hole through which
your profits are leaking little by little.
and plug it up with good cow that
has been tested and not found wapl
ing" THE smallest leak may sink a
great ship" Don't be humbugged any
longer; get busy: weigh and test.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09

function, it is transmitted largely
through the sire. Be sure and get "A
sire that is from better milk produ<
ing strain than your own cows. and
notice that he has the power of trans
hitting his own characteristics to the
offspring. The best calf to raise, then.
is the one that shows most largely
the qualities of the sire. Observe
closely in connection with this and
it will be found that it is generally
the calves of cows that show the
greatest improvement from feed and
better care that are best to keep.
With these conditions it is always
advisable to raise as many calves as
possible. with the expectation of dis
carding many of them when two or
three years old, or even before that
time, II we expect any tendency to
revert to some original ancestry poor
in milk production. In-and-in breed
as much as possible in order to re-
duce to minimum the tendency to
revert, by breeding the sires to the
heifers or to other which closely re-
semble them, and you will have
basis for a good strain of cows. How
ever. during this time we must not
lose sight of the fact that better feed
and care has a great deal to do with
the improvement of the herd. This is
particularly the case in the develop
ment OF heifer. Feed them good
rich, heterogeneous feed during their
growing period. Give them plenty OF
exercise and fresh air and good.
clean, sanitary place to sleep. After
the heifers have produced their sec
ond calf, If they have not come up TO
the standard of good COW, discard
them and continue to breed from
those that produce milk and butteIn
fat at a profit. To carry out theses'
principles requires considerable time
and money. but 1t will bring results
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Producing Food Quality.

Much poor milk. cream and butter
ia produced because of dirty utensils
Careful methods in drawing the milk
and in properly cooling it are set at
naught if the milk is strained into an
unclean can and allowed to remain
there. 1t is not necessary that the
dirt be present in sufficient quantities
to be seen by the naked eye in order
to render the can unfit for use. After
it has been cleaned and dried the tin
should have clean, dry appearance
and should not be greasy to the
touch. greasy coating on the in
terror of milk can will spoil milk or
cream in very few hours. 1t doesn't
cost any more to keep the utensils
clean and the results obtained are
more satisfactory.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09

household, and that among the duties
to his family and to the heirs of his
estate is that of practicing judicious
economy-buying where he can buy
the cheapest and to the best advan.
tage. And this brings US to the sec
ond point in the argument-the para
mount question In this commercial
age-"Will it pay?"
BY most people an Affirmative an
swer to that question is accepted as
the call of duty. AS matter of fact,
viii it pay?" is good test to apply
to any project or proposition. There
are commercial. as we'll as political.
demagogues, and the man who Is ap-
pealed to on the score Of patriotism
or profit. duty or dollars. can scarcely
do better than to sit down by himself
and submit that question-"Will 1t
pay?"-to his own best judgment.
Provided always. that he goes to the
very bottom OF 1t.
What are the relative advantages of
buying at the local store and ordering
from catalogue house? Advantages,
understand, that figure in the ques-
ton, will 1t pay?" Don't get away
from that question. 1t certainly is
very comfortable to sit down by your
own Preside and select dress pattern
or sulky pillow from a printed des-
cription and picture of the article;
much more comfortable, in fact, than
hitching up and driving to town on a
raw day.
A consideration more important,
perhaps, is that the printed price in
the catalogue seems, in some cases at
least. to be lower than the price
quoted at the local store. Isn't that
conclusive? Let's see. The catalogue
describes the goods and quotes .
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IMPROVING THE DAIRY HERD.
Brief Principles Laid Down by Prof.
Oscar Err.

The solution of the whole problem
of breeding dairy animals from
practical standpoint can be summar-
lied in few brief principles. First,
get bull of some recognized breed.
with a long line of high milk pro-
ducing ancestry. and see as many OF
them as possible that are within your
reach. Find out if the dam ami the
grand-dam had good dairy qualities.
Although it appears entirely female