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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08
FACTS FOE FARMERS.

The demand for farm implements is
again springing up and manufacturers ex-
pect a return to normal conditions next
year.
The American Society Of Equity organ
lied at Fargo the Tr-State Grain urow-
ers department for Minnesota and both
Dakotas.
In a speech to the National Grange,
Clifford Pinchot. chief forester. urged the
farmeAs to aid in saving the wafer power
from monopoly by a few " corporations
He said the farmers would soon be using
electricity ard would need this water
power themselves.
President Barrett told the delegate> o.
tending the convention Of the Farmers'
Union at New Orleans that II was with
| u The power OF the southern planters, by
restricting their output to bring the price
OF cotton back 70 last years level aud
add S1JOO0O00 TO their wealth. Over
| 900 delegates attended the convention.
Ole Swanson. big Swede working on
Tie Robertson farm. southwest Of Lake
! City. Iowa. claims that he can husk more
corn in eleven hours than any other
He recently hrsked 14l bushels in eleven
hours and ten minutes measurement by
wagon box.
While feeding a corn shredder, farm
er named Melrauch. living near James,
s. D.. had bis arm caught in the maehin-
CIV and before assistance arrived the arm
was terribly ma1gled.
After an interesti; & contest Mrs. Med
meier. wife Of welI-known farmer living
near wortbingion. 5. D., has proved her
self to be the champion corn husker %
that part Of the State
State Senator A. u. Stephens Of
Crooksten announces that during tn corr
ing session Of the Minnesota Legislature
be win try TO pass d bill appropriaiing
$4,000 for the encouragement Of better
farming
Al Davenport, lows, FIRE destroyed the
RothchiId Grain Company's elevator ID. =
1000 barrels Of glucose syrup belonging
TO the Corn Products Manufacturing
Company, ais! some lumber Of tie Mgel.
Ter Lumber Company. Loss $4,000.
John Dworka. farmer residing in
southeastern Wisconsin. has sent the
brain and spinal cord OF colt 70 the
Wisconsin live stock sanitary board al
Madison, with the request that II find
out whether the animal bad hydrophobia-
| One DAY recently his mother attempted 10
approach the colt in a pasture when the
ANIMAL turned On her and nearly tore
her TO pieces before she could escape
| from IL.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08
FIFTY MAY Be DEAD
IN ARKANSAS STORM
Two Tornadoes Sweep Large Sec
ton OF State, Causing Death
and Injury.
HAVOC WHERE THEY MEET.
Region Swept Bare, Trees and Houses
Being Leveled-Town OF Piney
Wiped Out.

Two tornadoes. one from the north
and the other from the south, swept
over western Arkansas late Monday
afternoon. killing many persons and
destroying much property. From re-
ports received it is estimated that
thirty to fifty lives were lost. The
property damage win reach hundreds
CT thousands of dollars.
One tornado started in the extreme
southwestern part of the State and
went north. touching the second tier of
counties from the western boundary
line. The other started in the north
western corner of the State and went
south, devastating the second and third
tier of counties. The counties through
which the storms passed are Lafayette,
Columbia Miller, Pike, Howard Hemp
stead, Montgomery Yell, Pope, John
son, Franklin and Carroll.
Many Killed at Piney.
Piney, German settlement on the
Iron Mountain railroad, between Knox
vile and London, suffered most severe
~, and was practically wiped out The
number of dead is estimated from nine
to twenty. Five business houses and a
number of dwellings were destroyed.
From the towns of Berryville and
Crayens the most definite reports are
received. At the former three persons
were injured, and the property loss is
estimated between $4,000 and $4,000
At Cravens four persons are known to
be dead. They are members of the
family of John Rosin, farmer. Who
were caught under the falling timbers
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08

The new Arabian type of alfalfa re-
Gently introduced by the Department of
Agriculture has, so far as tried. L1en a
decided Improvement on the common
type of California alfalfa, introduced
into this country by the early Spanish
settlers. 1t is one of those importa-
tions introduced BY the adventurous ex-
plorers sent out by the government In
the search for novelties in the agrieul-
tural line. 1t was brought about 1903
10 southern California to the expert
ment station near Pomona.
1t is expected by those who have It
in charge that it win also stand more
frost. 1t may not be generally known
that when the young and tender shoots
OF alfalfa are full Of sap and growth
frost which viii nip other tender
vegetation viii also touch alfalfa. but
not to as great degree as II would
potatoes According to J. w Mills.
then in charge Of the experiment sta
tion recently abandoned at Pomona. on
land where water was something like
ten feet below the surface, the native
alfalfa could, without irrigation. be
cut for hay four times during the year.
Under the same conditions the new
Arabian would cut six times.
In the Mecca country. In Riverside
county. or the borders Of the Colorado
desert, it is just as prolific In proper
linn The experiments there are not
yet completed, dating back cnly to last
Nav. The BrOckman brothers are car
rying on the experiments ia connection
with the experiment station From May
10 December 1t was cut seven times and
there is but little doubt about II being
passible to cut It twelve times year.
Some sangulne observers think 1t may
he cut sixteen tines. against ten times
for the ordinary alfalfa The warm
DAYS and nights there are very favor
able for groRth Of all kinds o. regeta-
.loa that reveI M extreme heat These
conditions. however. stimulate "a earl
ler blossonling period and consequent
shortening Of stalk.
A. to the yield Of hay or fodder per
acre. no satisfactory estimate can be
rixen. In our )liverside climate. with
cool nights and abundant water. seven
rorss 81 hay per acre per annum. with
six or sesen cuttings IS a moderate es.
innate, based on thfrty-Hve years ez,
perience and observation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08
The Kissing Of the Goose,

A recent writer explains the peculiar
attitude and kissing of the goose some
thing as follows: When you enter a
yard where geese are they will stretch
out their necks and hiss like a serpent.
They viii do the same when sitting
upon their nests. This authority says
that in the far East, long ago. geese
nested in the tall grass, and In some
way unknown discovered that no sound
would drive away the intruder as quick
ly as the Kissing of the snake, the bite
of which is poisonous and meant death.
Therefore when the intruder APP
preached near the nest the geese would
stretch out their necks, making it re-
semble snake, and send forth sounds
like snake, which were successful in
driving away the enemy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08

Ever have shoulder and greens? Moth
ing on earth like shoulder and green's,
after all, is there?"
The young man looked bit embar-
raised.
well" he said. "Aggie and | have
talked time and again about asking
you to take dinner with us since you
came on here this time. But you know
what these dinky little three-room
and-a- bath flats are-or do you? And
Agge and | had sort Of an idea that
maybe-well TO he frank, that after all
the splendiferousness that you're used
to. why, 1t might make you feel sort
of uncomfort--oh. ours is just a plain
little dump, you know, and we thought
maybe Ii woud-er"
Look a-here. boy" interrupted the
old miner will you and Aggie g;ye me
some shoulder and green's tomorrow
evening. say at o'clock"
"You know very well that Wen be
delighted to have YOU" replied the
young man.
"All right" said the old man. Write
me down the address. I'll be Inere."
And. joe" he added. as the young
man prepared TO take his leave, you'd
bettsr warn Aggie about the low-down.
ornery. simmering habits OF green's. 1t
takes lot OF green's to make proper
ness Of 'em. A pretty whopping bas-
ket O. greens-well. I've seen bushel
h,I
nothing" and then the two laughed
and the young man went away.
On the following evening the bluff.
ruddy. fine-looking old mining man ar
rived at the little fiat on the minute.
1t was neat and tastefully furnished
fiat. but small. of course.
"Sure you've got plenty OF greens?'
the old gentleman inquired. with mock
anxiety, when he was greeted by the
pretty young matron. whom he had
known as a child i've been worrying
a good deal over that to-day"
"oh. stacks and stacks OF green's y
she replied, adding. but II there
shouldn't be enough could exc out
by boiling down the rubber plant. you
know" and so the little dinner began
merrily enough.
The shoulder was sweet piece OF
mast-fed meat from Virginia, and after
the old miner had tucked his napkin
under his chin In the old-fashioned
way and gone at II. he came pretty
close to looking like thoroughly sat
isfied elderly man.
Dye children know" he said. as he
passed his plate over for the third
helping. that I've been in training for
this ever since yesterday Fact. I've
hardly eaten a mouthful since you In
vited me-or. better, since | invited
myself. And it's worth the fasting
After the dinner the old boy fixed
l,t-lself in big rattan chair In the
tiny coy ccrner near window aud
got well seasoned briar pipe belong
ing to bis young host agoing.
"A cigar after shoulder end green's -
he exclaimed, reproyingly, when the
young man offered him a cigar.
Mighty tidy place you've got here" he
said. after pause, waving his pipe
around. slick as a crick ell. I'd call
It, Plumb luxurious. In fact" and q
sort OF misty light OF recollection ap-
peared In the gray old eyes Of the man,
81 suppose Mary and l wouldn't have
looked upon this as a sort OF heaven
away back yonder In the tangle OF
years when we were struggling along
the best way we knew how"
The young matron had been picking
out soft little chords on the piano. but
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Humble Beginnings
=7-7-------S-~--1o--

Not long ago a grizZled millionaire
miner from the far West dropped into
town. He occupied a superb suite in
one of Washington's most luxurious no.
tells during his stay here. Among his
callers was young man from his own
state. This young man married, not
long ago, young woman ''out home"
They got along all right, tidily on his
s&1,Oeo year, earned as government
clerk. The old miner had not only
known the young man from his boy
hood, but he had ridden the young
mans wife On his knee all the way &c
Banbury Cross. when she was a little
girl In pigtails.
Son" said the grlzzled miner to the
young man from his home state, when
the latter was making his call at the
fine hotel suite, you and Aggie are
keeping house here, aren't you?" z z
We'll, we're living In little fat, If
that's keeping house." the young man
replied.
Well" said the wealthy old miner,
Il sure do take it powerful hard that
you and Aggie don't invite me up to
your place and give me something to
eat-I sure do
The young man started to make some
reply, but the old man wasn't through
I'm getting mighty tired of hotel and
restaurant grub" he went on. Il can't
ger any taste or good out of tit all
tastes alike. II you and Aggie only
knew how I've been sort o. laundering
for good, big film layout of shoulder
and green's, III bet box of matches
that you'd have taken pity on me and
asked me to your place to have some
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08
pATICS% sa k
0ULITlclANlS

The President has removed from office
George Nj. Stewart, postmaster at Seat
tie, Wash, because he solicited campaign
contributions.
The election of Secretary of State
Elihu Root as United States Senator to
succeed Senator Plat was advocated in
resolutions adopted by the Union League
Club in New York.
That the Republicans will continue in
control of both branches of Congress at
least for another two years was known
the morning after election, although the
ma jority in the House had been reduced
apparently to forty-five, as compared
with ffty-seven in the present Hclse.
Cannon was again elected by a comfort
able plurality. in spite of the national
fight made against him, both by organized
labor and by various progressive intlu-
ences. Most of the Republican Congress
men in Nebraska and elsewhere who were
pledged not to support Cannon for the
Speakership were themselves beaten at
the polls. In Iowa one of the Republi-
can veterans who went down to defeat
was Hepburn. His Democratic Successor
is a young editor, d. Jamison. Other
Republicans retired are Overstreet of In
diana, McCreary of Pennsylvania, Charles
+. Lands and others.
County division was beaten at every
l.oint in western North Dakota. and the
counties viii do business in the same old
way. But the fight will be continued and
no new court houses will be built for two
vars
President Gompers OF the Federation
OF Labor said that the moral influence o.
the campaign is with the cause Of the
workers and that the part labor took COM
peiled the discussion to be devoted almost
exclusively TO the labor question. Though
temporarily defeated, he insisted that la
Dor was not conquered By intrenched
wealth.
Opponents of Gov Chamberlain, who
was chosen United States Senator by pop
ular vote of the Oregon electors, who
pledged legislature candidates to vote
for him. are trying TO nullify the election
by securing signatures to petitions re-
leasing legislators from their pledges.
president Roosevelt, six months ago,
came 10 the conclusion that no con5ina-
ton or CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD iuuNce MN
to become a candidate for election TO the
United States Senate from New York
State 10 succeed Thomas c. Platt," said
National Committeeman William l.
Ward Of New York. as. be was leaving
the White House.
Returns of the votes cast by the minor
parties We're extremely slow. but enough
was known to make it certain that the
predicted million for Debs, the Socialist
candidate. had not been cast Promi-
nenf Socialists were satisfied, however.
thar the offciSl count would snow a total
of about 10000. or twice the vote OF foar
years ago. Much disappointment was ex-
pressed over the defeat OF Hilqnit IN the
Ninth New York district, and also in the
deseat OF Hunter and Stokes for the
Assembly. The Socialists say that the
Republicans and Democrats combined
against them Debs said be WIS satisfied
aud that the campaign Of 1912 had al
ready been begun
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08
FOOLED UNCLE SAM.
Paw the Creek Indians Euchered
Him Out OF 81, Ooc, 600.

The Creek Indians have euchered
Congress to the tune of $T,000,OO0 in
their treaty agreements. and the first
knowledge Congress will have of it viii
be this winter. when the Indians and
the representatives of the Department
of the Interior will demand that Con-
gress settle up. And the Creeks are
laughing up their sleeves at the clever
trap into which Congress walked.
The first Greek agreement provided
that each Greek should receive $50
acres of land. the maximum appraised
value of which should be 81, O40. Those
who got land appraised for less than
the maximum were to have the differ
ence in land or in money. Then the
Creeks slipped through Congress an in
nocent-iooking measure taat provided
that newborn children should be ad
mitted to che rolls
Congress had not figured, but the
Greeks had The result was that the
newborn children took up all the sur
plus land for allotments The allot-
ting is completed and the Indians now
are ready for final settlement, and 1t
will be recommended to Congress this
winter by the commissioners of the five
tribes and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior.
The Creeks have only 100000 as
sets, as a tribe. This leaves them a net
100000 which Congress will have to
pay. 1t is just S7,o00.OO0 additional
wealth the Creeks have procured by
outwitting Congress
There are nearly 10000 Greeks. This
100000 viii mean $3.50 to every man,
wnman and child and when II is paid
will be the greatest amount of money
the Creeks ever had az one time. Ev-
cry Greek allottee will Share in it, I'M
less he got land tiIdr was appraised at
the full $1040. 1t makes no difference
if an Indian has gotten his allotment
and sold every acre of it, if it was APP
praised for 500 by the government he
will be entitled to $40 in money
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really isn't 1t usually the lender
out OF something and instead doing without
ey
car rare or quarter for the cotrt
convenient excuse forgetting the small
is to lend
This certainly if
sense guilt discomfort
mas sense OF injury being
PORTABLE In Moreover borrowed
business repaid
furnished in Of
friends
a IL
occasion comes when accommodation necessary
point promptly smaller
article borrowed
is little things to
forgfuness Of
situations friend of
the thing ngectful
Couldn't going
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08

l620-The Pilgrims in the cabin cf tie
'Mayfiower" signed the famous COM
pact
l6I2-lsland of Tobago taken from the
Dutch by the English.
1E34-Zenger, editor of a New York
weekly journal, was imprisoned for
defending government by the people.
1162-First school of anatomy in Ameri-
ca was opened in Philadelphia.
11S9-North Carolina, the twelfth State
accepted the constitution.
1So4-Gen. Armstrong, American Minis
ter to France, presented his creden-
tials to Napoleon Bonaparte.
1S06--Napoleon declared blockade of
the British Isles.
1S29-The city of Camden. s c.. almost
destroyed by ire. President Guer-
zero of Mexico relinquished the ex-
traordinary powers granted him by
Congress on account of the Spanish
invasion. Gen. Bolivar's attempt
to establish a monarchy frustrated
by the Venezuelans. New England
began the custom OF celebrating the
last Thursday in November as day
of Thanksgiving.
1S49-Dr. George Parkman murdered in
Boston by Prof. John Webster of
the Harvard Medical College.
lS6l-Federal forces bombarded the Con
federate Notifications at Pensacola.
-. Union forces defeated in Skin
mish at Hunters Hin, Va. United
States vessel Santee captured the pri-
vateer Royal Yacht Off Galveston
1S62-All political State prisoners re-
leased.
1S63-Prince of Sonderburg Glucksburg
proclaimed King of Denmark as
Christian IN.
1S64-Gen. Sherman began his march
from Atlanta to the sea. Sarah
Jane Smith, 16 years old, a Coafed-
crate spy, sentenced to death in ST.
Louis.
lS6I-Charles Dickens arrived in Boston.
80. Committee of the House reported
in favor of the impeachment of Pres
ident Andrew Johnson
1S6S-New England Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION organized. with Julia Ward
Howe as president
1S70-Duke of Aosta elected King of
Spain.
1ST3-"Boss" Tweed convicted of de-
frauding the city treasury of New
York.
1ST4-Forty persons were drowned by
the sinking of the packet Empire al
the United States swept by hurri-
cane.
1S75-Mary Anderson made her stage de-
but in Louisville
1S7S-The Halifax award of S5,5000OO
was paid to Canada.
1SS3-Standard time substituted for local
time.
1SS4-Mme. Patti, in New York, cele-
brated the silver jubilee of her ap-
pearance there as prima donna.
1SS9-Brazilan monarchy overthrown
and republic established Alaska
demanded representation in Congress.
1890 Battleship Maine launched at the
Brooklyn navy yard.
1892 International Monetary Congress
met in Brussels Sir John Thomp-
son succeeded John Abbott as Cana
dian Prime Minister. -, The great
Homestead strike declared at an end
1893 Twelve thousand lives lost by
earthquake in Kuchan. Persia.
1899 Twenty thousand British troops
gathered at Cape Town.
1900-Many lives lost BY hurricane in
Tennessee.
1901-The Priyy Council o. England de-
cided the Manitoba prohibition law
to be constitutional.
19O5-Prince Charles Of Denmark chosen
King Of Norway =. General strike
renewed at ST. Petersburg.
I9O6-Rev Algernon Crapsey, who hid
been charged with heresy, renowned
ministry in the Protestant Episcopal
church
Oklahoma admitted to the Union.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08

Panama, has settled in certain places.
The dam, which is designed to hold in
check the waters of the Chagres river,
was in the beginning fifty feet wide !
it has now been extended to a length
Of 800 feet.
IN view of the existing conditions the
settlement of the dam was expected.
The reason is the heavy weight of the
embankment There is nothing to pre-
vent this falling in, and it will have
TO continue
There have been other settlements il
the vicinity of the dam at Gatun, and
the rains have resulted, furthermore, in
several landslides in the Culebra cut
The railroad track is inundated on
both sides for distance of several
miles.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08

A barren, volcanic peak which rose out
of the sea near Unalaska about year
ago and which was named Mount Nc
Cullongh, its height being estimated to
BE- 1900 feet, has sunk again into the sea.
The captain of whaler first reported the
disappea rance. and now the government
revenue cutter Mccullough has returned
10 San Francisco with confirmation and
details In place OF the lofty mountain
row there Is an almost completely land
locked bay. into whS,h ESe cutter sailed
and made soundiDes The depth was
from eight fathoms at the shore to TWEEN
ty-iive fathoms al the center
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08
4nE TWO HIGHwAYMEN.

/ long have had a quarrel set with Time.
Because he robbed me. Ever day of life
Was wrested from me after bitter strife ;
l never yet could see the sun go down
But was angry in mr. heart, nor hear
The leaves fall in the wind without tear
Over the dying summer. | have known
No truce with Time nor Times accom-
plice, Death.
The fair world is the witness of a crime
Repeated every hour. For life and breat h
Are sweet to all who live; and bitterly
The voices Of these robbers of the heath
Sound in each ear and chill the passer-by.
What have We done to thee. thou mon
strous Time?
What have we done to Death, that we
must die?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08
Horse Collar. and Tbeir Use.

The closely padded, ill-fitting. soft
collar means suffering and shortens the
life of the horse.
Years ago l gave up the hit. sticky
pad" said an intelligent farmer, "and
have used only the close-fitting hard
leather collar, which we have endeav-
ored to keep clean. This clean collar,
with good washing of the shoulders
noon and nights, has generally sufficed
to keep them free from soreness. Still,
during the constant use of the riding
cultivator In our cornfelds the necks
sometimes get sore, caused by the
weight and the moving of the collar
across the skin at each step of the
horse. We are all inclined to use col
lars too large for the horse Much
pains should be taken in the first fitting
of the collar. and II 1t is thorough. /,
soaked and placed on the horse while
still wet, it will usually shape itself
to the shoulders Another thing, we
try to avoid a too low draft. The way
double harnesses are usually made all
the weight comes ons the horses necks
and there is a constant tendency to
lower the draft, even until 1t comes
nearly to the point of the shoulder
This should be overcome as far as pos
sible. The draft should be high enough
to insure an even bearing the entire
length of the shoulder, and neither
should the girth be buckled tight
enough to cause any draft on the top of
the neck. In fact, girth is unneces-
sary and need never be used except
where the traces are attached to the
load above right angle to the horses
shoulders. Steel collars are In use near
us and / am going to try pair this
spring. l think the principle is right,
and they strike me as being very con-
venient"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-08
comic Supplement- Passlng.

The decision of the Boston Herald to
abandon the coElic supplement hitherto
published with its Sunday issue has re-
newed the discussion Of this journalistic
policy. That paper explained editorially
that "a great newspaper no longer needs
a clown and asserts besides that comic
supplements have ceased TO, be comic. II
adds. "They have become as vulgar il
design as they are tawary in color. There
is no longer any semblance of art in them,
and if .here are any ideas they are
low and descending lower"