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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21

MARY CUNNINGHAM two years ago to
prepare designs for the contemplated
new coin issue. He searched In many
directions for a face meeting with the
necessary requirements, but 1t was not
until he saw Mary Cunningham, a new
servant in his household, but lately
arrived from the north of Ireland, that
he decided he had discovered that for
which lie had been seeking.
The government officials, having faith
in Mr.. aint-Gaudens' judgment, did
not object to his selection, but since
that an Irish lassie's face graces our
new coin much criticism has arisen con-
corning the appropriateness and sense
Of patriotism which prompted the Sc
that among the women of the Sioux,
Cheyenne and Crow tribes OF Indians
are to-day to be found faces which
meet all the requirements OF a model
for the new coins and which many be-
lieve are more typlcally American than
the features selected.
Since the sculptor's recent death and
the departure of Miss Cunnlngham's
usefulness as a model for American
money interest III her in the Saint
Gaudens family has waned, and quite
recently she was notified that her serv-
ices were no longer required Then
she went to Boston in the hope OF Sc
curing work as a waitress.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21
UNCLE SAM AND FISH.
A Novel Proposed Extension of Fed
eraI Authority

A Novel Proposed Extension of Fed
eral Authority.
With the stock of food fish in the
United States growing less each year,
the proposal of the American Fisher.
les Society, made at its meeting at
Erie, that control over the rivers and
lakes be given to the Federal Govern
ment, is matter of timely interest.
''Shad in the Delaware are less plen.
tiful than ever, and the record of 9TH
er rivers where they once abounded is
the same" said an old fisherman yes
terday. Complaint is rife from the
Potomac to the Connecticut. The de-
pletion of the Great Lakes is deplor-
able. They are growing less and less
capable of furnishing their former
supply of fish,
"Of course the extension of Federal
control is not popular, but there seems
to be no other way of meeting the
situation. Where river, as the Della.
ware, flows between two States, Meth
er has absolute jurisdiction, and laws
QONcldli 81 do " tutCL d super
vision worth the name. Moreover, ar
tificial propagation must be carried on
great scale and under the direc-
ton of some authority adequate to
securing its full results.
THE bill now being drafed by
Congressman Shiras of Pittsburg. to
be introduced at the next session OF
Congress, will doubtless be opposed
by strict constructionists of States
rights. But its provisions will be for
the general good, and there appears
to be no other way Of securing the
supply for future generations"
A joint commission of the States
of New York and New Jersey is now
working on laws to be passed by
those commonwealth. Pennsylvania
has a commission which is authorized
to cooperate with it.-Philadelphia
Record.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21
FEATHERS AND HAIR.
Their Properties Considered from
the Electrical Viewpoint.

Their Properties Considered from
the Electrical Viewpoint.
1t has long been known that feathers
and hair are electrical bodies. but
until recently we have had little In
formation about their electrical prop
critics. or the conditions IL which
these properties are manifested. Most
OF these phenomena were first observed
by Exner, and In the work OF DR..
Schwartz are found collected a mass
of facts that cannot fail to interest the
physicist and biologist; besides, we
find there a description OF Exner's APP
paratus which was used by Schwartz
In most of his experiments on electrical
phenomena of this kind, says the Phil
adelphia Record
By the side OF gold-leaf electro
scope we see a feather electroscope
which is fastened to its support by.
means of a silken thread. A feather
waved through the air Is positively
electrified. while the air itself seems
to be charged with negative electricity.
Two feathers rubbed together IN the
natural position are so electrified that
their lower surface is negative and
upper positive.
These experiments and others have
been utilized TO study the vital rela-
lions Of animals and the biological
signifcatlon OF these phenomena. Most
feathers stick together and remain so
even after being dried; II they &c
even waved through the air. the barbs
OF the feathers separate, owing to the
differences Of electrifcatioa
No bird need attend 70 It's plumage
at the end OF long flight. for. while
the large feathers are positively cleo
triied by friction against the air. the
white down has become negative. and
50 there Is attraction between Il and
the feathers. Among consequences OF
this production OF electricity during
flight Is that during winds, even the
most violent. the plumage does not be-
come ruled. but rests tight against the
birds body, for IN this case the wing
feathers. which overlap. rub against
each other and become electrified In
contrary senses. II the bird flies to-
ward the ground. Tapping Its wings, It
COMPRISES tie air eelow them, and.
supposing that thu wing feathers can
bad ax.ds. tns experiments Of Exnsr
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weary little sigh. Anything that was
his was very dear.
The air seemed heavy with the scent
Of the June flowers, and all the world
was at peace. Far away the soft
strains of the band reached her ears.
mingled with the voices OF the dancers
as they talked and laughed and firted
She felt "out of ia stranger to all
that was happy and care-free; and but
a moment ago she had been the gay
est of them ali.
Suddenly a fcotstep crunched on the
gravel path, and the girl started
guiltily. What If 1t were her partner
coming to look for her? She couldn't
possibly see him like this! Her eyes
we're wet and her lashes heavy with
tears. her white frock had a huge rent
In IL and her fiowers-the flowers he
had given her. were crushed and dead
Just like herself. she thought bitterly
The footsteps stopped in front of the
little doorway and figure blocked out
the moonlight, and silhouetted against
the darkness she saw and recognized
the intruder.
II was John Thorold. And he had
seen her.
pardon me-" he said YEARLY, his
voice sounding dull and lifeless to the
girls listening ears. but | came to
find a match box that I dropped some
where in here l shouldn't like to lose
ii. and Why, Miss Matheson--
Helen. you are crying? What is the
matter. little girl? Tell me-"
He sat down beside her on the
wooden seat, taking ole of her little
white hands in his.
Dear, are you unhappy? Tell me,
for | should be so glad to help YOU"
A ray of moonlight shot through the
doorway, and Helen, looking up, saw
the light in his eyes, and her heart
bounded with sudden happiness.
TIT is b-because you are going-a-
away" she whispered, SO low that the
man had to bend his head TO hear !;
land | am lonesome and miserable, and
unhappy :"
With a smothered cry of JOY, Thor
old took her quivering little figure In
his strong arms. and kissed away the
tears.
THANK Cod" he cried. Thank
God. my darling. for love you so! |
Will not go away now, little one. II you
will only come to me in my loneliness.
1t was only to get away from you.
dear, that l planned this expedition
to try and forget you; but l need not
forget you now. need not go away
from you. Thank God!'
And In the stiffness of the summer
night he bent and kissed her.-Phila-
delphIa Telegraph.
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A perplex,nx nune.in.

In 1876 the late John Hay. who died
as secretary OF state. and Alvey A.
AGee were serving together In the le-
CATION at Madrid. They were intense
il interested In the outcome OF the Re
publican national convention and spent
ds.ys wondering who would be nomi-
mated. One morning they found this
item in q Madrid newspaper: -Rute-
bart - Noyes OF America has been
elected president OF the republic OF the
north"
That was as near as the Spanish ed
itor could set 10 the bulletin. ~Ruther-
ford r. Hayes has been nominated for
president by the Republican national
convention and II took Ades and
Hay A week 30 figure Il out
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21
studying SOIL.

In selecting land for certain pur-
poses. and unless one has Il knowledge
of the character of The soil, there may
be a heavy loss in consequence.
1t can be laid down as fact that
where we find hardwood trees flourish
ing the soil Is rich and in such q
section the climate is healthy. Such
small grains as wheat and oats will
yiel6 good crops in the land where
the ,dgar maple, the beech and the
white and black oaks grow.
A wet soil is indicated where we
find willow, poplars, birch, red maple.
black ash and elms. BY drainage such
land IS often saade available for farm
purposes. but 1t is better for grass than
either grain or fruits.
We find strong. rich soil hard to
work. but Of great fertility when once
brought under cultivation. where the
hickories. buckeyes and black walnut
grow.
The chestnut thrlyes best in light,
thin soil, a soil adapted to the growth
of corn. rye. vegetables and small fruits,
but which, unless strongly fertilizec,
cannot grow good crops Of wheat or
oats or the general fruit trees.
Soils are classified as ioamy, clayey,
sandy. chalky and peaty. A loamy soil
is best adapted for most purposes,
while the others can be improved By
supplying such mineral constituents as
the soil lacks.
For a clayey soil, sand and lime or
chalk viii make up the deficiency. On
q sandy or gravelIy soil 1t W.T. require
clay gypsum or loam-
II IL rather expensive to get ciayey
soil IN a fertile condition. but when
well MANFRED such soils VIII yield i'm
mense crops.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21
Loves Awakening

They were sitting In the summer
house, with a pale moon casting IN
eerie light upon the girls shimmering
white frock, and bringing out In sharp
relief the strong, firm features Of the
man.
Neither spoke, until the silence was
suddenly broken by the first soft
strains of music which fioated over 20
them, dimmed by the distance, and,
with weary little sigh, the girl arose
from her seat and scanned her pro
gram in the moonlight.
LET me see," she said slowly, search
Ing the tiny piece Of scented pasteboard
with tired eyes. "No. Ten. isn't It?
All, yes: have that with your brother.
Come, Mr.. ThoroId. I wouldn't miss Ii
for worlds, and the band has started
quite two minutes ago.
Silently the man arose and offered
her his arm, and pang Of jealOsy
gripped him. Cyril had always been
the favored one, and he, ,ha student,
who cared not one whit for the pleas
ures and pastimes of a social life, pre-
ferring rather to bury his head in the
musty volumes of science which cram
med his library shelves. What good
had 1t done him. anyway? Merely con-
verted MIN into hard old bachelor
who could not have told pretty lib
to save his soul.
" -, la A1 y 4
not made of himself what might be
termed "a social success" but the IA
tient years of hard study had gained
for him all the success he desired until
she came. Then his interest In his
work began TO lag. and his thoughts
kept constantly wandering TO GER
tain pair of brown eyes and certain
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21
Cotton seed.

From what a half century ago were
worse than rubbish heaps. more than
million dollars week now come. The
story of this find reads like a ro-
nance.
Before the war the disposal Of cotton
seed gave the ginners great concern.
1t was usually hauled away somewhere
to rot, or dumped into neighboring
stream, where 1t soon became null
sance. The old laws of Mississippi
and other States provided severe PEN
alties for ginners who did not dis
pose OF it in such a way that 1t would
not be a menace to public health.
To-day the uses of cotton seed are
so numerous that the census Office has
published diagram showing the
courses which the four parts of each
little seed may take. These are classi-
fed as waste" "llnters," "hulls" and
meats" The waste Is still waste,
even though that Characterization OF
anything now leads fugitive exist
ence.
At IultAS dit uSCh III NOtAVh DNN-
ting The hulls may go in three dlrec-
tions Into fuel, the ashes Of which are
used as fertilizer, although this Is
now regarded as too wasteful; into
fiber of which paper Is made; or, COM
blned with cottonseed meal, into an ex-
cellent food for cattle.
But the kernels serve the most varied
uses. Besides making cake and meal
for cattle, they are readily convertible
into a crude oil, from which, accord
Ing to mixtures and processes, 1t may
emerge as Gil for miners lamps, com
pound lard" and cottolene, butter and
salad oils" winter yellow oil' and
soap. The Invasion OF other industries
by these cottonseed products would of
itself make long story. The olive or
chards Of Southern France have suf-
fered much.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21
Advan,are OF undcrdrainage.

In Farmers Bulletin No. 1877, United
States Department Of Agriculture, G.
G. Elliott gives an interesting resume
of the advantages OF removing water
downward through the soil instead Of
allowing II to run off over the surface.
They may be briefly stated as fol-
lows:
The surface soil is retained entire
instead of the finest and most fertile
parts being carried off with every con-
siderable rainfall.
Amy plant food in manure or other
fertilizer deposited upon the sol. is
carried into IL with the water as II
percolates downward from the surface.
and 80 becomes thoroughly Incorporated
with the soil.
Rainwater as 1t passes through the
soil serves a most useful purpose by
dissolving and preparing crude soil ma
terial for the nutrition Of plants.
The soil having been well prepared,
IL at all times during the growing sea
sor IT, readiness for the growth OF
plants, such growth not being hindered
hy stagnant water or saturation
The frost goes out earlier in the
spring, so that the planting season
opens one or two weeks earlier than
In the case Of soils affected by surface
drains only.
Where stiff clays are tound the soil
Is made more porous. open and friable,
and roots penetrate more deeply than
they do into surfaee-drslned soils.
The effects OF drought are dlmip-
ished. as has been found by experience.
owing TO the enlarged and deepened soil
bed. and to the more favorable condl.
ton OF the surface for preventing ex-
cessive evaporation Of moist IRE.
1t aids In making new'soli out OF the
unprepared elements, since II permits
freer entrance OF sir and atmospher-
ic heat, which dislntegrate soil material
hitherto unavailable for use Oh Giants
Stubborn and refractory soils. when
drained. are frequently 50 changed IN
texture and mechanical structure that
they become easily managed and re-
spond to cultivation With abundant
crops.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21
A Proverb Reversed.

In London the latest is a bill of fare
which you may eat. The sheet on
which the edible menu is printed
is made of the sugar tissue paper
used on the bottom of macaroons.
while the lettering is made of cake
frosting. The London caterer who in
vented" the edible menu card has
been honored by the patronage of
the King. The King commanded"
the caterer TO teach his chef to make
the edible novelty, and the Kings
guests discovered that their menu
cards were good to eat. They
promptly ate them.-Chicago Journal
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Royal Funning.

On their way TO Paris recently, King
Haakon and Queen Maud. of Norway,
passed through Copenhagen. They
were received at the railway station
BY King Frederick. King Haskon's
father. 4 courtier who was present
tells what the monarchs said
well. Haakon." said King Freder-
lex, "how do you like being a king?"
Il would rather ask you," retorted
HaakQa. i've been q king longer
than you"
This was quite true. Frederick Of
Denmark succeeded 10 the throne upon
the death OF bis father. King Christian.
on January %. 1906. but Haakon was
elected king OF Norway by the Storth-
ing on November IS, 1905.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21

of squaid pickering and
to be trusted
money find that women
They after little leak In the
TILL anxious for dollar far as 1t There "
do that
things
her home to be beauti
appreciation the Of beauty They work themselves
to husbands pockets
he
ptiu eand
all o futile
the things that Solomon sought to teach
make her life
should
establishment afford of living Be
n
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21
AFTER LONG YEARS.

Dear. whom wonld not know
If 1 passed you on the street.
So long and long and long ago
Are the days when We used to meet,
You may be glad to hear
That somewhere out of the blue
Come vague sweet dreams that bring you
near.
That / often think of you;
That now and then I thrill
AT a rustic in the dark;
That | start as the wind sweeps over the
hill,
AS l see the fre-fy's spark.
Somebody stepped on my grave?
Or somebody slipped out Of yours?
cannot tell ! There are ghosts that crave
A Bit of the love that endures.
--Harper's Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21

two dimpies which played deliclously
about the corners Of rosy, laughing
mouth.
In silence they strolled up the long,
wooded path which led to the house,
and as they reached the terrace steps
a figure looked up put Of the darkness
above them.
1t was Cyril Thorold, little impa-
tlent and cross at their delay.
81 thought you were never coming.
Miss Matheson!' he said, with a tinge
of annoyance In his voice. why didn't
you hurry her up. John, instead of
keeping me waiting for such an eter-
nity?"
Helen Matheson laughed lightly.
at was as much my fault as his, so
don't blame him." she replied. That's
the penalty OF having a younger
brother-he can say what he likes
Well, goodnight, Mr.. Thorold, and
thank you so much for being so fright
fully Interestingly"
II was not kind thing TO say, and
Helen could have bitten her tongue out
Immediately after she had said ii, for
she saw the man vince.
But he merely held out his hand.
at Is good night and goodbye, Miss
Matheson." he replied tersely. ''but
probably my brother has told you that
l sail for Egypt In a few days. to make
certain scientific Investigations. I shall
probably not see you again. Goodbye.
and thank you for being so kind to a
dull old bachelor"
In the semi-darkness a spasm of pain
crossed the girls face, and she caught
her breath sharply.
Going awayl And without having
said anything TO her The whole world
seemed suddenly TO so black. and her
heart beat so loudly she feared the two
men might hear II.
In her Efforts 10 control her voice, II
-5uuded dry and hard.
"Going away? You are going away :
No, had not heard. Mr.. Thorold But
please accept my best wishes foT your
tourney and the success OF your enter.
prise What thing Il Is TO have a
hobby, almost think l shall cult
vate one myself. II seems so interesting
Goodbye"
She let her hand rest IN his FIR the
fraction Of a second, then with a Nvhir
OF her white skirts ran up the terrace
steps and disappeared into the hot sc
leaving the man gazing up into tho
darkness which enveloped him, ans
where moment before she had stood
Helen never kew how she 20
through the est e the evening. He
mind seemed 10 cenSve on one point
he was going away, or course h
didn't care. she knew that now: bu
for the last two months she had beef
living in fools paradise. and tn,
sudden awakening had shocked and un
nerved her.
As the hand struck UP FOR the las
dance Helen slipped away from thl
lights and music, and. throwing a shaw
about her shoulders, stole out into tn,
garden to the cd summer house. an.
fiung herself down upon the brokeI
bench. AID then the welcomia.
tears came.
How long she lay there Helen neve
knew. but suddenly something glittere
on the dusty floor. and STOPPING. Sd
picked Il Up euricusly.
1t was n silver match box. wori
with age, but quantity wrought with
dragons head and a crest. and. Peer
ang at It with her tear-dimmea eyes
the girl cav that Il belonged to him
she pressed 1t to her lips with
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21

Of Mary Cunning
ham, a bright-faced,
honest Irish lass,
whom the late ia
nous sculptor, Au-
gustus Saint-Gau-
dens, selected as
having a typical,
" re al f" American
face to serve as
model for the head
Of the Goddess of
Liberty.
Mr.. Saint-Gaud-
ems was commits
stoned as long as
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The Wenninx Colt.

WEAVING time is very critical pc
riod of the colts life. II the colt Is set
back Ut this time it will mean a loss
of size that will never be made up. If
properly handled, however, there need
be no sacrifice. In the first place the
colt should be eating grain long before
it Is weaned and the more it can be
persuaded to eat the better. We never
fear overlooking of colts up TO the age
of eight or ten months. While sucking
the dam the amount of grain Ii will eat
will be very small, yet the returns
from this feed are very good. Oats are
of course the best feed for colts and IL
there is any kind Of stock on the farm
that 1t will pay to feed high-priced
oats TO this winter 1t will be the young
colt and the amount of feed they will
eat will be very small compared with
the benefits accrued. When changing
to dry feed the colt is very often trou-
bled with constipation. Occasional
feeds of dry bran or bran mash will be
very beneficial la relieving this condi-
ton. Wean the colt gradually, don't
chop off its milk ration all mt once.
We have always tried to let the dams
do the weaving themselves, allowing
the dam and colt to run together In the
pasture, making things as easy for the
brood mare as possible. When cold
nights come put both of them up in
the barn. Have a strong halter and
rope ready for the colt. Then when
winter comes the colt viii be broken
20 stand well in the stable and If it
has become gradually used to depend
on dry feed it will be weaned and hal
ter broken without ever having caused
any great trouble or without having
damaged its growth in the least.
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Feeding steers probably without
hogs following the cattle on the aver
age farm In the corn belt depends upon
various conditions. All Of rs know
that hogs are a large SQUIRE Of proat
in beef-making and that they naturally
90 with cattle when fed on corn, and
especially so where the cattle are 2
years cid and over and are fed shelled
or ear corn.
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that liquid. When, how
ever. a man floats on
his back In the water
his mouth will probably
sink beneath the sur
face. unless he use some
strong muscular effort.
BY attaching to the
chest some buoyant sub
stance, 1t becomes an
easy matter 10 keep
above the surface. Life
preservers have former
~ been In the form OF
cork belts. A Denverite
now brings out an en-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21

itEt4I new ioIiu VI Ai4t-
saving apparatus. 1t consists of suit
having back md side pockets, the lat
ter being ben cath the arms. All the
pockets are connected with pump
by which they are inflated. Obviously
when the pockets are filed with air
the peron wearing this saving suit
VIII be sustained above the water In
definitely. He viii also be able to rem,
der assistance TO other persons without
fear Of endangering his own life. The
apparatus was designed with the fur.
tsler object of being OF assistance tc
persons learning 10 swim.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21
Cats as Food.

In Northern Italy the cat is a IA
vorable article of food, even though
people are forbidden by law from
partaking OF the animal Indeed
cats are fattened and grown for the
market with great care. and the Ital-
fans believe that they are far SUI
perior to rabbits in every good quail
ity. The method of cooking the ami.
NAL is to roast it in an oven until
brown. Wiz ori7ns. garlic, parsley
bay leaf. red win, and some fragrant
herbs other than hose mentioned
Chicago Journal