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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22
Rate of Alfalfa Seeding.

Alfalfa seed is sown at the rate Of
fifteen to eighteen pounds per acre.
Some growers recommend larger
amount than this, using as high as
twenty pounds Of seed per acre, while
others claim that ten to twelve pounds
per acre is sufficient, says an Oklahoma
report. 1t is certain that in Eases
where the soil is placed in first class
condition and the seed purchased has a
high germinative power good results
can be obtained by using fifteen to six
teen pounds Of seed per acre. but II
these conditions are not met then a
larger amount OF seed will be required.
The method of seeding varies in diff
ferent sections Of the state. but what
ever the method may be one should al
ways aim TO secure a uniform dlstribu-
ton Of the seed. Any up-to-date grass
seeder will accomplish this object, or
vantageOusly. Some drills are built
with a grass seeder attachment from
which the seed can be scattered In
front of the drill and the shoes or disc
in passing over the surface will give
sufficient covering. Placing the seed
at depth of more than one inch is
not advisable. The amount Of plant
food which is stored UP for the young
embryo is limited, and when the seed
Is placed in the soil with layer OF
earth TO the depth Of one or two inches
above it the amount Of food is INSULT
cient to carry the little plant above the
surface, hence large numbers perish.
AS soon as the plant reaches the sun
light it Is able TO collect new supplies
OF food from the soil and atmosphere.
1t has not been our practice to use a
nurse crop with alfalfa.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

Preliminary to making its report the
national monetary commission held its
first formal meeting in Washington.
The decision was reached to draft a
set of questions to be submitted to for
eign bankers and authorities. the an
swers to which ii is expected will be
valuable in the preparation of a general
financial measure for the United States.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22
HI. Prainr.

The Christmas cynic's here again
To irritate the soul.
He says that he gets neckties when
He needs a ton of coal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

The Navy Department has ordered
that the official address Of the naval
station at Guam hereafter shall be In
the Marianne Islands instead of the
Ladrone Islands. which they were
named under Spanish rule. Ladrone Is
Spanish for robber, and the inhabitants
claimed that such suggestive name
did them injustice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

So Sanity sadly took
The stockings from their hook,
And in their place he put
One meant for smaller foot;
Nor did he leave behind
gift of any kind.
Next day. ar sunrise. little maid sobbed,
Bitterly crying that she had been robbed,
When right before her the goblin APP
peared-
"Greediness robbed you" he said, as he
leered
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22
The MInister-would YOU n

The Would you ike to
come and be my little boy, Robert?
Bobby (promptlyl-No. sir
Minister-Why not?
Bobby-Manma says you get about
twenty pairs of slippers every Christ
mas
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

Hercules cleaned the Augean stables
by flooding them with water from the
river. You can clean and sweeten the
atmosphere of your stables by flooding
them with sunlight
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

The National Conservational Com
mission. which grew out of the first
conference Of governors ana other ne
able men at the White House last win
ter, completed its inventory OF the ma
TONS resources, with the aid of the
executive departments Of the govern
ment, and these facts were reported at
a meeting OF the commission.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

The total receipts of the Federal
Land Office for the year were Sl2,7l5,-
700. an increase over the previous year
of 81 ,i62.531 The total area of land
originally entered during the year Is
19,O9O,3J6 acres. a decrease of 1907, 200
acres, as compared with 1907 The to-
tai area upon which final proof was
made is S.06s.0l4 acr,s
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22
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enough to pay them to keep it clean
and in prime condition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

General revision of the American
financial system cannot he hoped for at
the coming session Of Congress, but the
members Of the national monetary com
mission expect there win be law pass
ed corrective Of some Of the developed
evils In the administrative features OF
banking.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

The report Of Second Assistant Post
master General Stewart tells Of a big
saving to the government from the new
method Of weighing the mails carried
by the railroads Tue old way was to
test the weight OF the mails onseach
road for six successive days and take
the average for the 3G5 days 81 the
year. Now the weighing covers larg-
er period. and the saving viii run into
the millions.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

A new counterfeit So silver certifi-
cate, Indian head, has been discovered
by the secret service officials. who de-
clare that it is dangerous and decep-
tive counterfeit 1t is said to be par
ticularly deceptive by reason of the
fact that it is painted on genuine paper,
which has been obtained 10y bleaching a
note of smaller denomination, probably
a 81 bill.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

The annual report of Postmaster
General Meyer discloses deficit OF
$16,91o,2TS. the largest in the history
of the department, the increase In reve-
nue. having been only half the ordinary
rate of recent years The chief cause
of the deficit is the large increase of
the rural free delivery system, which
cost $34,361, 463. TIL Postmaster Cen
eral recommends now parcel post adj
dition to the rural delivery, believing
that it would be not only of great ben
eft to the farmers. but would earn mill
ions for the postal service Further
more, it is urged that such service
would help the small local stores.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

President Roosevelt will not make a
display at the Alaska j uIson- Pacific ex-
position Of the trophies of his African
hunt next year. In reply TO formal
request. Secretary Loeb for tho Presi-
dent has replied that it viii be impossi-
bic to comply
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

President Roosevelt caused rejoicing
among 5000 government clerks by an
nouncing that he had no intention OF
compelling the employees TO labor an ad.
ditional thirty minutes daily. But their
Joy is tempered by his further an
nounecment that he would permit no In
crease Of salary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

The director Of the census In report
ing on the work Of the past year makes
his estimate Of the cost Of the coming
census OF 1910 as little over Sl4.~
100000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

1t is an excellent plan to whitewash
the trees, filing the cracks in the bark
with lime, so as to fill up many hiding
places of fruit pests, as well as to de-
stroy many which are in hiding
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

President Roosevelt has accepted tbs
invitation Of the president OF the Royal
Geographical Society to deliver an adj
dress before the society during his visit
to London. about April, 1910
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

If the farmer is In such straits fnan-
c.alIy that he must economic. let him
20 without socks and undershirt rather
than scriInp on the price OF seed corn
or oats that be has to buy this season.
He would be far better off at harvest
time or husking if be got good seed
oats at 20 cents ami seed corn at So
than he would to take poor seed Of
either grain as a gift Economic If
one must. but let 1t not be In seeds of
any kind.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

A much more sensible and profitable
type Of agriculture VIII prevail than
is general to-day when every quarter
section farm in the country supports
herd Of from thirty to sixty sheep.
They are large consumers of waste
vegetable growths--the byproducts Of
the farmland for this reason every
landowner should keep flock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

What wes accomplished toward the
construction of the big ditch across the
American isthmus during the last fiscal
year is told With much detail in the re.
port CT the Canal Commission. Ii
shows that the total cost of the canal
TO date. including tire $4,000 600 appro-
priated for the year 1909, is $780,
964. 46S. With an average of 1907
workers on the pay roll, the death rste
per thousand was 1882, less than half
of the previous year. The decrease
was especially among the blacks, and
this testfties to improved sanitation.
During the year 929 patients in the hos
pitals died out of 1893 treated. Ma
chinery in use at the end of the year
included 10l steam shovels, 80 Ameri-
can and French locomotives, 3,45l
American cars and 659 French cars, 20
cranes, 80 unloaders track salfters.
Is pile drivers, % earth speaders and
46 unloading plows. All the settlements
were supplied with electric lights, num-
bering 1886 sixteen-candle lights.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

Again let US urge you not to leave
the tools ont to warp and rust in the
winter storms. One winters exposure
will hurt them more than two or three
years use Clean them up and put
them away in the dry. II you have
no tool horse put them In the packing
shed. A coat Of paint applied now will
add several years to the life of the
woodwork Of tools.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

The present cotton output OF Brazil
is estimated at 10000 tons, and, ac-
cording to reports received from Uni
ted States consuls living in that coun-
try. the industry is increasing rapidly.
Primitive methods are still in vogue,
however. and the quality Of the pred
net is poor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

How hard should the ground freeze
before covering up the strawberry
vines? Well, If it will hold wagon
up when driven over it you may con-
clude that II is time to put on the
mulch. Don't put on too much at first.
however. Increase the amount OF Gov
ering as the weather increases in Sc
verify
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

Beginning a thing is easy, but it is
the stick to it that is difficult. The
ability to go on and finish thing be-
gun is the real test of character. In
farm work or in other stations in life
it is the man who sticks to the things
he has begun that is ahead in the
race.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

We are now cutting timber from the
forests of the United States at the
rate Of 500 feet board measure a year
for every man, woman aud child In
Europe they use only 90 board feet
At this rate in less than thirty years
all our remaining virgin timber will
be cut Time to change our methSds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

that corn-fed horses are more suscepti-
BILE to weak eyes than those given other
grains, Corn may enter into the ration
without any serious results, but it
should not be made the entire ration.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

The government reports the hay crop
to be Loo tons, compared with La zen
year average Total production, esti-
mated. 67,T43.000 tons. compared with
Sc, or 900 last year. Average quality is
94.5, against 90.4 last year. Rye esti-
mated production. 30,921 900 bushels,
against 8, $4,000 last year. Quality is
better.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07

NEW YORK, Feb. New York
automobile enthusiasts are prepar-
ing an elaborate demonstration in
honor of the daredevil motorists
from Germany, France and Italy,
who will arrive here today or to-
morrow to take part in the New
York to Paris automobile race.
All of the Motoring organizations
of New York will participate in the
mobilists, and they with the Ameri-
can contestants will be Toasted and
pampered to their hearts content as
preparation for the hardships and
trials that await them on the frozen
and uninhabited trails of Alaska and
Siberia.
According to the present plans the
start on the long tour will be made
from New York at noon of Saturday,
February 10, and will likely be
marked by great popular demon
stration.
Hundreds of New York motorists
will follow the hardy adventures
on the first stage of their journey.
Straight across the continent to San
Francisco the voyagers will go. If
the estimates are not at fault some
of the drivers will take their ma
chimes across the United States in
twenty-six days, and will leave San
Franciscan on March IL for Seattle
and can sail from Seattle four days
later for Valdez, the beginning of
the Alaskan trail. Should they take
more than that time in crossing the
country to San Francisco, the best
connection they can make to leave
the Golden Gate will be on March
II or %, either of which boats will
connect with the ship leaving Seat
tie on March "a for Valdez.
1t seems likely that the machines
with any i'll luck at all on the trans
continental journey will require 36
days, which will still allow them to
reach San Francisco for the March
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07
new C. H. G D.
BOND ISSUE

CINCINNATI, Feb T. Stock
holders of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton Railroad company held a
melting here today and authorized
the issuance of purchase money
notes amounting to $14,2S6, 900, to
mature July /, 1913, and to bear in
terest at the rate of per cent.
The purpose of the not issue is
to provide means for retiring the re-
funding bonds oftheroad which are
outstanding or which may be issued.
This marks the first definite steps
towards the reorganization of the
the c. H. & D. railway. and the lift
ing of the receivership. The proper
ty has been in the hands of the re-
ceiver, Judson Harmon, ever since
the fiasco of the attempted merger
of the Pere Marquette and the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the
sale of the Erie. Recently the Pere
Marquette was taken from the re-
ceiver's hands, and it is expected
now that shortly the G. H. & D. prop
erty will also be out of the hands
of the court.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07
None Will Discuss 1t.

Gladys Vanderbilt's brothers, it is
said, insisted that the contract
should be so arranged that in the
event of death or divorce the money
could not go out of the family.
None of the Vanderbilts who were
in town last night would discuss
the five million dollar settlement.
Neither would Attorney Morris
Cukor, who drew up the contract for
the count.
Count D!onys Szechenyi, the
bridegroom's eldest brother, admit
ted the other day, Eyes, Laszio got a
"dot" from the Vanderbilt family.
Why not? 1t is the universal Euro
pean custom. But he did not get
any fabulous amount. 1t was rather
modest" Persons who heard the
news last night were wondering
what Dionys would call a fabulous
dot.
The young bride and bridegroom
are still in their secluded honeymoon
hiding place. They will remain
there until the week after
when they take passage for their
future home in one of the counts
castles in Hungary.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07
VANDERBILT Dot
IS s5,OOO,OOO
THIS AMOUNT IS DEPOSITED TO
CREDIT OF COUNT AND COUNT
ESs IN EXCHANGE BANK AT
BUDAPEST.

NEW YORK, Feb. Five mil
lion dollars was deposited yesterday
in the Hungarian Discount and Elk
change bank, at Budapest, in the
name of the Count and Countess
Szechnyi.
The money came from New York
according to cable dispatches receiv-
ed here last night, and was in the
shape Of a credit draft upon one of
this city's largest institutions known
to be a depository of part of the
Vanderbilt wealth.
1t was the first tangible evidence
of the "dot" which the young heir
ess brought to her titled husband.
Ever since their engagement was an
nounced, however, the sum has been
generally reported as five millions.
AS the deposit in the Budapest
bank was made in the joint names
of the count and countess, and not
solely in the counts name, it lends
credence to one of the stories that
was current before the wedding to
the effect that the count would not
be allowed to spend more than GER
tain sum each year without his
wife's permission.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07

the fifty-cent penalty was imposed,
however, the railroads were more
than 10000 cars short of their
needs.
1t was therefore desired to insure
the speedy return of freight equip
ment to the roads owning the cars
and to prevent roads which were
short of equipment from retaining
and using the cars belonging to the
other lines. Now the situation is
so materially changed that there are
at least $4,000 idle freight cars
in the United States and no road de-
sires the speedy return of its
equipment. = J
The recent movement of empty
cars has cost the roads an immense
amount of money, and they have
come to the conclusion that it would
be better to permit the cars to re-
main where they are until needed.
1t is therefore likely that the meet
ing now in session will adopt q
resolution to suspend the per diem
rule until the situation again de-
mands a penalty.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07
POLITICIANS
Get BUSY

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. T.
The state democratic executive com
mittee of Alabama met here today
to discuss arrangements for the
coming campaign.
The committee is expected to is
sue call for a general primary
election to select delegates to the
national convention and name can
didates for the minor state offices to
be elected next fall.
The most talked of now for dele
gates-at-large to the Denver con-
vention are Governor Conner, Con-
gresham ]. Thomas Hefiin, John
w. Tomlinson and J. f. Lowe.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07
.AUTOISTS WILL TOUR
ACROSS Three CONTINENTS
FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS OVER ALASKAN TRAIL CROSSING
BERING STRAIT ON THE ICE THROUGH SIBERIA AND OVER
EUROPE is THE SCHEDULE FOR MOST DARING TRIP EVER
PLANNED BY DAREDEVIL MOTORISTS

% sailing, and land them in Alaska
on March 20.
This, from the start has been the
purpose of those planning the trip.
II the machinec could land in Alas
ka before April 1, the chances for
their getting through that country
are excellent by the first of May,
avoiding the thaw all the way. Even
as late as April 6 is not considered
too late to get through by those who
know the country, before the ice
breaks either on the road through
the interior or along the Yukon. The
margin allowed by the latter date,
would not hold, however, in event
of an early spring.
1t is believed that the cars can
cross Boring Strait on the ice as
late as May to 10, and that they
may be able to reach East Cape for
the trans-Siberian journey before
the tundra thaws in the interior.
The ability of the cars to reach
San Francisco in time seems to de-
pend on the conditions in Wyoming
, and in California. 1t is figured by
those who have had experience in
| trans continental travel that the
cars will take five days to Chicago
and five more to Cheyenne. At pres
ent conditions in Illinois and Iowa
and along the Platte promise some
difficulty owing to the warm winter
but not such as should delay them
more than day or two with deter
mined drivers in command.
Allowing twelve days to Cheyenne
it is figured another week will be re-
quired to cross the continental di-
vide and to cross Wyoming and
Utah, with the hardest part of the
going here Telegraphic advices
from Wyoming say that the state is
peculiarly free from snow as yet and
that more trouble may be expected
from swollen streams than from
billiards..
The last stages of the journey,
from Ogden to Reno, and west offer
wildly different possibilities. From
Ogden to Reno can be made reason-
ably fast and should be made in
side of three days. From Reno west
depends on the amount of snow in
the Sierra Nevadas. One of the COM
petitors in the race plans to have
an investigation made as to the
condition in the Siearria passes. If
free enough from snow the trip from
Reno may be made straight over the
Sierras, cutting of detour of ner-
ly 900 miles. If this is done 1t is
| figured the cars may be able to
finish in San Francisco within the
+, twenty-six days limit, but if the de-
tour is necessary with the conse-
quent delays in the Tonopah region
and below in the Mojava desert, 1t
will be thirty or more days before
the first cars get to the coast.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07
EMPTY CARS
WORRY ROADS
REVERSAL OF BUSINESS ACTIV,
tiles SHOWN BY CHANGE OF
ATTITUDE ON PENALTY FOR
HOLDING CARS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-Representa-
tives of the tariff departments of all
the principal railroads, making up
the membership of the American
Railway Association, assembled in
conference in this city today to crap
pie with the empty car problem.
That speedy solution of the prob
lem and stoppage of the loss oc-
casioned by the present hauling of
empty cars is regarded by the roads
as a matter of urgent necessity is
evidenced by the fact that the pres
ent conference is the first special
meeting that the American Railway
Association has ever deemed it
necessary to hold.
1t is stated that since the faIi.ng
of of tariff began early in the win
ter several million dollars have
been wasted by the railroads in their
efforts to send the empty cars of
other railroads home and thereby es-
cape the penalty of fifty cents day
for the use of foreign car. This
penalty was imposed less than year
ago by the association to accomplish
the very thing the railroads are
now anxious to stop. At the time
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07

Itching piles provoke profanity
but profanity won't cure them.
Doan's ointment cures itching,
bleeding or protruding piles after
years of suffering. At any drug
store.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07

If you haven't the time to exer-
else regularly, Doan's Regulets will
prevent constipation. They induce
mild, easy, healthful action Of the
bowels, without gripping. Ask your
druggist for them. Csc.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07

Frank Slade oliver, the noted
musician and composer, has been en-
gagged as musical director and to
compose all the music for the ballet,
ensembles and other tuneful features
of the twenty-sixth edition of the
Everlasting DEVILS Auction"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07

Miss Emma Prayer, a very hand.
some and clever exponent of in.
genues, has been engaged by Man.
ager Charles H. Yale to play the
part of the heroine, Madaline, in
the twenty-sixth edition of the "Ev.
erlasting DEVILS Auction"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07

Stops earache in two minutes;
toothache or pain or burn or scald in
i've minutes; hoarseness, one hour;
muscleache, two hours; sore throat,
twelve hours-Dr. Thomas Electric
Oil, monarch over pain.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-07

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