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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09
THE GOLD INDUSTRY.

An Illustration which Gives some
Id~a of It's Immensfty In America.
An eagle. $40 gold piece. is just
about one inch In diameter. I agine
glittering yellow ribbon of 10 gold
pieces, lying edge to edge, beginning at
San Francisco and extending eastward
through the Sacramento Valley Of Cali
fornia, across the lofty Sierra Nevada
mountains. spanning the Great Amerf-
can Desert In Nevada and Utah, over
the prairies of Wyoming and Nebraska.
across the green fields of Iowa and ILL.,
chusetts, half way to the British Isles
imagine this continuous string OF golden
eagles edge to edge. without break or
interruption, over this vast stretch Of
sumes at least eight days in the swift
est express train and ocean steamers
and you will be able to form some con-
ception of the amount OF gold that has
been produced In the United Slater.
1t requires some such illustration as
this to grasp the immensely or tue gold
industry, to form some definite idea Of
the Importance and magnitude Of the
gold production of the North American
continent.
The profits from the gold industry
are magnificent. They are greater than
In aU other department of commercial
activity The figures of the worlds
production are enormous. In 1907 the
output Of the gold mines of the earth
amounted to nearly $500,OO0.OOO. OF this
vast sum about one-half, or more than
$500, 100000. was net profit. No other
industry can make such showing as
this. This golc was found In America.
in Mexico, in South Africa, in Australia
and elsewhere.
This huge sum of profits, more than
$500 100000, was distributed to scores
of thousands Of people.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09

he saw Mr.. Walwick Just entering the
dining room. He rushed I'D to him and
Mr.. Walwick looked at him in surprise
and then remembered his face.
"Yes, what is it?'
Its a message telephoned in, SIR"
and he gave over the slip Of paper.
Mr.. WalwIck looked 1t over and
quickly took book out of his pocket,
went to the hotel Office and wrote a
half a dozen kilograms.
"That was close shave" he said
half aloud, and then noticed Clarence
at his side.
"How under the sun did you hap
pen to be at the officer"
you told me to wait, sir, until you
came"
Then be told the whole story, and
when he had finished the head OF the
great firm Of Walwick & Walden took
the messenger boy by the hand just as
IL he had been a grown man and said :
"My lad, you've saved US a great
deal Of money, and now I think that
would better take you home In my
automobile just as fast as can. Your
mother will be worrying about you"
When they were seated In the big
machine and were wrapped In by the
heavy robes, Mr.. Walwick suddenly
asked what the boy had thought by
the peculiar message.
Il thought 1t was very funny, but
how could It be dated January 2, when
this Is New Year'sT
you will have to ask your school
teacher to explain why, but you see
the earth turns round the sun and 1t
Is the day after New Years In India
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09
DOMESTIC DEsPorIsM.

European Flat DwelIers Subject to
the Housemaster.
The unfortunate American fat dwell
er who is subject to an all powerful
1anitor has one advantage over Euro
peans In the same fix, in that he has
no door opening tax to pay when he
leaves bis home, says the Sunday Maya
zine.
The resident of Vienna who does not
| wish to be out of pocket must keep
early hours, for after 10 o'clock he Is
taxed on entering his own house or
| apartment, or, for the matter of that,
any house. The sperrgeld, or door open
| Ing tax, Is not peculiar to Vienna, but
Is also found In other capitals of the
continent.
The two million residents of the Aus
| trian city are practically imprisoned In
their own strongholds from 10 o'clock
In the evening until the next morning.
They may go in or out by paying the
equivalent of four cents to the janitor,
or, as he is styled there, the house
master"
Vienna is built on the fat or apart
ment house plan. Millionaires and
working people alike live In quarters
of this description. The houses are
large, having five or six floors, with
four flats on a floor; so 1t is not I'M
usual to find upward of hundred per-
sons living under one roof There is
a common entrance from the street, and
after 10 o'clock Mt night this door is
bolted and barred. From 10 to IL all
that go In or out must pay the tax of
four cents. After IL the charge is dou-
bled
The tax must be paid every time one
passes through the doorway without
exception. One who has dined with a
friend must, If he stays late, pay four
cents to get out OF his friends house,
and four more to get into his own. A
telegram in the night requires the pay
ment of the tax before the messenger
boy can enter
The housemaster also collects and
keeps duplicate copies of forms, on
NuiNu SfCtg Iuuifluudl III tue HOUSE,
must report to the police his age. birth
place. and religion, his exact occupation.
and other personal details that the
Austrian authorities insist on knowing.
Nor does the power of this important
parsonage end even here From the
little guard room that he occupies at
the foot OF the stairs he sees everyone
that goes in or ont. He ascertains with
amazing accuracy the amount of each
tenants income. the events of his fam
lily life. and the character Of his visit
ors His far-reaching power enables
him to terrorize every servant In the
house into entering his intelligence de-
partment. and thus he spies on the In
nermost life OF the subjects In his FIVE
story kingdom.
Thousands of people In yitnna live
In such terror OF the housemaster that,
1t is said, they never make IN apple
tart without giving him half
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09
The Menace of a Wood Famine.

To-day to supply public needs, and
to ill their own pockets, individual ex-
ploiters are sweeping away the forests
three times as fast as they grow. This
means that many OF the hard woods
are already gone; that the total supply
OF hard wood. which used to furnish
the better grade furniture. fittings and
so on, viii be exhausted, for CONNER
cial purposes. within fifteen years
and that the entire wood supply OF the
country viii not last longer than TWEEN
ty-five or thirty years. 1t is as though
some foreign invader. or some deadly
pest. should suddenly appear on our
shores and ravaye the entire forest
area OF the country. at the rate Of two
States year. until s7sry tree were
gone. Do you imsgiEe for one instant
that as the years 60 By your interest
In this great question viii become less
vital, or less personal. than it Is to
dayf-Success Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09
Counfrv Homes.

Agriculture is not the whole OF coun-
try life. The great rural interests are
human interests, and good crops are
of little value to the farmer unless they
open the door to a good kind OF life
on the farm This problem Of coun-
try life is In the truest sense a ma
tional problem. 1t is especially impor-
tant that whatever VIII serve TO pre-
pare country children for life on the
farm, and whatever will brighten home
life in the country and make it richer
and more attractive for the mothers.
wives and daughters of farmers, should
be done promptly, thoroughly and glad
". There is no more important per
son. measured in influence upon the life
Of the nation. than the farmers wife !;
no more important home than the coun-
try home. and 1t Is of national impor-
lance 10 do the best we can for both.
President Theodore Roosevelt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09

I have been In this business" said
tie buyer for a big furniture house,
for thirty-eight years. ought to
know something about It. hadn't l.?
Well. let me tell you few plain facts
'sThe chair you are sitting in is
marked one hundred and thirty-five
dollars. Ten years ago you could have
bought it for seyenty-five. You'll adj
NIT that's fairly big increase?
well. in the next ten years it isn't
going to decrease in value, is It: 1t
won't occupy any more floor space than
1t does now, will IT? And the scarcer
the wood. the quicker It will increase
In value. Isn't that reasonable? Well.
then answer me this: as long as you
and your nelghbors pay the bills; In
other words. as long as we fx the
prices and the pubic stands the gztr.'
why should we bother about protecting
the forestsl It may be near-sighted
policy. I dare say 1t Is. but. as husi-
ness. 1t looks Ike 'cinch'."-Success
Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09

now. Each OF the queer words In TIE
message means whole sentence when
you look them up In little book
carry. We call II CODE
When they came to Clarence's
house, Mr.. Walwick went into the
warm parlor and told the storv tt his
mother. Then he took piece OK psper
and wrote something on 1t. what
do you think that means?" he said:
wsw heart wire Clarence Young
desk apple.
81 might tell you. sir. n haG the
code" said Clarence.
well, here is the code book You
and your mother can look 1t up"
And this was what they read by
looking up the words:
"Walwick & Walden hereby promise
to give Clarence Young the best educa-
ton possible at their expense.
Housekeeper. :.
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Clarence and the Code
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Clarence had looked forward to the
two weeks of holiday time through all
the school months. But when Christ
mas had come, his brother. who was
the messenger for the firm Of Walwick
& Walden, suddenly became III. He'll
be on his feet In week." the doctor
said. but in the meantime the poor lad
was worrying about his place In the
office.
Cant l take your placer asked
Clarence.
Thus II was arranged and for the
two days before New Years Clarence
ran errands and did everything that
was asked of him. Just as the Office
was being closed the night before New
Years, Mr.. Walwick called him and
said that he expected to come down
town the next morning although the
office would be closed, and he wished
Clarence to be sure and get the mail
and place 1t on his desk and wait for
him.
1t was quite early when Clarence
found his way inside the silent build
Ing. He had brought his skates with
him. as there was to be hockey game
later. and there was to be the family
dinner and the usual good time on
New Years afternoon. He carefully
nut the mail Cd Mr.. Walwick's desk and
sat down to wait. The janitor came
and swept, but Mr.. Walwick, did not
come. There was still plenty OF time
before the game, but the clock hands
were slowly turning. Finally he
picked up magazine and turned over
the pages The hour when he should be
playing came.
The office was getting chilly and he
walked around from room TO room. He
looked at the clock. The game must
have been over for some time and they
would be expecting him for dinner.
He WAS getting cold and hungry.
Strange as II was, when he began to
give up hope the time seemed to go
faster. Finally he curled up on couch
aud went to sleen
Dream after dream tumbled over
each other, and IN the midst of won
6erful hockey game, where everybody
skated about eating hot goose and cram
berries. he heard a bell. He wondered
what 1t could be and before he could
ask he awoke with start. Almost at
his ear the telephone bell was ringing.
He jumped and took down the re-
ceiver. ''Hellor' he shouted.
rs this walwiek & Waldorf"
Yes, this Is WalwicK Waldon's
Office"
well. ! hardly hoped to catch any
one Take down this cablegram and
rush 1t through to Mr.. Walwick.
"'Calcutta. India. Jan. 2
spike sugar Hardly new candle
"'Spiegel. Hooker s Sons
There. have you got thati All right
Repeat It All right Good-by."
Clarence rubbed his eyes. There was
the message written out. but what a
messagel 1t did not mean anything and
IL was dated day ahead. He remem-
bered hearing that Mr.. walwick lived
in some hotel. He had seen the name
soms place. oh. yes, 1t was on the
magazines. There 1t was. The Albero.
Like fash he ran downstairs and
jumped on 8 street car.
In about twenty minutes he reached
she hotel. and rs he stepped In the door
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09

Tramp-Lady. I'm near perishinG
from exposure! Lady-Are you Con-
gresham or Senator Flown Topics.
Doesn't she ever stop talkingf' "Oh.
yes, when she Is breaking in fresh
piece of gum" Washington ID. CO.
Herald.
rs that woman rich?" "Rich?
should say SO! Why, she can even at
ford to be kleptomaniac." Bali imore
American.
"She's not handsome, is she?" Lord.
no! Say, If there was tax on beau
ty, she'd be entitled to pension. -
Cleveland Leader.
1.-THE first time he went out In his
new auto he ran across few friends,
and -" did they leave families?-
Baltimore American.
"Now, then, look pleasant, please.
mot at all i; this is to send to my wife
at the seashore She would come home
at once !"-Fliegenda Blatter.
"Was your father college bred? ?"
Eyes, but we never mentioned 1t. The
college he went to had rotten foot
ball Chicago Record-Herald.
She-Are you good at guessing wozD-
ems ages? He-You are not over 70.
She-How do you know7 He-No
woman over % ever asks that ques-
ton.
John-I're just lost thousand dol
lars. Julia-Well, 1t is better that It
should have happened to you than to
some poor beggar on the street.-the
Club Fellow.
1T takes heap O. determination,
son. said Uncle Eben, ito hav -yoh
own way in dis life, an heap O.
brains to know what to do wifi 1t after
you gifts it."-Washington Star.
Harlemite-If you wrote yesterday
morning, l don't see why l only got
your note this evening. Downtownite
Il do. l affixed a special delivery
stamp to the letter.-New York Times.
"Ponsonby is the LATEST man l ever
saw" whats the matter nowT He
wants safety razor that can be OPP
Grated by a storage battery concealed
in the handle. Birmingham Age-Her-
aid
Mrs. Subbubs (engaging cook)-Have
you any male friends? can't have any
men hanging around the place. Mandy
Snowball-None, 'cept nah husban',
an he don't come aroun' 'eept on pay
day.-Philadelphi Record.
Terrible Child-Will you please play
something for me on the violin, Mr.
Jones? Jones-But don't know how,
Bobby. T. Cob, yes, you do, Mr..
Jones, l heard mamma say you Played
second fiddle to Mrs. Jones'
Mrs. O'Toole-Shure, it's bad man.
ners yer goat has, Mrs. O'Fllnn. Oh
found ntm in me cabbage patch this
marnin' Mrs. Flinn-Shure, thin, it's
not bad manners that do bother the
darlin'. OF call 1t blame poor tastel
Fluffy Young Thing-I'd like to pre-
gay the express on this package. Ex-
press Company's Agent-What's the
value? Fluffy Young Thing Nothing,
sir. It's a bundle of letters. I'm
sending them back to him.-Chicago
Tribune.
Caller Ton clutches acd with a band
age over one eye)-I have come, sir, to
make application for the amount due
on my accident insurance policy. fell
down a long fight of stairs the other
evening and sustained damages that
will disable me for month to come
Manager Of Company-Young man, /
have taken the trouble to investigate
your case, and l find you are not en-
titled to anything. 1t could not be
called an accident You certainly knew
the young lady's father was at home
Stray Stories.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09
SONG OF THE BY-AND-BY.

1t seems so far to the happy day
When the clouds viii leave the sky,
But tits sweet to hear, when the world
Is gray,
The song Of the By-and-ByI
The hills and rills-they are shining
bright,
And our cares like phantoms ny;
An echo sweet in the lonesome night
Is the song of the By-and-By!
II seems so far to the happy day,
But its rest they'll not deny;
We hear what the angels sing and say
In the song of the By-and-By
Frank l.. Stanton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09
[Ea!;yS@ ~ sr & 4,
- : DoMccNe

ents which are abundant in cotton seed
that it makes too much nitrogen In
the ration.
The man who grows more roots every
year. particularly the prolific turnip,
Is making progress In feeding.
Yearling calves can not be brought
to perfection on corn alone. During
the winter at least they should have
one-third oats or bran. with all the
good clover hay they can cat.
To get the best results feeding young
steers small amount of clinical or
cotton seed meal every day, say one
quarter to one-half pound to each steer,
should be fed
Many inexperienced feeders make tho
mistake of forcing young steers too
rapidly--at tine start.
Farmers In the Middle West who
intend TO feed cattle next year ought
TO sow plenty of sorghum. 1t can be
sown up to July and cured as hay
or with a grain drill.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09
Apple Tree. Per Acre.

Apple trees to be permanent must
have room for healthy development.
Their tops need air and sunshine and
the roots must have space to spread
II trees are crowded the fruit will
be small and OF bad color. Anything
like a forest condition must be avoid
ed in the orchard. Fruit needs sun
shine, not shade.
Another reason for room--thln plant
ing-is the need OF 1t for spraying. 1t
is impossible 10 apply the mixtures eff
fectively where trees are crowded.
II may be well to plant some short
lived trees for filters, but in the end,
fifty trees per acre is enough for the
permanent orchard.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09

The celebrated soprano was in the
middle OF her solo when little Johnny
said to his mother, referring to the
conductor of the orchestra. Why does
that man hit at the woman with his
stick e
He Is not hitting at her." replied
his mother. Keep quiet"
"wen. then. what Is she hollerin' 50
?"-Success Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09

from the mind of Senator Knox than
any personal profit in 1t to himself.
The bill to relieve him from the con-
stitutional inhibition is also technical.
1t restores the salary of the secretary
OF state to the old figure. Thus Con-
gress can say that the emoluments of
the office mad not been increased during
Senator Knox's term. This is only
technically true. Actually they were
both increased and diminished tech
nical objection is met with technical
defense.
Perhaps, as Mr.. De Almond sug-
gested in the house. the question is
one Of propriety rather than of the
constitution. 1t is a question whether
President Taft can afford to have even
technical cloud upon the title Of a
member of his cabinet 1t is a ques-
ton whether Senator Knox can with
propriety accept the office.-Minne-
aDolis Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09
Re.non.Ihflitx.

First Little Girl tconversing at the
school gate IL can hemstitch and feath-
er stitch and my mother let's me make
things for baby.
Second Little Girl-That's nothing.
I'm let 20 by myself 10 draw beer
Manchester Guardian
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09

from compromising entanglemenfs and questionable ALI
ances exhibiting the purest form Of social crcumspec
ton and political and commercial probty.
The community has right to expect something bet
ter from the than 1t finds in tsefhigher ideals
and more unselfsh endeavor at their realization.
these respects the church to the community that
II shall be disappointed but that 1t shall experience
the thrill the surprise of entire fulfment
church must seek the cooperation allegiance of the
contiguous populations. not for Its good but for the
good of sought teaching the lesson by
ple that 1t is more noble to than be served
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09
How ana what to Feed.

There is nothing better fog heavy
draft horses under continuous hard
work than cut hay and ground oats.
The hay should be soaked for at least
twelve hours before being fed and
should then be mixed with the ground
oats. The average ration IS about ten
pounds each per day, fed morning and
night. with about eight pounds Of dry
oats fed at noon.
The Texas station has found that al
falfa. Ia addition to rice. bran and
cotton seed maal. IS not satisfactory.
because 1t Is 50 rich In those constitu-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09
Taxation and Democracy.

A recent economic writer points out
that ali the great wars of the last three
centuries had their origin in tie abuse
of taxation. 1t was taxation that cost
Charles l. of England his hea,i. that
laid the mines of the French revolution,
and that cost England her Anne -ican
colonies i'm 17T6
1t is not taxation itself, bui he
abuse Of taxation that drives freeinau
into rebellion. Patriots never vince ar
n direct war tax when nation is i'm
periled by a foreign foe. Taxation for
legitimate government revenues never
breeds a revolution. II Is only when
the tax weapon is used oppressively, in
the interests Of privileged class. that
democracy rises in revolt
OF all forms of taxation customs
tariff is the most insidious. 1t differs
from direct taxation in It's potency to
lessen the purchasing power of every
dollar that consumers spend. 1t Is
favorite weapon Of special privilege.
With skiliful manipulation 1t may be
levied far beyond the normal require
ments of government. Consumers can
be made to pay not only the expenses
OF government but large surplus to
the favored beneficiaries OF an arti-
fetal tariff
This is Americas condition today.
And tariff faxafion is becoming as TN
popular IN the United States as direct
taxation was to the democratic mu-
tineers OF oiden days. The theory that
tariff taxes are hidden. and therefore
don't hurt. is exploded. Intelligent con-
sumers have learned the difference be-
tween afariff for revenue and a tariff
mainly for robber trusts.
The economic fallaeies Of a high
tariff are intelIIgently understood In
the American west. whore the tax on
consumers falls hardest. And in this
same west the instincts of democracy TO
rebel against unjust taxation are find
ing intelligent expression.
King George lost his American pos
sessions. in the first instance. because
it was thought feasible TO tax the colon
.sts without representation
Fundamental democracy threw of
the yoke then. just as it will throw OF
the yoke Of tariff robbery. with or with
OFT tie consent Of a dominant political
party.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09

Getting a profit out of feed stuffs
depends upon the kind Of cattle you
put it into. Figured to a fine point,
says the farmer, isn't the proposition
of full-feeding cattle something like
this: If you have good steers, good
profit will be made; if you have scrubs,
better save the corn and let some one
else try fattening the steers. The cat
tie market is in bad way when 1t
doesn't pay to feed good steers. One
cannot have good steers without keep
ing a good class of cows and an extra
good male. The finger Of experience
points to pure breeds. or US nearly
pure bred as you can afford.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09

why don't you try to leave foot
prints on the sands of timer asked the
Earnest friend
-What fors1 rejoIned Senator Sor-
rhum: ito be measured by secret serv-
Ice detectiress"-W star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09

Journalism But both these things equally remote
from the fighting spirit which involves interest In
the enemys movements in order to parry pierce
them.
II is part of that unchivalrous and unmitary
idea of bullying Of using bombastic terrors in
avoid conflict which is at this moment the highest tur
ret Of the tall hypocrisies of Europe Europe is
of the Of BLUM, the idea of cowng the human spir-
It with painted panorama of physical force see
in the huge ornaments which dare to accumulate
but should hardly dare to
do not like lowering and lingering threats Of arma-
ments do like lowering and lingering threats of
riot II people want have revolution let them have
Il and let have the advantage Of revolution of
being drastic and decisive But parade of pos