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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

II
A sack of portland cement is a very
useful thing to have for making quick
repairs about the farm. hole In a
drain pipe can be stopped in a few min
utes with a little cement mixed with
water thick as putty. A crack in a
barrel can be stopped this way. Hard
wood floors may be patched and nail
holes filed so they will not leak.
A waterproof floor can be laid over
an old board floor in a short time.
Sweep the old floor clean and dry and
nail down all loose boards. Cover with
a layer Of heavy wire netting, lacking
1t down occasionally. Over this lay q
layer of concrete Of / part portland
cement, parts clean sand, mixed with
water to thin paste.
Smooth thoroughly, but IL it Is to be
used by stock brush with an old broom
to make 1t rough, then let it dry thor
oughly before using the floor. Cutters
may be put In where necessary. Holes
In an old shingled roof can be quickly
stopped by forcing a little cement put
ty under the shingle where the leak ap-
pears.
Some special uses to which cement is
being put are the making of bee hives,
brick for pavement and ordinary foun-
dations, cement shingles for roofing,
grain bins In the form of square box
like and round barrel-like receptacles,
etc. The use of this excellent material
for farm structures Is only just opening
UP and it is destined to become the most
important material for general farm
building,-Farm and Home.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

On, fairest of the fair ones and dearest Of
the dear,
Would that my eyes could ever feast upon
thy presence near,
And when In ripening promise this feast Is
but begun,
Would that, in sweet fruition, our souls
blend into one.
Thou are a tickle damsel-how sadly this
know
Elusive as an echo that calls back where
eer l go;
But since my heart, forever, will cry aloud
to thine
Accept the love l send to thee within this
valentine.
Thou art no earthly maiden with witchery
and pelf,
But thou whose presence l implore-thy
name is Greater Self
Without thy sacred presence my soul can
never taste
The sumptuous feasts Ideal" and my life
were gone to waste
My worlds 1t too narrow? My throne
Is 1t too small?
My voice-is 1t too feeble yet to cry aloud
and call
Aye, call thee with entreaty-with lave that
knows no rest,
Till thou shalt hide my life In thine and
put 1t to the test?
oh, maid of Gods creating, thou hast a
woman's heart
Nv "Greater Self'-when wilt thou form of
life the greater part?
Ny smaller self entreats thee to lose Its life
In thine,
This is the loving wish l send thee in this
valentine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

was walking along In his absorbed
the greeting pleasantly. If the boy
was small Mr.. Lincoln would often
take him up In his arms and talk to
him. If the boy was larger Mr.. Lin
coin would shake hands and talk with
him. If he didn't recall the face he
would ask the name, and If he recog-
nized it he would say, oh, yes | re-
member you If the boy was COM
parative stranger Mr.. Lincoln would
treat him so pleasantly thar the boy
always wanted to speak to Mr.. Lincoln
after that whenever he met him.
"But besides showing interest in us,
Mr.. lincoln was exceedingly popular
with The boys in the neighborhood be-
cause of the fishing trips to the San
CANON River he took with us. de
owned a bay horse, which was called
a shaved tail horse. He had 'calash,'
as the roomy vehicle was known. Into
the calash Mr.. Lincoln would put all
Of the boys of the neighborhood who
could crowd in, and drive out TO the
Sangamon. We carried our lunches
and spent the whole day. After we
were pretty we'll tired tramping about
we spread out the lunches. Mr. Lin
coin sat down with us. When we had
eaten he told us stories and entertained
us with his funny comments. No boy
who had accompanied Mr.. Lincoln on
one of these fishing trips willingly
missed another"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

The use Of cowpeas for pasture Is not
as rule the best farm practice, but
under circumstances it is advisable and
fairly profitable. Grazing cultivated
lands is likely to render succeeding til
iage more difficult on account of the
trampling by stock. and, unless care Is
exercised in pasturing cowpeas, loss of
animals by bloating may result, espe-
cially In wet weather. However, the
small amount OF work and the insignif-
cant outlay always associated with the
grazing Of stock commend the practice
to the average farmer, and scarcity of
labor often makes 1t necessary to pas
ture a crop whenever possible. Cow
peas when planted in corn are very
commonly used for grazing, especially
with hogs.
The best time to begin pasturing COW
peas is when the first pods are ripe.
This practice is not generally followed,
as at least part of the seed Is saved
first When the peas are sown in corn
fields the grazing is deferred until the
corn has been gathered.
In feeding trial at the Alabama Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station it was
found that pigs fed corn alone gained
0.36 pound daily, while pigs on cowpea
pasture and corn gained 0.97 pound
daily, consuming 80 per cent less corn
for each pound of gain. The returns
were S1e.65 for an acre Of cowpeas,
with corn at 40 cents bushel and hogs
at cents pound.
The Oklahoma Agricultural Expert
ment Station reports that cowpeas
planted early in July furnished two
grazing periods for milk cows before
frost in the fall and that the flow Of
milk was noticeably increased. At the
Arkansas Station steers were fattened
on cowpea pasture and cotton seed,
making an average gain Of two pounds
a day for ninety days. So long as the
pea vines were green and considerable
seed was available, very little cotton
seed was eaten. The cost of each pound
of gain was only 2 cents for the cotton
seed, thus showing the high value of
cowDea pasture.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
A Lincoln story.

Henry Haynie in his book, Captains
and Kings" tells how he once had occa-
sion to solicit from Abraham Lincoln
subscription for the purchase of hose
cart for the Ere department in Spring
field, Ill, where the future President of
the United States was then living. "Hon-
est Old Abe" agreed to give his aid, but
said he would consult "a certain little
woman about it"-that is, as to the
amount. Said he
IN do so, boys, when l go home for
supper-Mrs. Lincoln is always in a fine
humor then-and I'll say to her over the
toast: My dear, there is a subscription
paper being handed round to raise money
to buy hose cart. Don't you think /
had better subscribe $50? Then she Will
look up quickly and exclaim: oh, Abra-
ham AErahsra Fifty dollars No,
indeed; we can't afford it. Twenty-Five
dollars is enough"
Mr. Lincoln chuckled gleefully as he
added BLESS her dear soul, she'll never
find out how l got the better of her. and
if she does she will forgive me. Come
around tomorrow and get your 500"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
RECOGNIZES LINcoLN's WORTH.
Great EmancipatOr Was Not Fully
Appreciated During Life.

Great Emancipator Was Not Fully
Appreciated During Life.
The American people never appre-
ciated Lincoln while he was alive.
Many loved Lincoln deyotedly. others
saw that he was a thoroughly good
man, but In general even those who
loved him and those who trusted him
utterly failed to realize that he was as
great as he was good. The failure of
Lincoln to win the appreciation Of
those who had every chance to judge
him seems incredible to us now.
Never in the history of the world
was there great man so entirely and
consistently his natural self. He was
homely and ungainly and poorly
dressed-and he knew it, and joked
about it. He was entirely self-made-
and he was not proud of the job He
was ambitious-and frankly admitted
it He was so modest. so honest and
so "easy' that not few thought he
must be supplemented. He was easy
of access and was the same to every
one Traits like these are not evidences
of genius in the mind of the common
people,, who prefer that their idols
shall pose. Lincoln never posed, here
fore 1t never occurred to them that he
could be great.
To be sure, there were some who
came TO appreciate Lincoln before his
death. There were comparative few
who learned by experience that he was
"easy" only when 1t didn't matter, and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
FOND OF FISHING 1a1ps.
Lincoln and the Boys of Springfield
Often Went Together.

Often Went Together.
When William B. Thompson of the
st. Louis bar was boy he went fish
ing with Abraham Lincoln. That was
before Mr.. Lincoln was candidate
for President; earlier even than the
historic Lincom-Douglas debates. 1t
was when Mr.. Lincoln was practicing
law in Springfield and wanted day
OF. Then he would put the neighbors'
boys into the family carry-all. as many
as could be crowded in, and drive away
to the banks of the Sangamon. The
Lincoln whom William b. Thompson
remembers best was not the lawyer, the
orator. the candidate. the President,
but the friend and the associate of
every boy on the street where he lived
In Springfield.
II lived half block from Mr.. Lin
coins" said Mr.. Thompson, In a talk
with Walter B. Stevens Of the St.
Louis Globe Democrat, land visited at
the house. but more frequently | met
Mr.. Lincoln on the street as | went to
and from school. Mr.. Lincoln was not
an observant man on the street; in
fact, he hardly ever saw us unless we
spoke to him. He walked along with
his hands behind him, gazing upward
and noticing nobody. But it was usual
for all of the boys in the nelghborhood
to speak to him as we met him. He
had endeared himself TO all of us by
reason Of the interest he took in us.
When one Of us spoke to him as he
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

There is nothing in human beings that
is quite so interesting to other human be-
ings as their humanity. Franklin and
Lincoln were both choek full of humanity
They both had, for one thing, tirst-rate
bodies. Franklin's powers as a swimmer
will be recalled and Lincoln's reputa-
ton as wrestler. In their youth they
were both athletes and built to endure
great tolls, physical and mental, and to
carry heavy responsibilities. Each of
them began life for himself with mea-
ger preliminary education and No advan-
tages of position or opportunity. Both of
them had the precious gift of humor and
both of them employed it as an aid 10
persuasion and to facilitate transactions
of momentous Importance. Hath of them
were untiring friends of peace and ready
TO make extreme concessions to avoid war
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
LINCOLN
In Commemoration Of the Tooth
Anniversary of His Birth.
BY c. ". FArRrINGroS.

Come gallant muse, with armor cap-a-pic.
With brain ard heart high hrobbing to
the task:
The task delightful, here to weave
wreath
For one who is the gentlest memory
OK all who yet have trod the purpling
watts
OF the grim wine-press of this weary
world,
Except the meek Christ of Galilee.
The mountain doeth not so o'erwhelm the
soul
While standing at its base as when afar
Some leagues: and so with such colossal
man
As Lincoln. X has required frlly
Fifty years to gain perspective Of his
MatchleSs character: and now behold
A land tumultuous In his well-earned
praise.
Patient aid strong and grand as Destiny.
He moved majestic, to the supreme goal.
IS some resistless avalanche of snow
That sweeps the gnarled oaks before its
track,
But ouly bends with tender kiss the baby
rwigs,
So he bore down upon the long misguided
Southro:i, in his hanShty lair, and broke
him
For his good, while his sad heart still
bled
For BARNS. and blacks, and gentle wom-
enfolk
The crucial hour found the master mind
Where God has need of him.
Ere yet the Pilgrim Father, on hi bend
ed knees,
Had finished the profound and holy
prayer
That conseerated this fair lard to God,
The courts of Heaven, all ablaze with
power,
Took up the Vial problem-how TO save
great republic when the time should
come
That her own sons should seek her over
throw;
And there and then a mighty soul was
found,
Whom, later. men called Lincoln.
Thus panoplied, what wonder that this
war
Outgrew the confines of America
And nobly wrought for all the human
race,
Throughout the vast areas of this earth7
SO now tits easier for us little folk
To drown our malice in the "lovc for
all"
To cure a heartache with an anecdote;
To even 60 as he did to his foes
The yilest foes who sought TO ruin him
While his great heart was torn with cares
of state,
And give them honor and promotion
large
And do It in such meek, unselish way
AS though it was a favor to himself.
o grandest figure among mortal men
Whose only fear was that of doing wrong;
Thou hast builded high the standard for
mankind,
And taught us how this earth-life. here
and now,
May reach the border lands Of the divine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

In the journey from Springfield the
presidential party proper consisted of
Mr.. Lincoln, his wife and three sons,
his secretaries, John H. Nicolay and
John Hay, N. b. Judd, Ward Lamon,
Col. f. V. Sumner, Major David Hunt
er, Captain John Pope, Colonel Els
worth (shot down in hotel In Alex
andria In the first movements Of the
war, of which, If he had lived, he
would have been one of the historic
fgures) DR.. w. s. Wallace and Lock-
wood Todd, relations of Mr.. Lincoln /;
Q. NJ. Burgess, George G. Latham, W
s. Wood and b. Forbes. With these
were the correspondents and the dele
cations which came and went, joining
the party for a little way and then
dropping out to admit others.
With a single exception the speeches
of welcome which greeted Mr.. Lincoln
from Springfield to Harrisburg, when
the flow Of oratory was suspended,
were of unblemished courtesy and such
as befitted the man to whom they were
addressed and the communities which,
through their various officials, adj
dressed him.
My duties as correspondent kept me
in Washington for year-the year of
the second Bull Run, Antietam, Chan
lilly and Fredericksburg in look
ing back on that time, now almost half
a century away, 1t seems to me that |
saw Mr.. Lincoln almost daily l had
pleasant social relations with his sec
retaries, the late Secretary of State
and the late John Nicolay, and also
with the family, whose acquaintance
l had made on the journey from
Surinpfiald
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

as cadet IT West Point. During his
hurried sojourn in Richmond Lincoln's
carriage and armed retinue drew up in
front of the old Pickett mansion. The
generals young wife came out with her
baby in her arms and said: Il am Gen.
pickett's wife"
''Madam,' Lincoln answered, Il am
Georges old friend. Abraham Lincoln. :"
The President of the United States?"
she asked.
No said the visitor, with smile,
"only Abraham Lincoln. Georges old
friend"
The child reached out his hands, and
when Lincoln took him in his arms he
kissed the President
Tell your father" said Lincoln, that
l win grant him special amnesty IF
he wants it--for the sake of your moth
ers bright eyes and your good manners .
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
auoting SCRIPTURE.

Speech at Chicago, ILL.,, July 10, 1853:
NY friend has said that / am a poor
hand to quote Scripture. viii try It
again. however It is said in one Of the
admonitions of our Lord: As your Faith
or in Heaven is perfect, be ye also per-
feet The Saviour. / suppose. did not
expect any human creature could be per-
feet as the Father In Heaven; but lie
said: AS your Father in Heaven is per
feet, be re also perfect He set that
UP as standard, and be who did most
in reaching that standard attained the
highest degree Of moral perfection. So
say In relation to the principle that ali
men are created equal, iet.it be as nearly
reached as we can. IL we cannot give
freedom to every creature, let US do moth
ing to impose slavery upon any other
creature"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
The Wheat Belt.

Inc WncaI nett.
Tie Mississippi valley states qLar-
ter of a century ago were conspicu-
Gus competitors of the east In the pro-
duction of wheat Where formerly only
spring wheat was grown in western
states a large acreage of winter wheat
is now sown. The great wheat states
of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and I'LL
nois are gradually being eclipsed by
the wheat-growing states west Of the
Mississippi river. and they in turn are
now menaced by the cheap wheat lands
Of North Dakota and the Canadian
northwest.
Argentina. Australia, India and Rus
sia are competitors of the United
States and Canada in supplying the
worlds consumption Of wheat. In
1906 the United States produced 1885,
261,0 900 bushels Of wheat, France S24,-
725,00O, British india 319,5S8,OO
while the total worlds production the
above year aggregated 3,423, 100000
bushels of wheat
In the older wheat producing states
1t has become a rotation crop Of Glow
er and corn instead Of being the prin-
cipal agricultural product. The spring
wheat lands of Canada are being culti-
waited on account Of their low valuation
and the production of higher grade OF
hard milling wheat.
Unless irrigated acres on reclaimed
swamp lands are particularly adapted
to the cultivation of wheat the volume
Of land adapted to It's production in
the United States has nearly reached
its normal limit. The population is
outgrowing wheat production and at
the present decrease Of bushels per cap
ita in a quarter of century the ex-
port Of wheat from this country will
be eliminated. If wheat holds steady
around 81 per bushel 1t will stimulate
production on land now devoted to
corn and grass. 1t will also encourage
the extension of wheat cultivation into
the Hudson Bay and Southern Alaska
districts
1t has been demonstrated by the agfi-
cultural experiment stations that the
selection of good seed and improved
cultivation will increase the yield of
wheat per acre. In the older states a
three-year crop rotation of corn, clover
and wheat will keep up the volume of
production. The development of the
cheap wheat lands Of the northwest
and the extreme northern wheat belt
will tend to reduce the area of wheat
In the Mississippi valley states, par
ticularly when high priced farm lands
can be made to yield a larger revenue
when devoted to the cultivation of 9TH
er crops The cheap lands of India,
Siberia, Argentina, Australia and the
the Canadian northwest present the
greatest possibilities for cheap wheat
production in the Enthusiastically
Farmer
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF LINCOLN

that, instead Of being simple minded,
he was literally and absolutely a mas
Ter OF men. Douglas, to whola he put
the question at Freeport that saved
the United States, came to know him
as his master-and held his hat for
him while he took the oath of office as
president Fremont, the soldier states
man. whom he made-and unmade-
learned the same lesson. So did Nc
Clellan, the Young Napoleon" SO did
Seward. who went into the cabinet
prepared and expecting to take the
reins of government. So did Chase,
the indispensable man." who resigned
once too often-and, thanks to Lin
coins magnanimity administered to
him the second oath Of Office Even
Stanton, that saturnine Titan % the
cabinet, who was in the habit of re-
ferring to Lincoln as the original
gorilla" who openly prophesied that
jeff Davis would be in tne White
House within six months, who believed
himself called into the cabinet for the
express purpose of holding up the
hands of an impotent president-even
Stanton learned this lesson. 1t took
him long time, but he learned 1t well.
When Lincoln drew his last breath
Stanton said = There lies the most
perfect ruler of men the world has ever
seem"
But 1t was not until the homely face
and ungainly figure Of Lincoln were
gone from the sight, and his pointed
Jest was. no longer heard, that the
American people began to see Lincoln
as he was, not as we had assumed him
to be. And year by year we are COM
ing to know him better.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
This shoe MAY Eft.

Two men, whose offices were on the
second floor, were on the first floor
waiting for an elevator. Long and i'm
patiently they waited.
you're not looking extra well. Land
sell" remarked the lawyer.
"No, Rankle." replied the real estate
man. Think I'll Join an athletic club.
l need exercise"
"Me, too"
Still they waited for the elevator
Kansas City Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

Both were men of profound resolution,
untiring to prosecute an unavoidable war
once undertaken. They are heroes of ro-
nance and of letters, these two, as well as
of history Writers will delight to write
about them as long as the triumph of
genius over circumstances continues to be
an engaging theme.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

In her book, Dixie After the War.
Mrs. Myrta Lockett Ayary tells the tol-
lowing new Lincoln story IN connection
with Gen. Pickett, who led the charge
at Gettysburg: Mr.. Lincoln had taken.
YARN interest In young George Pickett
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

Say. aren't you going out TO day? r
acked the derby hat.
SURE" replied the tan shoes. but
you need not wait for me-
why not = asked the hat.
Because it's your business to go
on a head" replied the shoes
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
No Novelty.

"A novel always ends with the mar
riage.r
(which is proper. There's nothing
novel about the subsequent hunt for a
fiat. aud cook, aHd a job-lot OF furni-
-t,ir.fa .,-Pnck
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

The best part OF all fortitude Is pa
thence, which lies at the root OF all
pleasures as well as all powers Hope
herself ceases TO be happiness when Inn
patience accompanies ber.-Rus<in.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

Strength Of character consists OF two
things-power Of will and power of self
restraint 1t requires two things
therefore, for Its existence-strong
feelings and strong command over
them.-Frederick W. Robertson.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
Percx,s Way.

Percy Pinkweed is SO effemiIste,"
said the tall blonde, Il hate to get
on the street cars with him"
"Steps off backward, eh?' asked
her chum.
Worse than that. He always pays
the conductor the fares In pennies"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
A Mcmillan.

Cobb-what's the difference between
vision and sight?
Dobb-See those two girls across the
street?
Cobb-Yes.
Dobb-Well. the pretty one would
call vision. but the other cne-she's
a sight.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

tan. appreciate beds as yet undevel-
oped, and which, prior to the discovery
of the commercial possibilities of phos-
phate, could have been purchased for
a dollar an acre, are now almost who'll
ly withdrawn from the market and
the man or the corporation owning
an extensive phosphate acreage Is re-
garded as most fortunate
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
Phosphate.

Phosphate rock from our Southern
States. principally that from Florida,
is the basic component OF all manu-
featured fertilizer, and 1t is also ex-
ported and extensively employed by
European farmers. who apply it TO
their soil In its native State
The phosphate business, already
large and extensively profitable, Is
growing By leaps and bounds, says Les
lies Weekly. Experts estimate that
withia s.se next ten years 1t WIN as
sumo immense proportions 1t must
Rock or pebble phosphate Is the very
essence Of plant life and must neces-
sarily always form the most essential
part OF ali patent fertilizers Lands
In Florida from which phosphate Is
being taken. and ground known to con-