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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
TRAMP MURDERS FOUR PERSONS
South Dakota Father Shot Dead
Wife, Daughter and Visitor Slain.

South Dakota Father Shot Dead
Wife, Daughter and Visitor Slain.
j. w. Christie, a farmer, living near
Rudolph. S. D., his wife, his daughter,
aged is years, and neighbor were
murdered Saturday by tramp, whose
name is not known 1t is supposed
that the murder was the result of an
attempt to get large sum of money
supposed to have been in the Christie
home. The murder was discovered
when neighbor went to the Christie
home.
Mr.. Christie was milking a COW in
his barnyard Saturday morning when
the unknown person approached him,
and before he could make a sound shot
him dead. The murderer hurried to
the house and. finding Mrs. Christie
and her daughter and boy named
Roy Maine, who was visiting at the
house, prepared to fight him, he began
firing. The first shots took effect, and
the two women and the boy fell dead
at the feet of the murderer.
1t is supposed that the man who
committed the crime was acquainted
to a certain extent with the Christie
family and their habits, for few peo-
pie knew that Christie was in the
habit of keeping large sums of money
in his house. 1t is believed that he
had coin to the extent of several thou
sands of dollars in his home at the
time of the murder. Posses of farmers
were Immediately organized and a
hasty pursuit of the murderer was
begun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
Making Potatoes Pay.

A well-drained clam loan is consid-
cred best for potato, growing. Allu-
vial soil is also good. The production
per acre will be in proportion to the
amount of available plant food and
moisture In the soil. Select a three
year rotation, for the scab germ lasts
but two years. l use fertilizer with
10 per cent actual potash. This we
have applied as high as 1900 pounds
per acre, but usually use 500 to 500
pounds, and never drill more than
500 pounds directly into the row. The
Green Mountain variety seems to be
best with US.
Select your seed potatoes in the fall
and keep over winter at a tempera-
ture OF SO degrees, as this will retard
sprouting in the spring. Plow to 10
inches deep and cultivate once week.
Do not roll Plant as son as possible
after April Is, in rows 3 feet apart
Spray one to five times with a mix
ture of IL pounds of Paris green
and fifty gallons of water. For five
wears the cost per acre of growing the
potato has been s45 to $50 with us.
Summary of points necessary for
success:
N Good seed. (2) Clay loan,
well drained and Of good fertility.
f3) Break land early and deep, but
do no, pack. (4) Store crop in COOL
dark place. (5) Do everything on
time. go Square dealing.-Agricul-
tural Epitomist-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
MRS. TUCKER OBTAINS DIVORCE.
Remarkably Brief Hearing Ends in
the Entering of Decree.

Mary Elizabeth Logan Tucker,
daughter of Gen. John A. Logan of
Civil War fame, was granted an ALSO
lutte divorce Tuesday from Col. Will
lam F. Tucker, U. S. A., retired, on
the ground of desertion. Judge Barnes
entered the decree in the Superior
Court in Chicago. Mrs. Tucker was
given the right to resume her maiden
name. The hearing was remarkably
brief. Mrs. Tucker and her mother,
Mrs. Logan, were the only witnesses.
In lieu of alimony the former receiv-
ed real estate from the colonel said to
be worth about $4,000. Col. Tucker
was retired from active service last
spring and given a pension of $3.50 a
year
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

The subject of cow stalls Is one of
the most important dairy studies. As
COWS are ordinarily stabbed, their con.
dition is anything but what it should
be. Poor, miserable stables, cold and
damp and badly ventilated, prevail
gence amongst the poorer dairymen to
permit such conditions
1t Is common to see cows standing
on a dilapidated old floor, without bed
ding enough to make decent hens
nest, and their hind feet half an inch
deep in filth. How any man can ex-
pect to produce clean, sanitary milk
under such conditions is a mystery.
The probabilities are that a good
many so-called dairymen don't expect
to do so. They don't care so long as
they get their money for the product,
and the trouble is we haven't inspect
ors with honesty enough or backbone
enough to show up conditions as they
actually exist. We have a few very
good dairymen, men who are straight
forward and who turn out good prod
uct, but their good work is discounted
by the miserable fellows who conduct
their business in such slovenly man.
ner as to bring discredit upon the
whole dairy fraternity.
1t may be little easier to use some
old contraption Of a stable that some
ignorant farmer built twenty or thirty
years ago than 1t is to get at it and
thing right and decent, but a dairy
man worthy of the name will manage
In some way to keep his COWS in q
clearly sanitary condition.-Agricul-
tural Epitomist.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
CHAPTER NJ.

When Matilde looked back on those
first weeks spent at 0rkwell thay seemed
TO have passed in far easier fashion
than she had anticipated.
There were morning hours spent beside
Sir James armchair in his room, or mid
day ones by the hath-chair that he loved
TO have wheeled into a great conservatory.
where he could bask in the sun, and see
the choicest collection of flowers from the
houses which he had made famous in the
county.
More than once or twice Stewart came
on their little group, and surprised a ten
der sxpansiveness in her face and voice,
which faded at his approach into the Ia
mliiar. hslf-shy, half-reserved dignity.
Then there were long outdoor hours
passed III her husbands society, either
riding or driving about the country, and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
Pure Bred Corn Pays.

The Missouri experiment station
sent out lot Of samples Of pure bred
corn to farmers in eighty counties.
This corn was planted in the fields
and tended as was the common corn.
Reports from these farmers showed
that the "pedigreed" corn brought a
yield of ten bushels per acre more
than the other kinds with which 1t
was compared. This was not up to
the possibilities by any means, but
furnishes abundant food for thought.
Now suppose case. In Kansas last
year there were 1859 ,535 acres plant
ed to corn from which the farmers
harvested a total of 150,640,516 BUSH
els, or an average of about 81 bushels
per acre. Suppose they had used
pure bred seed with the results as
good as those obtained by the Mis-
souri, farmers. This would have In
creased the average yield to more
than 81 bushels of corn per acre, or a
total yield .or the state of more than
225, 200 900 bushels. The value Of the
corn crop thus increased would have
put nearly $4O,000,000 more cash in
the pockets of our farmers than they
did get and would have raised the
average yield to the verge of respect
ability.
Now let us suppose that this extra
100000 900 which the farmers would
have had if they had planted pure
seed corn were invested at per cent
interest The annual returns would
endow the Agricultural College and
Experiment Station with a greater
fund than they have ever had, but
only with what they are entitled to
and should have.-Kansas Farmer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
~~~~~~~~~~

1701-Jacques Francois de Brouillan
was made Governor of Acadia.
1711-Queen Anne's fleet sent to re-
duce Canada, arrived at Boston.
1757-Battle of Plassey, which laid
the foundation of the British EN-.
pire in India.
1759-Wolfe's army landed to attack
Quebec
177S-Congress met at the State house
in Philadelphia. -. Congress held
its last session at York, before re-
turning to Philadelphia.
17S0-In skirmish at Springfield, N.
j., the British were defeated by
the Americans under Gen. Greene.
17S9-Mackenzie River was discovered.
1S12-The army of Napoleon, consist
ing of 100000 men, began the Rus
sian campaign by the passage OF
the Niemen.
1S13-The Lawrence" Commodore
Perry's flagship, launched at Erie,
Pa
1S27-First issue of the Gazette in
Cincinnati.
1S29-First issue of the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
INSTRUMENTATION of Queen Victoria.
1S40-Montreal and Quebec incorpo
rated as cities.
1S43-Great celebration in Charles
town, Mass, to mark the compile
ton of the Bunker Hill monument.
1S44-Joseph Smith, the Mormon lead.
er, was killed.
1S47-President James X. Polk visited
Boston.
1S57-Two hundred and fifty lives
were lost by the burning of the
steamer Montreal" in the lower
st. Lawrence.
1S61-The President acknowledged the
Wheeling government of Virginia
1.-THE Confederate privateer,
Sumter, escaped from New Or
leans.
1S63-Gen. Meade succeeded Gen.
Hooker in command of the Army
of the Potomac.
1S64-The Confederates in command
of Gen. Early moved up the Shen-
andoah valley. . Maryland consti-
tutional convention agreed to abolish
slavery
1S72-Harvard conferred the honorary
degree of LII. d. on Gen. Grant
President Grant attended the
Peace Jubilee in Boston.
1S72-The navy department dispatch.
ed two ships to rescue the survi.
vors of the Polaris Arctic expedi.
ton.
1SS0-National Democratic convention
at Cincinnati nominated Gen. Win
field S. Hancock for President.
1SS6-Members of the Orleans and
Bonaparte families expelled from
France.
1S92-Democratic convention at Chi
cago nominated Grover Cleveland
for President. The battleship
Texas was launched at Newport
News.
1S95-Five firemen lost their lives at
a fire in Minneapolis.
1S96-France proposed that the Brit.
ish evacuate Egypt in two years.
1897-Great naval review at Ports
mouth, England, in celebration OF
Queens jubilee.
1S9S-The Japanese cabinet, under
Premier Ito, resigned.
19OS-The United States severed dip
lomatic relations with Venezuela
49,. President Roosevelt ordered
troops to the Rio Grande to en-.
force neutrality against Mexican
revolutionists.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
ORIGIN OF THE DOG.


On of the Camps of Men.
AS to the origin of the dog we
should be inclined to conjecture, says
the Abolitionist. that the presence of
wolves as hangers on of the camps of
primitive man suggested to him the
possibility of their domestication, and
then by feeding them directly from
his hand when hard pressed by hum
ger, or by taking charge of and bring
ing UP the wolf cubs, some wolves be-
cane domesticated, as they seem to
be now among the Indians and Eski-
mos, and from these domesticated
wolves the dog race of that region
was gradually evolved, choice in breed
ing being employed to develop the
qualities most useful to man.
1t must be remembered that the
remarkable thing about the dog is not
the survival of its primary instinct.
the instinct of the chase, but the sub
stitution as a dominant motive of
some ruling aim outside itself adopted
to please its master and friend, man.
To illustrate what we mean, let us
take the collie or sheep dog, which,
as we have seen, comes very directly
from the wolf and retain the physical
evidence of this origin. The domi-
nant instinct of the wolf is to chase
and kill and eat sheep whenever he
sees them, but this dominant natural
instinct, while it does break out in an
occasional collie, is yet in the great
majority of collies completely over
ter's confidence and merit his master
approval by showing himself to be the
guardian, protector and guide of the
flock. The failure of few collieS,
the primary instinct to chase and kill
the sheep, the foresight and skill with
which the guilty dogs endeavor to con-
ceal their sins, their evident conscious
ness of guilt, their almost human
shame when discovered, point to a
moral nature in the making.
When we come to think of it the
whole-hearted devotion of the collie
to his divinity-man-and to what the
dog nature knows of the moral law
reads often a much-needed lesson to
his master. A collie has been known
to remain without food guarding the
flock and to be found by his master
after days of starvation deliberately
endured rather than leave his charge,
only able to crawl to his feet and
die. Even the strong maternal in
stinct has been unable to overcome the
collie's sense of duty, and collie, in
charge of sheep, that has pupped or
the way has repeatedly been proved
true to her charge, giving her primary
attention to the flock and her second
airy attention to her puppies. The ca
pacity for enforcing order and dis
cipline in the flock is another very
human and very remarkable quality
in the collie, not derived, apparently,
from it's wolf ancestry. The collie
knows the art of government. His
woolly dependents are trained to obey
his slightest orders and to accept his
will as law He rules them resolutely
but kindly and, while he Furnishes in
subordination, will risk his life to
protect them. The sheep dog in for
eign lands, for instance, in the Span
ish Pyrenees or the Sierra, will un-
hesitatingly face the wolf or even the
bear, with a kingly readiness to sacri-
flee himself in defense of his other
wise defenSeless subjects.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
ChIcnRn,a Saloon Revenue.

Every saloon license which was In
force in Chicago on April 30 has been
renewed for the first period Of 1909.
For the first time since the $1,000 IL
cense and the ordinance limiting the
number of saloons went into effect ia
1905 not single saloon has allowed
it's permit to lapse. City officials be-
lieve that in future Chicago's income
from saloon licenses will never fall be-
low $1,000 900 a year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

The African lion is the greatest of
towards, says an explorer. He's got
right to be, right now.-Cleveland
Leader
Without presuming to forecast any
thing Mr.. Roosevelt may write it is
believed his jungle book will be very
different from Upton Sinclair's.-Kan-
sas City Star.
1t is rather surprising that some Of
the progressive citizens of Mombasa
have not started a movement to
change the name of the town Of
Bwana Misunderstanding Star.
Rev. William J. Long has discharged
his rhetorical fowling piece again at
Mr.. Roosevelt, but he has hardly fired
shot that will be heard half way
round the world.-ProvIdenee Bulle-
fin
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
QUAKE SHOCKS ALARM COAST.
DownieviIle, CAL, Residents Fear an
~

DownieviIle, Cal, Residents Fear an
Eruption of Mount Fillmore.
For over d week earthquake shocks
nave been felt at Downieville, Cal,
every night and the residents of that
part of Sierra county are getting I'M
easy, as they fear an eruption of Mt.
Fillmore. which seems the center of
the disturbed area. Miners, fearing
cave-ins, are refusing to work under
ground.
A slight earthquake shock was felt
at San Bernardino at $50 p. m. on
Wednesday. No damage was done.
The atmosphere was unusually heavy
throughout the day with the thermo-
meter registering los.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

Mayor Magee, of Pittsburg, is seek.
ing authority 10 establish a municipal
slaughter house under the supervision
of the public health department. All
animals would be inspected fully be-
fore and after killing by the city
butchers. and the output would be sold
to the local butcher shops at cost.
with an estimated saving OF 50 head
of cattle. The city would get its
compensation from the by-products.
The mayor asks 100000 from the city
as sinking fund to build the aba
tolr.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

The Cincinnati Council has passed
an ordinance regulating the work Of
children vendors in the streets on
plan similar to that already in effect
in Boston. Hitherto the state child
labor laws have not applied to chill
dren selling in the city streets. Here
after boys under 10 and girls under
16 will not be allowed to sell on the
street, and those above those ages
must secure permit and wear badge
renewable each year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
uu.,caI wireless. Message.

Singing sparks" is the name given
to the improved system Of wireless
communication which Slaby and Arco.
the engineers of the German Telefun.
ken Wireless Telegraph Company,
have Just announced as perfected 50
as to obviate the uncertainties OF pre-
vious wireless systems. BY this new
method the vibratics or waves are sent
out az pure musical tones. capable Of
being heard By the receiver. however
softly attuned, and in spite of the
most violent atmospheric disturbances.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
spectacIes ms Cure for Crime.

DR.. w. NJ. Richards, of New York,
has been gathering statistics in Vari.
Gus prisons and reformatory insti-
tutions in support Of his theory that
defective eyes and imperfect vision
have much to do with the entrance
of men and women upon criminal
career. Most of the boys at the FL
mira Reformatory he found suffering
from abnormal vision and that this
had led to their first offense, namely,
truancy. He is now fitting several
hundred second offenders with glasses
at the expense Of a Hebrew charity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

An S-year-old newsboy, an 11-year-
old Office boy and 4S-year-old crippled
man were all injured, probably fatally,
by automobiles in Pittsburg. Only in
one instance, that of the newsboy, did
the driver of the machine stop to find
out how badly the victim had been
hurt. The police made no arrests.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
THREE ARE FINED FOR BRIBERY
Columbus, Ohio, Judge Assesses PEN
aIties In Paving Scandal.

aIties In Paving Scandal.
Judge kinkead of the Common Pleas
Court in Columbus, Ohio, fined Nelson
Cannon, former agent of the Trinidad
Paving Company, of Cleveland, $500
on a plea of guilty of bribing mem
bers of the board of public service in
the East Broad street paving scandal.
Arthur Beck, former assistant city en-
gineer, was fined 5000, and Henry
Lang, former local manager of the
company, was fined $500 for accept
ing brides. They pleaded guilty. The
four indictments against NJ. F. Bran
ley, president of the company, for Of
fering a bride, were nollied because
he turned States evidence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

The medical profession is watching
with much interest the outcome OF a
surgical operation at Chicago on the
18th, when at the Frances Willard Hos
pital a section Of the bone OF a
lambs leg was grated into the shat
tered tibia OF man patient named
Townsend. 1t is said to have been
the first operation OF its kind in Amer
lea.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
ouiekIy solved.

81 dislike publicity" declared phil
anthropist who had just donated 81 to
the public library fund, but if you
will promise to put the notice where
it won't be generally read l will let
you state the amount have given"
That's easy" answered the city
editor. We'll put it in our funny
column. Birmingham Age-Herald
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Re-Enforced Concrete Boat.

The Italian Government, after many
experiments, has succeeded in having
constructed a freight-carrying boat
made of REINFORCED concrete. Boats
of this kind can be turned out very
rapidly and inexpensively.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

Five men of the crew Of the torpedo
boat Hull at the Mare Island navy
yard. Vallejo, Cal. were injured in
an explosion aboard the vessel. 1t
is believed one man win die.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
The Worst.

Everyone despises mere fair-weath-
er friends"
Il don't know. l like them better
than the rainy weather ones who drop
in on one and absent-mindedly walk
off with his umbrella "-Kansas City
Times
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
pa...Deer wrecked; One KiIIed

A Missouri Pacific passenger train
was wrecked near Dodson, FIVE miles
east of Kansas City. Engineer G. P.
Reed was killed and o. C. Smith, the
fireman, severely injured, but none Of
the passengers suffered more than
slight bruises.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

Passengers arriving at KingsviIle,
Texas, FROM the extreme southern part
of Texas and along the Mexican Dor
der confirm dispatches as to heavy
property damage. the result Of storm
of wind and rain
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

The maritime customs on the Sun
gari River in China was opened to in
ternational trade Thursday. This
step abrogates the treaty Of Aigun.
The Amur River will be opened to in
ternational trade Aug. I.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
True to Training.

Generous Lady-Here, my little boy.
| know you are hungry for box Of
these animal crackers
Boy-Much obliged, lady, but my
folks is egetarians.-Judge
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
Fly RepeIlant.

Here is a recipe for a fly repellant
which. is said to be quite effective
Resin, one and one-half pounds laun-
dry soap, two cakes; fish oil, one-half
pint; enough water to make three gal
Ions. Dissolve the resin in a solution
OF soap and water by heating, add
the fish oil and the rest of the water.
Apply with brush. If to be used as
a spray, add one-half pint of kero-
sene. This mixture will cost you from
7 to cents per gallon, and may be
used on cows and calves. One-half
pint of this mixture is considered
enough for one application for a COW;
a calf, of course, would require con-
siderably less. 1t will be more econ
omical to apply this only to the parts
of the animal not reached by the tail.
At first 1t will be necessary to give
two or three applications per week,
until the outer ends of the hair be-
come coated with resin After that,
retouch those parts where the rosin
Is rubbed of. This formula has been
used by the Kansas Agricultural Col
lege ccessfully-Kansas Farmer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
Gapeworms.

Gapsworms are small worms that
lodge in the windpipes Of chicks and
In time choke them TO death. II has
never been definitely settled where
they come from. When they first en-
ter the windpipe they are so small
that they can hardly be seen with the
naked eye. but unless destroyed they
grow until they I'll the windpipe,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

The Michigan State Agricultural
School has added course OF instruc-
ton In the use Of automobiles. and II
IL said that Iowa and Kansas win fol
low suit.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

Pal"

pal"
"Wells"
What is conscience7"
"A thing that we always believe
ought to bother the other fellow
Cleveland Leader.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

Make every square rod on your farm
yield its quota of profit. Some use
can be found for even the poor strips.
Study out how you can best use all
your land.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13

The best results from the farm car
only be obtained as the farmer studies
the individual characteristics Of eacl
field which he Is cultivating.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
%SSSSSS SSSS

Too heavy feeding sometimes causes
paralysis in young pigs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
Insects and Insecticides.

The following are cheap insecticides
and come highly recommended:
Dissolve two chunks of common
whitewash lime for each pail of water
used, and add small teaspoonful Of
copperas in powdered form. Sprinkle
this mixture freely on growing plants
and on the ground around them, and
it will kill all kinds of plant lice and
insects except cabbage worms, striped
beetles, white grubs and potato bugs.
A handful of fine dust from the middle
of the street sprinkled on the cabbage
settles the worms.
Boiling water into which is placed
scraped soap and a little kerosene,
when applied around squash or cucum-
Der vines never fail to kill the yellow
striped bug.
London purple is cheaper than paris
green, and does the same work in kill
ing potato bugs.
Lime and ashes, mixed with water
and poured on the ground, causes the
white grub to curl up for the last
time. Poured on manure piles, 1t kills
fly eggs and many embryo insects.