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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
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New York operator called me. What
are you doing up there?' he asked.
Why did you want me to send slowly
and distinctly
81 answered that | had said good by
to the telegraph tape forever. and told
him of the discovery had made. He
was Immediately interested Send me
slowly and very distinctly fifteen or
twenty words, and I'll see whether or
not can do the same thing. he re-
quested.
q did SO. full of confidence. and a
little later there came to me this
message: I've done it, too Some OF
the other boys also say they can. !
predict that within a month there
won't be an inch of tape used in the
New York office
Years later" added Mr. Cornell. q
was told that about the time that
discovered for myself new and revo
| lutionary method OF receiving tele
graph messages, the same method was
discovered by an operator in the main
Office in Pittsbnrg, Pa. have nc
doubt that this was bound to be made
not only in one but several Offices
But have always felt that was the
first to make the discovery and should
be credited with 1t in telegraphic his
| tory"
Copyright. 1910. by f. J. Edwards)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
I'' IN. B. D.
A Good Poultry House.

planked up solid except the windows,
as shown in A, A. A,-D, ID, D, the
nest boxes under the dropping board
N.
There are two rows of nests-one
facing tue scratching shed, the other
facing the right-hand room. A trap
nest may be arranged very convent
emily here.
E is a drop curtain in front of the
roosts in the winter department,
which is to be let down at night. F
Is the roosting poles in the winter
quarters.
G is the roosting poles in the sum.
mer roosting quarters.
H, H, the doors of poultry netting
|, the little door tnat leads from the
scratching shed to the end room.
j, cut straw scattered on the floor OF
the scratching shed in which to scat
ter wheat. rye. oats and corn.
X, the dust box.
l., the drinking fountain.
NJ, NJ, NJ. the floor, which should be
of sand and gravel.
n, the dropping board In winter
roosting department.
A house of these dimensions should
be nine feet in front and seven feet
tall in the rear. 1t may be made Of
any stuff at hand. or to suit the
builder.
1t can be made very costly affair
or it may be gotten up very reason
ably.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
Sealed Orders Not Opened

quest of the Russian admiral. Yet 1t
came authoritatively to our knowledge,
after the Intervention crisis was all
over, that these sealed orders d.
rected the Russian admiral to put him
self and his feet at the disposition of
the United States whenever 1t re-
quested him to do so.
why, do you know" continued Mr..
Seward during the entire war our
course with Russia was so brief and
concise that | believe it could all be
contained In very small hand
bag. This of itself, showed the friend
ly spirit of Russia, whose minister at
Washington, whenever he had any
diplomatic business to transact with
my father, usually contaminated 1t in
ten minutes or so by personal call,
and from then ON until he left, the two
would spend the time in most
friendly chat No, those Americans
who say that Russia was not our good
friend during the Civil war are mis-
taken-woefully so-and / say this
with a full knowledge of the situation
gained at first hand as my fathers
first assistant in all his diplomatic re-
lations with Russia while the Civil
war was being waged."
Copyright. 1910. by e. ]. Edwards)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
Story About the Russian Fleet Which
Was Ready to Aid the Union
Forces During the Civil
War,

at seems to be the fashion nova
days among many Americans 10 deny
that the Russian fleet which sailed
into New York harbor in the late sum-
mer of 1863 was Russia's grim warn
ing to England and France that she
would not allow those nations to inter
fere in the war between the states, in
the interests of the Confederacy, said
Frederick w. Seward, assistant sec
rotary os state under Lincoln, when
matters relating to the latter's admin
istrations were under discussion.
yet it is a fact that the feet was
sent to New York harbor partly for
that purpose, and also to inform the
government at Washington that it had
Russia's moral support In its task to
preserve the Union"
I'VE of the state department knew
in the spring and early summer of
1863 that England and France were
seriously considering a proposition for
intervention and mediation between
the Union and the Confederacy. We
also knew that almost informally and
unoffi cially, Russia had been asked to
Join with England and France, and
that she had replied: Not unless the
United States asks It. Then there
came what amounted to practical
determination on the part of England
and France to intervene, willy nilly.
and, then, at the height of the admin
ls.ration's anxiety over possible war
with those nations, as well as with the
south, the sudden appearance OF
Sandy Hook If one warship after an
other bearing the Russian flag and,
coincident with the coming of the
Russian feet, the Russian minister de-
livered to my father, as secretary OF
state, this message from the Russian
prime ministsI': The Russian fleet IS
visiting the United States with no un
friendly purpose
Putting two and two together
Russia's refusal to join England and
France in Intervention and her mes
sage delivered to my father-the ad-
ministration was at once greatly re-
lieved regarding a most serious situa-
ton. 1t believed that the Union had
= powerful friend in Russia. And you
ean imagine how swiftly this belief
grew into firm conviction when my
| father was informed, at an appropri-
ate time. that the Russian admiral In
command of the feet had sealed or
| ders which were not TO be opened
and delivered by him until he received
a request from Washington that this
be done.
1T was never necessary. thank
/ God. for Washington to make that re-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
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The surplus cockerels are beginning
to eat their heads off Sell them.
Change the house of the ducks and
sow the unused premises with rye or
barley.
Never sprinkle wood ashes on the
floor of the chicken house as 1t causes
foot trouble.
To fatten ducks do not allow them
to have access to a swimming pool as
the exercise of swimming keeps them
down.
Do not let the old hen run with the
chicks all summer. Take her away as
soon as they are old enough to rustic
for themselves.
TIL spring chicken should have a
separate place to roost and the cock
rels as soon as they can be distin-
guished should be separated from the
| pullets.
For very small youngsters good
drinking fountain can be made by
| filing a teacup with water, placing a
saucer over it and then turning it up
side down.
Water fountains for the young
chicks are all right if they are kept
perfectly clean Too many people
neglect them and they become fosl
and cause disease.
Did your young chicks die OF indi.
gestfon during the first few days?
4 You probably fed them too early after
/ Matching. Next time feed them moth
/ ing for 36 hours.
One of the secrets Of success In rails
| ing chicks is to keep their feet dry TIL
/ they are several weeks old. They may
run on the ground If the ground be
dry. but never when It is wet.
! The state of Illinois spends about
$500. 600 annually for the maintain
ance Of the state game farm. Many
thousands of game birds are raised
and distributed all over the state.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
HOUTR21f'S
@-es-5@--h-
GOOD HOUSE FOR CHICKENS
Showing How Building May
Be Built.

The ground plan Of substantial
poultry house. shown in the illustra-
ton, is II feet by 80 feet, and is di-
vieed into parts each u feet by 10
feet
The compartment on the right is
used as winter roosting and laying
place.
The center as scratching shed in
the winter and shelter from rain and
sun during the summer.
The room at the left is used during
the winter as place of exercise and
in which to feed mashes and to water
the fowl This room also contains the
dust boxes and where the feed Is
stored.
A, A, A, in the dotted squares rep
resent the windows or their location
in the front of the house. B. B, is
sided up solid to the line running from
to 3 TX feet high.
The line running from G to c is
the top of a four-foot high poultry net
ting which runs the entire length OF
the house
There is drop curtain arranged in
each room to come down next to this
wire in stormy weather or cold nights.
from C, c to top of the house is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
First Read Wires By Sound

paper men hanging over my shoulder.
Suddenly, as | fished about men,
tally for the quickest way out of my
dilemma, this thought popped into my
head: You don't need any tape. Half
the time you don't look at it when the
dispatches are coming in before you
write them out You trust to your
ears to tell what the instrument says.
Why not do so now?' Instantly, | de.
termined to see whether or not |
could take the dispatches by sound
alone
Il put my fingers on the key and
broke in on New York, whence the
dispatches were coming. Send rather
slowly and very distinctly asked
the man at the other end of the wire
He at once began to do so-not with
cat some curiosity as to my reason.
found out later But | didn't think oil
that at the time, for | was glowing all
over with the knowledge that could
write out the dispatches-and write
them correctly-for they made sense
by simply listening to the sounds
that the key made.
THUS | continued taking the dis
patches to the very end. Then the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
The Wrona Sort.

An old Irish peasant was one Sun
day sitting in front Of his cottage
putting away furiously at his pipe.
Match after match he lighted, pull
ing hard at the pipe the while, until
at last the ground all round his feet
was strewed with struck matches.
Come in to your dinner, Patsy at
length called out his wife.
Faith, and Oh will in minute. Bid
dy," said he. "Moike Mulrooney has
been a-teIling me that If OF shmoked
bit sv ghlass Oh cud see the shpots
on the sun. Oh don't know whether
Moikes been s-fooling me or whether
Owe got hold av the wrong kind OF
ghlass. Scraps.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
He Could Not Understand Why Alex
ander Stewart Willed Greater
Part Of His Fortune to
Judge Henry Hilton.

When the founder of the various
Vanderbilt fortunes of today lay for
many weeks upon his bed, afflicted
with what proved to be his mortal
illness, the most faithful of his visit
ors, outside his immediate family. and
the one person upon whom the COM
modore relied chiefly to carry on for
him some business matters OF I'M
portance, and particularly to bring
him the news of the day, was his
nephew, the late Samuel Barton.
1.-The commodore used to expect me
every morning" Mr.. Barton told me
several years after his uncle's death,
"and invariably he expected me TO
come prepared to talk over with him
the important news of the day. I'm
like many other successful men, who,
| have been told. take very little In
terest In general news, the commo-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
Weather Forecast.

Il do not think" says Edmund
Yates in his book, "Recollections and
Experiences" Il ever met man more
hopelessly deaf than Charles Kembie
at seventy. Some OF us were sitting
one afternoon at the Garrick club.
when a tremendous thunder storm
broke over the house.
1t ragged with extraordinary fury.
one clap exploding with terrific noise
Immediately above us like volley OF
artillery.
I'VE looked round at each other al
most In horror when Charles Kemble.
who was calmly reading. lifted his
eyes from his book and said, in his
trumpet tone: I think we are going TO
have some thunder; | feel it In my
knees
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
II Mas the Other Way.

MIR. Jones'" said the senior partner
IN the Wholesale dry goods house to
the drummer who stood before him in
the private Office. you have been
with us for the past ten years"
Yes. sir"
And you ought to know the rules
of the house. One of them is that no
man of ours shall take side line"
but l have none. sir"
But you have lately got married
Yes: but can you call that side
line. Mr. Jones?'
Technically. it may not be"
You needn't fear that having a
wife is going TO bring me in off trip
any sooner
"Oh. l don't. II is the fear that
having wife at home you'll want to
stay out on the road altogether"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
Brooder for Chicks.

enough for them and the brooders are
not ventilated sufficiently at all times.
Chicks are fed too soon and too much
at time, and do not have enough ex-
ercise. If chick is Matched strong
and vigorous it does not matter how it
is Matched. If it is kept warm and
dry it does not matter how it is done,
If it is fed right and the right kind of
feed it does not matter where 1t is. or
how it is, done.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
Aionzo 3. Cornell Ran Out of Tape
During Rush of Messages and
Found II Was Not
Needed.

Ezra Cornell is known in history as
the father of Cornell university, as
one OF the men who helped to build
the first telegraph line, and as an
ardent organizer of telegraph systems
in the early days, being instrumental
In the formation of the now famous
Western Union Telegraph company.
fimately vice-prcsident of the Western
lUnion and governor Of New York
tate-high commercial and political
Honors. Yet he once confessed to me
hat he felt he should be credited with
he additional honor of having made
| he discovery that telegraph messages
t;onld be read by ear, and he seemed
o take more pride in his part in bring
Ing this about than ne did in any of
| is other achievements.
i was trained as telegraph opera
tor," said Mr.. Cornell, in telling me
lie story. 81 suppose took to teleg-
lphy naturally because of my fathers
eep and large interests In the then
Jew mode of communication Any
tFay, | learned the Morse key easily,
lind | was, in fact, very fond of tele-
graphing from both the practical and
the scientific standpoints. | can say
without Boosting that in my day | was
regarded as one of the best operators
In all New York state. That was
when all messages were received in
dots and dashes on tape, and from this
tape We transcribed the messages
into English. Because of the tape, it
was impossible to send messages with
anything like the speed of the pres
ent day.
One afternoon. some time in the
early fifties, when | was stationed at
IAlbany, N. Y, there was an unusual
lrush of newspaper dispatches
yas In charge of the press key-and
1 the midst of the task of receiving
Them ! found to my CONSERVATION that
was out of tape. Before taking my
eat before the key | had neglected
10 replenish the tape reel. There was
IA bountiful supply of tape in the cellar
pf the building, but 1t was long trip
there-there were no elevators in
those days-and | knew that to GO
there | would waste precious time
And there were those anxious news
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
Stands In the States Center and Its
Trolley Roads Ramify In All
Directions.

Indianapolis is one OF the cities OF
the plain. II Is as nearly in the center
of Indiana as it could oe placed with
out measuring. The streets are wide
and the sky Is dark with soft-coal
smoke. 1t Is cousin of Chicago and
Is shamelessly proud OF the relation
ship.
Yellow trolley cars built OF steel
ramify In every direction aud some
Tark-green ones venture recklessly 10
distant Fort Wayne and to Columbus.
where the Ohio penitentiary thrives.
The trolleys Gre bigger. better. cleaner
and faster than anything OF the kind
In the east and are run to suit public
convenience and not so as to keep
folks from meeting trains
The hotel spittoons are built two
stories high TO accommodate the ex-
declarations Of the gentlemen from
Kentuck-- and Tennessee. who are nu-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
: HOT WEATHER CARE OF EGGS
Fourteen Excellent Rules Given by
United States Agricultural Bulle-
tin for Poultry Raiser.

The following are among the re-
quisities mentioned by a United States
agricultural bulletin to the placing of
eggs on the market in proper condi-
ton:
l. Keeping hens that produce not
only a goodly number of eggs, but
eggs of moderately large size (weigh-
ing two ounces each on an average),
Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode
Island Reds, Orpingtons and Leghorns
or Minorcas that are used on egg
farms are varieties that may be ex-
pected to do this.
2. Good housing, regular feeding
and watering, and, above all, clean,
dry nests.
8. Daily gathering of eggs and
when the temperature is above 80 de-
grees. gathering twice day.
4. The combining of all broody hens
as soon as discovered.
S. The rejection as doubtful OF all
eggs found In a nest that was not VS.
tied the previous day. Such eggs
should be used at home, where each
may be broken separately.
g. The placing of all summer eggs,
as soon as gathered, in the coolest
place available.
I. The prevention at all times Of
moisture in any form coming in con-
tact with the eggshells.
6. The disposal of young cockrels
before they begin to annoy the hens.
Also the selling or combining Of old
male birds from the time Matching is
over until cool weather in fall.
9. The using of cracked and dirty
as well as small eggs at home. Such
eggs, II consumed when fresh. are
perfectly wholesome, but when mar
keted are Disseminated against and
are likely TO become an entire loss.
10. The marketing of all eggs at
least once a week, and oftener when
convenience allows.
IL. Keep eggs as cool and dry as
possible while on the way TO town
and while in country stores.
u. Keeping eggs away from musty
cellars or bad odors.
Is. The use of strong, clean cases
and good filters.
"A. The shipping of eggs to the final
market at least once week and as
much oftener as possible.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
Slaves of the Word "f."

Grover Cleveland once declared that
he was an optimist. but not an 'if-ist."
AN fist" said Mr.. Cleveland, lis a
person who is slave to the little word
IT, whereas an optimist hopes for the
best In a sane manner. The fist is
never quite sane. once knew an IT,
ist who was lost in Maine woods with
a companion on hunting expedition.
AS night came on they made camp,
but, although they were hungry. they
had shot no game and had nothing TO
eat. With perfectly serious face this
fellow looked at his companion and
said: If we only had some ham. we'd
have ham and eggs, If we only had
some eggs"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
Vanderbilt's Last Problem

dore, in all his active life, tried to
keep we'll informed and thoroughly
abreast of the important movements
of the day not only in business, but
in all lines of human endeavor This
habit chung to him all the while that
bed. though, as look back on it now
he was less interested In railroad
news than in any other kind sup
pose this was because he felt he knew
enough already about railroads. Any
way, no sooner would | greet him
than he would ask: Sammy, what has
happened today? Skim over the eve
ming papers for me-
We'll, one evening, in 1876, |
brought him the news that the will of
the first of Americas great merchant
princes, A. T. Stewart, had been Of
fered for probate, and its details made
public. OF course, told him that
Mr.. Stewart had bequeathed the great
er part of his large fortune to Judge
Henry Hilton, who had been for many
years Mr.. Stewards leading counsel.
What's that?' exclaimed the COM
modore, Gave his money to Judge
Hilton? What for? Are you sure
you're right?'
"Thereupon, to confirm what | had
said, read all that was printed In the
evening papers concerning the details
of the remarkable will that was filling
81 ,f-l1,
For perhaps a minute the commo-
dore silently digested what had read.
Sammy he said, finally, when you go
home tonight, want you to leave
those newspapers with me. Tomorrow
| will have somebody read once more
what they say about Alexander Stew
arts will. | want to think about it.
Next day. when ! went to see the
commodore and tell him the latest
news, | noticed that the papers of the
evening before lay on the bed beside
him. They were each turned to the
page which told about Mr.. Stewards
will. AS was his custom, the commo-
dore asked me what had happened
during the day, and then talked lit
tie business. but all the time | could
see what was uppermost in his mind.
At last he came out with 1t.
Sammy he said, I've been think
ing all day about Alexander Stewards
will. I can't explain it. | don't know
what he was thinking of when he
made it. The only thing that has fixed
itself In my mind is this: How was
1t possible for a man who was the
greatest merchant in the country
who began with nothing and made a
fortune of millions, who was always
clear-hea3ed In business matters-how
was it possible for man OF that kind
to make such an utter damn fool OF
himself when he came to write his
willT
well, uncle I said. 4 don't know
I'm sure And from what hear, a
great many other people evidently are
wondering the same thing
They are, Ell? exclaimed the com
modore. Then why don't they find out
what made him do it that way? | BET
I'd find out If could get out Of here.
And maybe he would have found
| out" concluded MIR. Barton; but be
never got out. Yet to the last ne
was clearly puzzled about the form OF
| Mr.. Stewards will. 1t was probably
the last earthly event In which be
took deep and abiding interest Time
| after time he would musingly say tc
me: Sammy, | can't understand how
Alexander Stewart came to write thai
fool will of his; can't understand
| it"
Copyright. 1910. by E. ]. Edwards)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16


kinds being easily obtained in one SEQ
tion and not In others. The Kansas
experiment station has been very
successful in using the following lay
ing ration for Leghorns and Plymouth
Rocks:
For mixed grains ten pounds wheat,
ten pounds corn, five pounds oats. For
dry mash six pounds shorts. three
pounds bran, six pounds corn meal.
FIVE pounds beef scrap, one pound al
falfa meal These mixtures seem 10
fulfill nearly every requirement that
a proper ration could call for. They
have nutritiye ratio of one to four
and are best suited to fowls that are
confined and have little or no chance
to obtain food on the range.
very practical way to feed II is
to put % pounds grain in a bucket
and 25 pounds mash in a hopper. The
feed in these two vessels should dis
appear at the same time, i. e., the
grain should last as long as the mash.
The fowls will naturally eat more
grain than they will the dry mash SO
it is sometimes necessary to cut down
on the grain in order to make them
consume the other. The grain should
be few scattered in the litter and or
dinarily morning and night will be
enough.
An economic self-feeder for the
mash is shown in the cut. The cover
keeps the fowls from getting into it.
Should they be inclined to waste
much by picking it out, lath may
be nailed over the edge of the lower
board to project inside one-half inch.
If fowls have free range, the mash
may be reduced. for they will obtain
a substitute at practically no cost
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
II Wouldn't Stretch.

The assessor was doing the very
best he could, but the farmer was
shrewd and wary.
How many acres of farming land
have your" he inquired warily.
Bout 20, | guess" said Reuben.
Twenty! Why, 1t looks to me like
nearer 120. Come, now, can't you in
crease that little? There are surely
more than 90 acres in that tract Sup
pose you stretch that little"
Say, Teller" said the farmer. this
amt no rubber plantation. '-Harper's
Monthly