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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
BLACK HAWK

brink of war with the government
and with perhaps less than half the
following he needed for such con.
fiict. He sent a flag Of truce to a
government force that was pursuing
him. The Indian who bore the flag
was shot down by the soldiers. Where
at Black Hawk in fury attacked the
troops (270 men under Major Isaiah
Stillman) On May IA, 1882. and with
only seventy Indians put them to ut
ter rout The war was on
Black Hawk swept like wfldfire
through the nearby settlements. leav.
ing fame and death In his wake. The
government saw II had a real from.
tier war on it's hands and sent broad.
cast a call fer troops. Tin the con
bict that followed there were four
officers who were later to win ma.
tional fame. 1'hey were Abraham
Lincoln, Winfield Scott, Zachary Tay.
lor and Jefferson Davis.) Black Hawk
attacked Apple Edver Fort on June
"a, 1882, and next day defeated a
strong detachment of United States
troops. But the odds against him
were too severe. AS the white sol
diers massed in greater numbers Black
Hawk and his gallant braves were
forced gradually backward, fighting
furiously for every inch of the way
until they reached the mouth of the
Bad AK river. A United States steam.
ship lay off the shore.
Insult to a Fallen Foe.
Black Hawk sent forward a flag of
truce. The steamship disregarded the
white flag and hurled shells into the
Indian camp, where squaws and
papooses were huddled. The pursuing
troops finished the rout. The Indian
army was cut to pieces. Black Hawk
escaped. but was soon captured. He
was held prisoner for months at Fort
ress Monroe, then taken on tour OF
New York and other big cities that he
might see the full power of the white
man. He was at last permitted to re
turn home, only to find that the gov
eminent had made keokuk chief Of
MS Olu-OuS VOL iOl o. DC@IShs uO
posed from rank and power, home
less, hopeless, the old chief did not
| long survive his disgrace. He died
Oct. 8, 1888, near Des Moines. Ia
When Black Hawk was captured il
1892 he turned to his fellow prisoners
and cried: Farewell, my nation!
Black Hawk tried TO save you anC
avenge your wrongs. He shed the
blood of many of the whites. Now be
is prisoner and his plans are over
| thrown He can do no more. He
nears his end. His sun is setting ant
| will rise never again. Farewell tt
! Black Hawk"
(Copyright.A
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
BAD EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE
Maryland Station Makes interesting
Experiments Showing Injurious
Effects on Exposed Manure.

The Maryland station allowed so
tons or manure to be exposed to the
weather for one year and found that
the amount was reduced to q tons at
the end of that period. Professor
Shut of Canada allowed two tons of
manure, containing 1888 pounds of or
ganic matter, to lie exposed during the
four warmest months from April 20 to
August 20 and found the amount re-
duced TO 655 pounds, and the nitrogen
was reduced from 4S.1 pounds to 27.7
pounds, or almost one-half was lost.
The experiments emphasize the ne
cessity of putting the manure on the
land as soon as possible. 1t is some
times piled up and allowed to heat,
thus destroying much of its value. 1t
must not be forgotten that much of
the value of manure and all forms Of
organic matter come from it's rotting
while in contact with the soil, and If
allowed to decay before it is gotten
into the soil much of the benefit will
be lost Crop residues, such as corn
stalks, stubble, straw and all other
forms OF vegetable matter, should be
turned back into the soil and not
burned, as is the common practice in
some parts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
SAYS DISHES ARE BEWITCHED
Writer in the Ladies' World Seeks to
Exonerate Servants Who Break
Costly Crockery.

Housewives. think twice before
scolding your maids. You know crock
cry is often said to be bewitched; and
Teritably this Is so
The best tea service viii smash IL
self to 4 cup and saucer Then. the
last of their line. they HngeT on
through stress and storm as il bear
ing a charmed life. Your special set
OF lowered jugs viii all rush to their
fates With maddening tendencies 70
suicide except one: that hangs on its
hook, cracked. but still alive TO mock
you with memory of its fair sisters
Notice. too, the everyday dinner serV-
ice with the dark-blue border and the
gilt edge. Il fourishes Ike; the proven
bal bay tree. But the very first time
you bring ont your best set, purchased
By painstaking thrift. the soup tureen
hurtles madly TO the ground How
SreadtulU careless OF you, Mary
Azre.. ycy exclaim fretfully- But II
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06

His Indian name-or the best
known of his several Indian names
was -Shekia-Kiak. 1t
means big bird that is black" ard is
usually translated BLACK Hawk" He
had the figure of p Greek god and a
head and face closely resembling Sir
Walter SCOTS.
Black Hawk began life In the Sac
and Fox Nation, near Rock River, in
Illinois. BY the time he was fifteen
he had gone through the torture and
weird ceremonials emitting him 10
call himself a brave" Next year, In
1888, the sixteen-year-old lad went al
the head of small war party against
100 Usage Indians and won his first
victory. At nineteen he led 200 Sacs
and Foxes against 200 Osages. Fully
100 of the Osages were slain, and
Black Hawk with his own hand killed
six Of his foes. 81
A Refusal to Yield.
In the War of 1912 Black Hawk was
persuaded by Tecumseh to join the
British ranks as brigadier general.
With 500 native followers he did val
liant deeds against the United States,
and incidentally lea&ed mach about
civilized warfare. E&Akuk, bead
chief of the tribe, was-or fSatendeG
to be-a friend of the government.
Black Hawk hated Keokuk and start
ed a strong opposition faction, with
himself at it's head A treaty had
been made whereby for a yearly pay
ment of $1,000 the Sacs and Foxes
were to turn over to the white men
700-mile tract of land east OF the
Mississippi river. Accordingly Keo
kuk and his followers moved west
across the Mississippi. Black Hawk
refused to go. He said the officials
had made the chiefs drunk and trick
ed them into the unfair treaty. and he
refused to be bound by any sucl
agreement. Then he started a con
federacy of neighboring tribes fol
the purpose of destroying all settlers
who should try to seize the Indian
lands.
Bloodshed followed. Governor Rey
nolds of Illinois called out the militia
A brief campaign was followed by E
new treaty, which Black Hawk signed
In accordance with this agreement he
moved his braves and squaws across
the Mississippi. But he only stayed
there long enough to perfect his plaI
for a great Indian confederacy against
the white men. Then, assured thai
many tribes would flock to his stand
ard, he recrossed to the rivers cas-
bank. But only small proportion o.
the warriors from other tribes whose
aid he had relied on actually joincC
him. So he found himself on the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
IMPORTANCE or GOOD SEED
Best for Farmer. to Grow Their Owr
When Possible-Good Quality Is
Obtained at Small Cost.

Most farmers can and should grow
their own seed grains. 1t is a very
difficult and expensive practice to de-
pend upon purchasing the proper va
Tiety and quality from the scotsman.
With thorough preparation of land
and culture, and very little extra cost
of labor, most, IL not all, the seed
grain and most of the common vege-
table seeds may be grown as good,
and oftentimes of better quality, than
seeds bought at twice the cost.
AS, for example, certain field OF
wheat might on the average be to-
ally unfit for seed, while some parts
of the field may be of a very good
quality. By a little extra effort the
seed may be selected from this small
patch, threshed separately and run
through the tanning mill once or twice
to remove all small and shrunken
grain and weed seeds. 1t may be best
to thrash out a few bushels of grain
with the old-time fail and hand pick
the grain. After securing enough grain
to seed an acre-a start with good
seed may be had and the standard can
be kept UP by selecting the best land,
properly preparing the seed bed and
giving thorough cultivation and extra
care in harvesting and threshing. The
same method should be followed in the
selection of oats, barley and corn. Al
though the quality of corn grown may
be good, yet by careful selection OF
the best ears an improvement of both
yield and quality of grain may be had.
1t will cost no more to grow good
ear of corn than a poor one. A good
standard variety will sell for consider
able more for seed. A Scotch gar
dener, known to the writer, made
quite a neat little sum by growing a
certain variety of sweet corn, lima
beans and tomato seed for northern
seed firm. His sweet corn seed had a
large sale and at an extra price. The
winter is the time 20 select the seeds
for next springs sowing. Take time
in making the selection; it is profit
able winters work
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
GRAND TO LIVE
And the Last Laugh Is Always the Bes.

And the Last Laugh Is Always the Best
six months ago I would have laugh
ed at the idea that there could be any
thing better for a table beverage than
coffee" writes an Ohio woman, now 1
laugh to know there is.
since childhood drank coffee free
ly as did the other members of the fam
fly. The result was a puny, slckly
girl: and as l grew into womanhood I
did not gain in health, but was af-
fiicted with heart trouble. a weak and
disordered stomach, wrecked nerves
and a general breaking down till last
winter, at the age Of IS, l seemed 10
be on the verge of consumption.
My friends greeted me with How
bad you look! What terrible colorr
and this was not very comforting.
The doctors and patent medicines
did me absolutely no good. was thor
oughly discouraged.
Then l gave up coffee and CON-
menced Postum. At first / didn't like
it, but after a few trials and following
the directions exactly. it was grand.
Il was refreshing and satisfying. In
q couple of weeks / noticed q great
change,
I became stronger, my brain grew
clearer, I was not troubled with for
getsulness as in coffee times, nay
power Of endurance was more than
doubled.
The heart trouble and Indigestion
disappeared and M nerves became
steady and strong.
Il began to take Sn interest in things
about me. Housework and home
making became = pleasure. Ny friends
have marveled at the change and when
they enquire what brought ii about
answer Postum. and nothing else in
the world" Name given by Postum
Co. Battle Greek. Mich.
Read the little Book. The Road 10
wellville. in pkgs. There's q reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from tfupe 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of hpman
interest.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
CRAZY HORSE.

| little value on the warpath. The
ponies were caught by the troops and
were herded together. But Crazy
Horse and members of his band
| rushed through the binding snow
! past the guards, straight into the
captured herd. waving blankets
screaming, firing guns and altogether
making such wild uproar and con-
fusion that the whole panic-stricken
herd burst through the line of soldiers
and stampeded into the prairie. The
Indians, following the escaped ponies
trail far more quickly and easily than
could the troopers, soon caught up
with their steeds, mounted them and
rode to safety.
General Crook followed up Crazy
Horses band, and first came upon
them at Rosebud river, in Montana
There Crazy Horse and his 900
braves" charged the soldiers with
such ferocity and knowledge of saw
age tactics that Crook, after furi-
GUS battle. was beaten back.
He mached with his warriors to join
Sitting Bulls red army. 1t was these
two united bands that met and crushed
Clusters troops at the Little Big
Horn on June %, 1876. Sitting Bull
found his way to Canada after this
campaign. But Crazy Horse and his
followers, hotiy pursued by General
Miles, went back to Rosebud ruver,
where they had defeated Crook. Gen
eral Mackenzie fell upon Crazy Horses
camp and, with some loss of men,
succeeded in destroying it.
The Last Battle.
Crazy Harse then retreated TOWARD
the Big Horn mountains, trying in
vain to shake off Miles close pursuit.
At length Miles caught up with him,
and a terrible battle ensued. The sol
diers could scarcely withstand the saw
ages headlCng charges until the ar
tillery was brought up. Then the bonn
bardment of shells broke the Indian
formation to pieces. Una bic to cope
with such overpowering odds as can
non and gatling, Crazy Horse was
forced to retreat.
The following spring he and his fol
lowers were captured and placed on
a reservation. He at once set to
work planning a new outbreak. The
government heard of his plot and sent
squad of men secretly to arrest him
On September I, 1877, he was over
powered and seized. He wrenched
himself free from the guard and while
making a dash for freedom was shot
dead
(COpyright)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
Individual Feeding Cell.

consists of metallic box divided into
five compartments. The middle one
is the entrance, the end compartments
contain the food supply, and the re-
naming two compartments are each
provided with $50 feeding cells, which
are perfect counterfeits of the cells of
a bee comb. The food, which consists
of syrup made of sugar, is poured into
the end compartments and flows into
the feed cells through notehes, in the
bottoms Of the partition walls. The
syrup only moistens the lower part of
the cells, and the bees, each one Sc
lecting a cell, feed upon it undisturb-
ed by neighboring bees. Two in
clined runways lead from the entrance
compartment to the cell compart'
ments.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06

Through a village of the Ogalalls
Sioux dashed pony, craZed by fright
A baby boy had just been born in the
village, and the appearance of the
maddened pony was taken by the in
fant's parents as an omen. So the
new born child was named Cray
Horse"
(Among various Indian tribes it has
always been the custom to give each
child the name of the first object or
which it's mothers eyes happen to fal
after the baby's birth. This accounts
for such odd Indian titles as Crazy
Horse" Poor Dog" SWhite Steer,
Gold Dollar" Ridge Pole" Boiling
Kettle" etc.)
Crazy Horse from the first hated
civilization and was the sworn enemy
Of the government He stirred VI
the southern Sioux to keep on leading
their old-time wild life and to refuse
to settle on any reservation. In con
sequence he speedily found himself
the leader of hundreds of bad" In
dams, both of his own and of other
tribes He was the firebrand Of the
whole frontier More than once, by
superior strength, the government sue
ceeded in checking and even impris
oning him But he would never ad
NIT himself conquered, and always
until the last tragic episode of his
fierce life-managed to wriggle free
and to resume his career of blood
shed.
TIE Sioux Revolution.
In 1875 many tribes of the Sioux
and of some allied l''nations" went on
the warpath. Their Black Hills lands
were stolen from them by the white
men. Government agents had NAL
treated and cheated them Altogether
they deemed it better to plumber at
will and. if need be. to die fighting
rather than to starve or be cheated
on reservations.
Up to this time Crazy Horse had
confined his warlike efforts for the
most part to conflicts with Crow, Man
dan and other tribes hostile to the
Sioux, and to raids on poorly defend
ed white settlements. In such ex.
PLOTS he had won fame and had
learned generalship. Now he became
one Of the principal war chiefs of the
whole uprising, scarce second in i'm
portance to Sitting Bull himself.
During blizzard ia the winter Of
1875 General Reynolds. at the head
of force of regulars, made sudden
attack on Crazy Horses camp The
general sought to cripple the Indians
there by capturing all their ponies.
For without pony an Indian is OF
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
BABY'S HAIR ALL CAME OUT

when my first baby was six months
old he broke out on his head with little
bumps. They would dry up and leave
a scale. Then it would break out
again and it spread all over his head.
All the hair came out and his head
was scaly all over Then his face
broke out all over in red bumps and
1t kept spreading until it was on his
hands and arms. / bought several
boxes of ointment, gave him blood
medicine, and had two doctors to treat
him, but he got worse all the time.
He had it about six months when a
friend told me about Cuticura. | sent
and got bottle of Cuticura Resolvent,
g cake Of Cuticura Soap and box of
Cuticura Ointment. In three days
after using them he began to i'm
prove. He began to take long maps
and to stop scratching his head. After
taking two bottles of Resolvent, two
boxes of Ointment and three cakes Of
Soap he was sound and well, and never
had any breaking out of any kind. His
hair came out in little curls all over
his head l don't think anything else
would have cured him except Cuti-
cura
81 have bought Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Soap several times since
to use for cuts and sores and have
never known them to fail to cure what
l put them on. Cuticura Soap is the
best that l have ever used for toilet
purposes" {Signed) Mrs. F. e. Har-
mon, R. F. D. 2, Atoka, Tenn, Sept.
10, 1910. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold everywhere, a sam.
pic of each, with 32-page book, will
be mailed free on application to CUT
cura," Dept L, Boston. .,...
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
Il a Norman Had Done Il.

Trust the suffragettes to make capt.
tai out of the merest indiscreton Of
mere man! The following is an ex-
ample, taken from one of their publ
cations, the Newsletter, for January:
"A lovely little press item floating
up from Chatham Courthouse, Va,
made the editor laugh and laugh. 1t
said that a juror sneaked out of the
jury room while the rest of the jurors
were asleep, and went and MIXED his
COW. He laid out to get back before
the others walked up. but somebody
saw him and told on him, and the
trial had to begin all over. If WON
an juror should do that out in Wash
ington or Idaho, wouldn't it be a
proof Of the incapacity of the sex for
the duties of citizenship"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06

der the brood-frames so that it is the
only entrance to the hive. When the
bees are shaken on a sheet in front of
the hive they must enter through the
sieve, and the queen will be secured.
No sharp lookout has to be kept; in
fact. none at all, for whether one ex-
amines the sieve in Is or 20 minutes,
which is the usual time for them to go
in, or five hours later, as / did with
the last hive, the queen is sure to be
in the sieve. All l have to do is to
put in the sieve, shake the bees. and
let them take their time to go in, and
the queen is surely safe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
Real Woman-Hafer.

A will of a confirmed woman-hater.
writes Virgil NJ Harris in Ancient
Curios and Famous Wills" is that of
a rich old bachelor who had endured
much from attempts made by his
family to put him under the yoke of
matrimony. and who wrote; Il beg
that my executors will see that l am
buried where there is no woman in
TERED, either to the right or to the
left of me. Should this not be prac-
things. l direct that they purchase
three graves. and bury me in the mid
die one of the three, leaving the two
others unoccupied."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
SIEVE FOR HIVE ENTRANCES
Simple Device May Be Made of Piece
Of Zinc Excluder, Strips of
Wood and Cardboard.

The queen-sieve recently described
by ]. p Brumfield has suggested what
] think is simpler one. | fashioned
piece of zinc excluder, 10 by IA
inches, to strips of wood n by Is inch
on the two sides and one end; then !
tackled a very thin piece of board or
cardboard TO the other side of the
wood and one or two small supports
in the center to keep the board and
zinc apart, says a writer in the Clean
ings in Bee Culture. | have this I'M
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
NOT ALTOGETHER HIS FAULT
Verdict Brought In by Jury Certainly
Was Not Flattering to the
Accused.

A Wheeling CIV. Va.) lawyer says
that he has heard many queer YER
diets in his time, but the quaintest OF
these was that brought in not long
ago by jury of nountaineers In
sparsely settled part of that state.
This was the first case for the ma
jority of the jury, and they sat for
hours arguing and disputing over 1t In
the bare little room at the rear OF the
court room. At last they struggled
back to their places, and the foreman,
a lean, gaunt fellow. with a superla-
lively solemn expression, voiced the
general opinion:
The jury don't think that he done
ii, for we allow he want there, but
we think he would nave done it eff
he'd had the chanst. ''-Harpers Mag
aZine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06

They are introducing vest pocket
telephones in some of the cities OF
Germany. Connections are placed on
walls all over town and IL you happen
TO walk along the street and you're
in a hurry TO tell your wife that you
will bring a friend home for dinner
all you have to do is to connect your
pocket instrument with the one en-
the wall. call the exchange. get your
party and talk to your hearts con
tent
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
tCopyright)

isn't the little maid at all; it's witch
craft.
But a much more weird and wonder
full proof of sorcery at work in crock
cry occurred the other dag. An ordi-
nary china jug suddenly refused to
hold water It leaked badly. Banished
to the kitchen shelf. il stood for
months. Unexpectedly one day it was
taken down and used BIZ a stranger
and behaved in a perfectly exemplary
manner Explain it by anything else
than witchcraft if you can.-Ladies'
World.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
Indian saored RuiIdinos

The rock-hewn temples of Elephan
ia, in Bombay harbor. which were
visited recently b. the king and
queen numbered six, and four OF them
are nearly complete. They date from
the eighth century A. d. or somewhat
later. The Great Cave, $50 feet above
aigh-water mark, belongs to a class
of sacred buildings very common II
India. 1t is silva temple, fully 49,
feet long, the main body being 6
square of aboue 80 feet, hewn from
the rock so as to present three open
sides. and supported by six rows Of
stone columns.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
Cremation Among the Franks.

An interesting archaeological dis
eovery was made lately near Brecht
(Belgium), where the remains of what
was evidently a Frankish cemetery
have been found. The main interest in
the discovery lies in the fact that
clear traces are to be seen in the Gem
etery of cremated remains, as well
as of bodies buried in the ordinary
way, whereas hitherto 1t has always
been believed that cremation was not
practiced amongst the Franks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
Dubious compllment.

Tom Purdie, an old man-servant in
Sir Walter Scots household, used TO
talk of the famous "Waverley Nov
els as our books" and said that the
reading of them was the greatest com
fort to him.
Whenever | am off my sleep" he
confided to Mr.. James Skene. the au-
thor of Memories OF Sir Walter
Scott" Il have only to take one of the
novels, and before l have read two
pages 1t is sure to send me asleep
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
May Be Plans of Famous Ship.

Great interest has been aroused IN
Australia of the discovery OF some old
ships plans, believed to be those OF
the barque Endeavor in which Captain
Cook discovered Australia, which are
now in the possession of the Austria
lasian Pioneers club. The plans have
apparently been in Sydney for a long
time. They belonged to Mr. Cum
mings, blacksmith, who received
them and other charts and diagrams
from a Mr., Korff, naval contractor,
said to be descended from a ship
wright who sailed with Captain Cook.