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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-10-10
Canyon COunty's Indebtedness

The county auditors report for
the quarter ending September
goth shows total outstanding in
debtedness of s55, ,4O6.SO, divided
as follows:
Bonded Indebtedness,
due Ada county. $ 6,60S 81
Warrants outstanding,
1S94-5 series. .-.... S,lS3 50
Warrant current expense
1900 series. ........ li,524 40
Warrent current expense
1901 series. .......... l5,64l lO
Warrant road expense
1900 series. ........ obJ IL
Warrant road expense
1901 series. s.........- 6,l55 W
Warrants Caldwell b'dge 5,430 OO
Total. $50, ,7O4 20
Balance in various funds
in treasurer's hands,
net Ing ascnoo.
money IS 5,3S7 40
Total. l............ .S55, ,406 SO
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-10-10

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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-10-10
.S55,406 so

This Indebtedness does not in
clude Indebtedness on outstanding
warrants.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
Entertaining Squirrels.

Alive in his native woods the squirrel
Is an amusing little fellow, and he will
entertain you by the hour if you will
let him.
You probably become first aware of
his presence by his dropping things on
your head. Then he plays hide and
seek with you as he Zigzags up a tree.
While he pauses for thought, or pos
sibly to wash his face, another squirrel
comes scudding along the branches of
q neighboring tree, and away they go,
one chasing the other, jumping from
branch tip to branch tip, racing up and
down the trunk and making the bark
fly. Sometimes one loses his footing
and falls headlong 20 or 80 feet to the
ground, landing there with force that
makes him bounce You think every
grain of sense must be knocked out of
the small body, but he only blinks a
bit, and, after moment spent perhaps
in letting the stars set that must have
suddenly risen before his eyes, he
streaks it up the nearest tree after the
other fellow. Long after they have
disappeared from sight you hear them
chattering together up among the
leaves like two watchmen's rattles.-
Philadelphia Record.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
DANCY.

H. Fregeman, a stock raiser from
Lake Mills, has been here the past
week, and succeeded in placing 900
sheep among the different farmers.
Mrs. Clinton Smith and little son,
Herbert, of Wausau, visited with Mrs
G..G. Knoller over Thursday.
Miss May hampton is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Henry Morrell, at Rhinelan-
der
Miss Julia Clark, who has been our
most efficient depot agent for the past
five years, was last week transferred to
Schotield. During her stay here she
made many warm friends who were
pleased at her promotion, but sorry to
see her leave.
G. d. Jones, one of Wausaus genial
attorneys, transacted business here the
past W eek.
A we'll attended picnic was held at
Matt Engerbretson's pleasant home last
Sunday for the benefit of the Norwegian
Lutheran church. We understand a
very snug sum was netted.
Mrs. Ed. Coylan and children, of Chi
cage, visited Mrs. Coniff and other
friends here over Sunday.
DR.. j. G. Coniff, who left here some
time ago fer his health, is at present
time enjoying the sights at Salt Lake
City, Utah, feeling much improved.
Mrs. Harry Rabelan, of Eau Pleine,
enjoyed a visit the past week from her
era ldmother, Mrs. F. Burt, of Grand
Rapids
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
Influenza.

It is very we'll known that the in
fluenza is not an exclusively modern
complaint, but am not sure whether
a curious reference to it by Bower, the
continuator of Forduns chronicle, has
been noted. Writing of the year 1920
he says that among those who died in
Scotland that year were Sir Henry st.
Clair, earl of Orkney; Sir James Doug
las of Dalkeith, Sir William de Aber-
nethy, Sir William de st. Clair, Sir VIII
liam COckburn and many others, all by
that infirmity whereby not only great
men, but innumerable quantity of the
commonalty, persisted, which was vul-
carly termed. lie Quhew lie Quhew a
vurgaribus dicebaturl" Bower, XIV,
49, Now, "quh" in Scottish texts usu-
ally represents the sound of ''wh"
(properly aspirated) Therefore it
seems that in the fifteenth century the
influenza was known as 1.-The whew,"
just as it is known in the twentieth
century as 1.-The flue."
1 have refrained from quoting at
length Bowers explanation of the
cause of the epidemic, but there seems
little doubt that the disease was iden-
teal with that with which we are so
grievously familiar. - Notes and Que
rieS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

Proved Her Nationality,

Recently q bent old lady entered one
Of the Salina street stores and upon be-
Ing asked what she wished to see made
reply In what the clerk judged to be an
unknown language. \ second inquiry
proving no more satisfactory, the clerk
excused herself and went in search of
one OF her colleagues who is of German
descent.
"Oh, Miss L." she entreated, won't
you come over to my counter for min
ute? There's a poor old German lady
there, and l can't understand a word
she says"
Miss L. followed and, pausing before
the stool on which the would be Gus
toner was seated, inquired in her
sweetest tones:
"Are you a German"
The "poor old German lady" raised
her handkerchief to her lips and evi,
IDENTIFY extricated something from her
mouth. Then, bending a look of the
utmost scorn upon the clerk, she ex.
claimed in a rich and unmistakable
brogue:
"Garman, is it? Indade an I'm not
But I've got new set of false lathe,
bad scran to thin! Ar now, if ye
phase, will wan of yez wait on mep'-
Syracuse Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
A Korean Prison.

The gate was wide open, and the
courtyard was full of prisoners, and the
surrounding buildings were old and
tottering. l asked the chief, whom one
of the two or three listless attendants
called for us. why the prisoners did
not run away. "Oh." he replied, "they
would be caught and beaten again and
kept longer. Now they will get out
SOOn."
But as l looked at them l saw they
did not run because they could not.
The life was beaten out of them. The
keepers brought the heavy red cord
with a brass hook at the end and
trussed up a man with it to show how
the beating was done and then brought
us the stiff rods with which victims
were pounded over the shins and
thighs until the beaten spots were SIM
ply masses of fostering rottenness.
There was a room, black, foul, leprous,
in which the men were fastened in the
stocks. The Black Hole of Calcutta was
scarcely less merciful than this
Ladies' Monthly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
A slight Dehcif.

A weather stained, creaking wagon
drew up In front of a photographers
establishment In q Georgia town. Be
meath it's body lean hound came to
standstill. A man clad in jeans trou-
sers, homespun shirt and guiltless OF
coat or vest emerged from the vehicles
anterior extremity. Settling his soft
SLOUGH hat ON the back of his head, he
adjusted his lone gallus and gave the
lines to the wife and baby within. Be-
hind these, from the dome of canvas
beyond, peered, big eyed and solemn.
numerous editions of the lord and mas
ter
Entering the shop, the stranger paused
before a case of sample photographs
and, pointing to one, said, Mister,
what dyer charge fer takin plcters like
that?"
"Three dollars a Dozen" replied the
clerk.
Thrusting his hands into his pockets,
he turned thoughtfully toward the wag-
onful of offspring. "Waal, reckon I'll
have ter wait a bit" he said softly to
himself 81 amt got but 'leven."-
Harper's Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
BnrOmetrfC Bees,

Whoever observes these interesting
insects finds it easy enough to foretell
exactly the kind of weather to be ex-
pected. At least this is the opinion Of
many raisers of bees.
Generally the bee stays at home
when rain is in the air. When the sky
is simply dark and cloudy, these busy
workers do not leave their dwelling all
at once. 4 few go out first, as though
the queen had sent out messengers TO
study the state of the atmosphere. The
greater number remain on observation
until the clouds begin to dissipate, and
it is only then that the battalions en-
tire rush out in search Of their nectar.
A bee never goes out in a fog, because
1t is we'll aware that dampness and
cold are two fearSome, redoubtable
enemies. We do not mean. however.
that the bee is 4 meteorologist in the
absolute sense OF the word. Its clever
ness consists in never being taken I'M
awares, for 1t possesses untiring vigil
lance. Often one may observe the sud-
den entrance of bees into tlTc hive
when n dense cloud hides the sun and
even though the rain is not in evidence.
st. Louis Globe-DemOcrat.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
Painting Black Eyes.

'"rhe painting of blackened eyes, of
which you hear little nowadays" said
a man Of experience, sis so we'll estab-
lished n business now that it does not
even need advertising. A sign which
1 just passed aroused memories Of
earlier days within me. 1t was merely
the name of man who does this kind
of painting, with the brief announce
ment, Black Eyes Painted
"Some years ago such simple state
ment was not enough to enable one in
that business to live. The artist whose
calling this sign declared is the same
man who some years back used to have
a place on the avenue farther west, and
in front of that old office he used to
have an expansive and gorgeous sign
which told his accomplishments in the
phraseology which the only Tody Ham
ilton after perfected in describing the
charms of the best that Barnum Of
fered."-New York Sun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
One Passenger Too Many.

A good story is going the rounds OF
the offices of the Metropolitan Street
Railway company concerning the Won
derful presence of mind displayed re-
Gently by a new conductor on one of
the company's trolley cars. This par
ticular car was bowling along up
Broadway recently when it was hailed
and boarded by company inspector.
The official hurriedly counted the pas
sengers in the car and found that there
were nine. Then he cast his eye up to
the register and found that there had
been only eight fares rung up. He dis
closed his identity to the new conduct
or and called attention to the discrep-
ancy.
Slowly and painfully the new hand
counted over his passengers and then
scanned his register.
"Begorra, an you're roight, SIR" he
said and promptly stopped the car.
"Say," he demanded, addressing the
passengers in an authoritative man
ner, ivan O. yOuse fellOws'll how to
git off the car-r."-New York Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
Cleaning OIL PainfinRR.

An art journal suggests raw potatoes
to clean oil paintings. Have few po-
tatoes at hand, each cut in halves. The
fresh surface is dampened slightly with
cold water and used to rub the canvas.
AS the potatoes show soil the surface
is sliced off and the rubbing continued.
This process will create little lather,
which should be wiped off as fast as it
accumulates with clean, damp sponge.
When the whole canvas is cleaned, it
should be washed over lightly with
clean water from which the chill has
been taken and finally the water
carefully wiped off with an old clean
silk handkerchief. Raw potatoes to
clean paintings are frequently in hear
say evidence, but this description of
the process may be of value. 1t is sug-
gested by way of reasonable caution
that the experiment should be tried
first upon a canvas of trifing value
and upon one corner of that.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
SOaDsuds Dessert.

The tribes on the coast of British Co.
lumbia hold a festival in the autumn
the browning item of which is the par
taking of few spoonfuls of bowl OF
soapsudS.
They gather in the dingy huts, which
are hung with the staple food-dried
salmon. For light they stick into the
ground. head downward, a silvery fish
about five inches long, set fire to the
tail, and they have torch, for the fish
burns steadily.
After eating of various unsavory
foods there comes the great treat. This
is a bowl of a frothy, soapy mixture
obtained by crushing in not overclean
manner the sapoliti, or soap berries
and squeezing out the juice. This is as
much like soapsuds as it is possible tc
conceive. The natives sip it from
spoons of black wood, neatly carved
of which they think a great deal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
The captain of am ocean Liner.

Nowadays the captain is the hosttof
the ship. He is no longer the grufft
rough seadog in pea jacket of years
gone by. He must observe some of the
social amenities; he must talk to the
passengers now and then when the
weather is fine; he must take his seat
at table when he may; he must, be a
kind of diplomat also and possess wit
and tact and q patience sublime; he
must see that no jealousies develop
among the passengers. 1 have been
told of the very obliging captain who,
to please the lady who asked to be
shown the equator while the ship was
in southern seas, pasted a hair across
the large end of spyglass and told the
lady to look. And the lady through the
glass declared she could see the equa-
tor "as plainly as A e c." One other
polite captain have heard of-one who
directed an officer on the bridge to "dO
as the lady Wishes" when the lady re-
quested that the captain steer the ship
over to the horizon so she could see
what the horizon was like.-Captain
Jameson in Golfers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
GA STo ETA.
Bears the q The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature af &<HHzzzu
Her Opinion of Asparagus.

1t seems that asparagus is not grown
In the tropicS-at least it was not grown
at Rio de JaneIro when a certain Amer
lean gentleman, who had lived several
years in the Brazilian capital, went
with his wife and S-year-old daughter
to visit friends living near Buenos
AyreS, a part of the continent where
the climate is better adapted to the
fruits and vegetables of the temperate
regions.
At the first dinner after their arrival
the visitors were treated to some fresh
asparagus. The little S-year-old daugh-
ter was likewise served with the as
paragus. but she evidently did not
think much of Il as an article Of food.
Her mother tried for some time TO
coax her 10 cat it. Finally the little
girl. taken between the rudeneSS of
whispering at the table ar-l the rude
ness of not eating her food. leaned over
and. with a choking voice and CULVER
ing lip. whispered TO her mother: MAN
ma. II is not nice. It's raw at one end
and rotten at the other"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

DID the Romans, in their day, and do
the SpaniardS now, manage better than
we. to satisfy the killing mania? The
desire to take life seems to have broken
out epidemically among a numerous
class of beings whom from the poverty
of language we are obliged to call men.
They must be glutted, have a feast of
blood and death occasionally. The
Romans appeaSed them with shows
wherein men killed each other, or
fought with wild beasts. In the middle
age knightly tournaments supplied
the grewSOme demand. The Spanish
accomplish this end through bull fights.
The public execution of criminals seems
sufficient for the purpose in other cOun-
tries. In the United States this class
has been much ignored In several
states executions of criminals are priv
ate, and in several others capital pun
ishment has been abolished. OF course
this class of men is a beastly class, de-
serving of no consideration, but their
deserts will not measure their gettingS,
and in some sections of the country
they are numerous enough to have
things their own way. They may be
considered a criminal class, but too
numerous to be restrained by law. In
the case of other criminal passions
governments have sometimes thought
it wise to leagalize means of gratifying
criminal passions which are practically
beyond the possibility of legal control.
Perhaps prize fights and bull fights,
and public duelS would appease the
criminal mob, and be an improvement
upon lynching.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
An English Explanation.

This is the way n prominent English
paper explains IL:
The president Of the United States,
who receives a salary of 10000 a
year, must pay for all the food consum-
ed at the White House, and the ex-
penses of getting up an elaborate state
dinner are not small Cigars and
wines the president buys. and they
must be OF the best. He has TO main
tain his own eQuipage. The govern
ment. however. allows him valet; al
so clerk, who opens all his letters.
All other personal servants must be
engaged by the master and mistress Of
the White House.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

LYNCHING bids fair to become a Gus
tom. In South Dakota the people will
not stand it if deprived of their lynch
ing. Last winter in that state a young
man seduced girl to her ruin under
promise of marriage and when he re
fused to marry her she became insane,
and in that condition left her bed of a
winter night and in her night robes
and bare feet wandered over the prairie
until frozen to death. Thereupon the
girls brother went and killed the gay
young man, and deprived his neighbOrs
of as fine an opportunity for lynching
bee as ever was. But they got even
with him when they got on the jury, a
week ago, and, they convicted him of
murder in the first degree. Moral:
Don't take the lynch law into your own
hands. 1t belongs to the public.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
They Were Uncovered.

When they went into the hotel, he
was determined to do nothing to betray
the fact that they were newly married.
He took up the pen for his first regis
tration unoer the new conditions and
with an old married man look and
sweep of Indifference wrote. "Mr. and
Mrs. Mary Tompkins."
"Will you have the bridal chamber,
Mr.. Tompkins?" asked the clerk.-New
York Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
The Chinamnn,s Dress.

Those who understand the subject
have to admit that when it comes to
the question of rational dress the Chi
naman has very much the best of it.
American clothes are not made for the
performance of much STOPPING or do
nestle gymnastics. but the Chinaman,
in his loose. easy fitting clothes, is as
free to stoop. jump, run or turn haHd-
springs as Il small boy in bathing. In
a Chinese suit of clothes you can lie
down and sleep with the same amount
Of comfort that you can stand up and
walk
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
Comets of the Past Century.

During the nineteenth century 235
new comets were discovered as against
62 in the eighteenth century. The
nineteenth century also beheld a great
err number of large and brilliant com
cts than did its predecessor. The finest
of these were the comets of 1911, 1S43
1853, 1881 and 1882. In the year 1906
only one periodical comet was known
Halley's. Now many are known, OF
which at least II have been seen al
more than one return to perihelion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
The Collection.

While lecturing his congregation
rather strongly on a recent Sunday
about slack attendance and small col
lections a minister of church in an
English city used the following elo-
quent and forcible sentence: eyes,
brethren, our collection of a little over
f3 last Sunday included no fewer than
500 halfpennies. We all know about
the Widows mite, and am sure we are
very glad to receive it; but l don't
think there are 500 widows in this con-
gregation!'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

Mrs L. A Goade died yesterday at
her home, Ill Maple street, of the in
firmities incident to old age. Deceased
was in her 10Th year, being born in the
state of North Carolina, March 10th,
1926. To her death was welcome visi-
tor, for she had been i'll for the past
seven years. She leaves one daughter
in this city to mourn her death, Mrs.
Jacob Whippler. Funeral took place
from the home this afternoon at
O'Clock, Rev. F. A. Pease conducting
the service.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Wausau P. o. for the week end
ing August %. 1901. In calling for same
please say advertised"
Andrijwsky, Geo. Palmer, Geo.
Barr, G. M. Scott, Myron
Boshalhob, n. Schwivt, Joe
Clairmore, Louis Sinclaire, Archie
Dittman, Rudolph West, Marion R.
Fehlhalier, Miss A. Wanderer, Herman
Hinton, Miss Mile Wegner Miss Emma
Nelson, Miss Edith WHITAKER, Mrs. e.
Powell, Mrs. Richard
Foreign Sam Scevaxce.
A. w. TREVTTT, P. M.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

Rev. w. J. Cordick, Rector.
Holy Communion at 80 a. m.
M8tins and Sermon at 1880 a. m.
Sundsy-scbool and Rector's bible class, at u m.
No evening services during July and August.
The music at these services lie rendered by a
vested choir of 20 voices.
Friday: Holy Communion at 7 80 a. M
Choir rehearsal Saturday evening at 80
st. Faiths Guild meets at the rectory every
Friday afternoon.
St Martha's Child VIII have no meetings I'M
til the first week in Sept.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

GEORGE w. BISHOP. of Rhinelander,
has resigned the position which he has
held for nearly four years on the State
Board of Control. Geo. must have had
a tip that some one else was going to
have the place at the end of the term,
for who ever knew a republican to re-
sign a good paying position when he
was certain he could hold it. George
made good officer nevertheless.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

THE Merrill Advocate expresses sur
prise because the PILOT intimated that
the steel trust moulds the tariff laws
put forward by the republican party,
and states that the question between
the strikers and mill men is not one of
wages but one of unionism. True, but
that is just what the strikers are after.
If all are made union mills, then the
scale of wages of all will be uniform.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

A NEWSPAPER report is to the effect
that the 'Commoner," VIM. j. Bryan's
paper, at Lincoln, Neb., is to be trans
ferred to Chicago, and that Mr.. Bryan
will make his future home in that city.
Whether the "Commoner" is published
at Lincoln or Chicago, it will make no
difference; so long as MIR. Bryan is at
the head of it and is its editor it will be
a very pOpular paper.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
PRESBYTERIAN.

Rev. s. N. Wilson, D. D., pastor.
Preaching at 1920 m, and 7.3O D m, Sunday,
Sunday School at IL m
Y PS G Il meeting at $50 pm
Intermediate z c Z meeting, $50 D IN
Junior 2 q 4 meeting at 500 D m
Sunday school at west side chapel every Sun.
day at 500 o'clock.
Sunday school at the Hull Memorial Chapel
every Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Teachers Bible study class every Monday
evening at 1880.
Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7:45.
In the morning there are plenty of free seats
for strangers. and all seats free in the eI ening
There will be no society meeting until Sept.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
scandinavian English.

Sir Herbert Maxwell gives In his
Memories Of the Months" the follow
ing copy Of beguiliug advertisement
set forth by 4 Scandinavian who could
''spik Inglis" and who had q shrewd
Idea OF Turing tourists to his salmon
river.
Lock Herl Szlmo1l TIE honorsbls travellers
are Svs-tea To- that undersigned. who lives in
FSorde pr. Vel den Rouis5als county. Norway.
short or IooS time, hires cut god S4lno1rivsr.
GooS loSginS Cats DEakzx Max.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
nnrrY He me-

Guest Indignantly - Waiter, there
are feathers In the soup!
Waiter inspecting it)-Why. so there
are. l thought l was giving you gravy
soup. It's chicken broth. sir; costs six
pence more. Changes figures on the
bill.)-Exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
CHURCH NOTES.

BAPTIST.
Rev. Adam Fawcett, Pastor.
Sunday School, IL: As a m
Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 1880.
Mission Sunday School on the West ide at
o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
Young peoples meeting at 6:45 m,
Prayer meeting from Z to 8.