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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24

sad days for the young girl. Her IA
Their sickened and died, and her only
brother was in the far South. battling
for the Confederacy. Thus she was
left with only the faithful negro slaves
and a nephew barely in his teens.
At this time the neighborhood was
full of guerrillas. Sue" Mundy and
his gang were terrorizing that entire
section, and soldiers and civilians alike
were falling at their hands. The out
laws were frequently at the Colerain
house, and. while Patsy never suffered
any indignities from them. she was in
constant terror lest she might
One rainy night in April. 1864. Miss
Colerain was sitting before a cheerful
fire, her mind busy with thoughts of
her absent lover. when suddenly the
door opened ard young Morehead. at
tired IN a handsome uniform. stood be-
fore her. Before she could speak the
young soldier caught her in his arms
and showered kisses upon her blushing
face.
second later she broke from his
embrace. and. trembling with fright.
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Fashion Notes.

Some of the pale pastel tones will be
popular the coming season, the very pal
est greens, pinks, mauves and blues.
Fashion is very partial to the note of
black in neckwear and a touch of it is
introduced into many of the sprettiest
pieces.
Fur yol1es show in a few of the hand
somer street gowns, with which fur
trimmed hats and large muffs are smart
details.
Viennese tailors are trimming the
white cloth frocks with black, white and
gold braids artistically mingled, and
they are lining the white cloth coats
with black satin. 1t may be but the
fashion of moment, but it is a very
attractive one.
One of the new blouses, an imported
model, shows a certain elegance that is
not usually characteristic of cloth
blouses. 1t is of ruby-colored cloth and
is trimmed, with bands of white, EN-
broidered in gold and edged with fine
pipings of black velvet.
In most of the white silk waists little
touch of color is introduced in the en-
brodery, which is ubiquitous this season
A little of the oriental coloring is very
effective on Whit if tastefully arranged
and it certainly is one of the new fan
cies. Colored pipings are also employed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24
Brief state Happenings.

Ed Sebzeck. 10 years old, stabbed Ray
Quick. 4 smaller boy. while they We're
sitting together at school in Fairchild.
The young offender will probably be sent
to the reform school.
Alex Hill. woodsman, 81 years of
age. was killed by train while walking
along the track of the Northwestern
Railway near Hurley He was a Fin
lander and unmarried.
The strike of the Brass Workers I'm
ion at Waukegan against the Thomas
Bras and Iron Company. formerly of
Milwaukee. has at last been settled after
continuing a year, and the factory has
been unionized.
The will of Gilbert W. Roe, the dead
millionaire, which divides his property
between his son, William j. Roe. and
Mrs. A. j. Burgess, with requests of
$1,000 each to two sisters and brother,
and of $1,000 each to two grandchil-
dren, was admitted to probate at Osh-
kosh.
\ panic in a La Crosse street ear re-
suited from the neglect of the gate ten
der at a crossing TO prevent street car
from crossing the Milwaukee tracks
ahead of a passenger train. The train
all but hit the car and women tainted
and screamed and in the scramble for
the door many were jammed, but no ore
hurt.
Amelia Schulz. sad. sweet-faced
woman of Eau Claire. hanged herself
in Jail at Los Angeles, Cal. Disappoin.-
ment in love caused her to go insane.
n 4
one mile east of Rudolph, and the Wis
consin Valley Asbestos Mining Company
has already been organized with capital
of $4,000.
Mrs Cassidy. who was tried and nc
Quilted of a charge of numbering Mike
Miller at Nash and who was later ac-
cused of sending obscene letters through
the mail. was discharged by the grand
jury at Washburn.
Mrs. Ole Larson attempted suicide at
Fond du Lac by shooting herself. She
was formerly Miss Refthazor of North
Fead du Lac and was married last Sep
temper. No hopes are held ont for her
recovery No reason fer her rash act is
known.
a crowd of boys not invited to a iuve-
ntic SEIlE4St parry AZ -AAittkC@NA vs. ut~-9N
themselves and waylaid the guests while
ON their Way from the place Of meeting
TO the party. The asSaalting party, arm
ed with liquid stove backing. blacSened
the faces of all the boys and girls. The
stuff could not be washed of aud the
guests enjoyed their party with black
ened faces
John lie Claire of Cartwright died Al
the hospital IN Chippewa Falls from the
effects Of a cancer which had eaten his
throat and neck completely away. lie
Claire sold bis farm and spent the money
.n treatments for the cancer.
Wayside was visited by a very destrnc-
i've FIRE. which for a time threatened
the destruction of the entire place. The
Geftlemen Clothing Company asd stock
Of goods was totally consumed and the
residence of William Bertiels was also
DESTROYED. the house and furnishings be
Ing total loss. The origin Of the hre
Is unknown. The loss of the buildings
Is $1,000 and the s~sregate loss is So
600
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PASSING OF THE DESERT.
Irrigation Erasing the Last Of Our
Arid District.


Uncle Sam is wiping the desert from
his map drawing geography lessons, y
remarked a returned New Yorker at
AN uptown hotel the other evening.
land new irrigation law will be a
most effective wet slate rag to erase
the last remnants of what was once
known as the Great American
Desert
There were originally thirteen
States and three Territories wholly
ar partly within the links of the
desert. When Invent West in the
early seventies l thought as leaisei
out from the flaps of the big prairie
schooner that the Lord lever meant
men to encroach on those foTsaken
miles of alkali and cactus. and my wife
said that the Bible verse about Thus
far shalt thou go and no further meant
the desert the same as the sea.
But this time travelled over the
same region and sew that a miracle
had happened the wizard was irri-
cation. Western Kansas blossoms like
the rose, and it isn't so very long since
1t was thought irreclaimable And in
Arizona will be seen a like transfer
nation in the next few years. now that
the government is going to take hand
in the work of watering the thirsty
land.
The new law creates out of the
I sale of public lands in the arid regions
reclamation fund, which will pro-
vide means for storing and distribut-
ing water for irrigation purposes. One
big cattleman down there told me that
enough land to equal the combined
areas of Iowa and Illinois would be
made over for the tickling OF the pillow.
And since one man may get hold of
only a limited number of acres the
best benefits of the law Gene, not to
the big grazing companies, but to the
actual settler there.
$50 it has well been called a home
making law Few real settlers have
been taking up pubic land lately, be-
cause of the arid character of the only
available acres. Heretofore the great
cattle companies have had practically
entire control of tracts of thousands
of acres-for they could bet hold Of the
scattered water facilities.
over in Mexico they doI|t divide
land up as we do, in rectangular
blocks. They make their territorial
divisions according to the water priv
ileges. l saw one place in New Next
&C. where a fence divided desert from
a garden-fact. The flowers were
blooming and the grain was growing
in field that was irrigated, while
ground just adjoining was dry and as
bare of even buffalo grass as any old
skeleton. s'l"''
Irrigation is Uncle SaIh's best
sponge for cleaning his slate of the
ugly word desert, and leaving it clear
for him TO write in it's place the best
word in the language, homes
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24

woman, says the Boston Post. Her
stock of consists simply Of pleasing
manners, a good address, a smart walk
ing costume and cards engraved like
fashionable visiting cards. except that
in the lower left-haBd corner appear
the words. Professional house hunter"
Her already established trade, while
not among Bostons most wealthy fam
lies. Is among a class well enough of
TO live in private houses or expensive
apartments. and who wiz gladly pay
for comfort and convenience. This pro-
fessional house-hunter never recon-
mends place until she has personally
visited It. She takes notes as she In
spects and writes full description OF
every house or apartment. not only the
interior. but the outlook. both rear and
front. the neighborhocd. and the names
of the NEAREST neighbors.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24
Famous Lighthouse.

The most extraordinary of all Brit.
ish lighthouses is to be found on AT.
mish rock. Stornoway bay. a rocI
which is separated from Tie Island Of
Lewis by a channel over 500 feat wide.
On this rock a conicaI beacon is erect
ed. ard on its summit lantern IS
fixed. from which night after night
shines a light which IS seen By the
fishermen far and wide. The way in
which this lighthouse is Illuminated
is this: On the Island Of Lewis IS a
lighthouse. and from window ID the
tower a stream of Of light is projected
on to a mirror Of Arnish rock The
consequence Is that to all insents and
EuTposes a lighthouse exists which nas
neither lantern nor lighthouse keeper.
Toronto Globe.
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ACCIDENTS Will Sc FEW.
Double Tracking Railways Is Reduc-
Ing the Dangers of Travel

Double Tracking Railways Is Reduc-
ing the Dangers of Travel.
In order that he might see the Inn
provemeuts made CT late years in the
railway service of the country the first
train dispatcher who sent orders by
telegraph when employed on a Yer
mont line recently made q trip on one
Of the leading Southern railroads and
was asked 70 tell what he thought
was the greatest advance N American
railroading-the moder1 locomotives.
the heavier rails. the signal systems.
the improved cars. the new roadbeds.
the automatic brakes or the new meth
oas of switching. Allowing all the i'm
portance of all these. he declared the
chief improvement in the safety. cele~-
inv and profit in American railroading
70 be the present system of double
tracking which Is being steadily ex-
tended TO all main lines of the country.
At the beginning OF 1901 there were
l62. 900 miles of main or single track
on the railroads OF the United States
and 1900 miles Of second track. Ton
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24
HENRI FoURNIER's BoArsHAPED AUTOMOBILE

their main lines all double tracked. all
the branch. subsidiary and feeding
lines. which constitute very large
part of every railroad system. do not
require double-track service
On sinSle-track line having a large
business the running of trains on
schedule time is practically impossi-
BILE and the danger of accidents by col
lision or deraIlment is mach greater.
\ single breakdown paralyzes the
whole line and the maintenance of
sidings is a continual item Of cost re-
curing grea1 care in operation.
For all three reasons double track
ing has come 10 be considered an es-
sential to ull-to-date railroad service.
There were even. at the last computa-
ten. 100 miles of third track on
American railroads and goo miles OF
fourth track. The remainder OF the
mileage is raade up OF sidings and
yard track.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24
For the Benefit of the Blind.

one OF the interesting features OF
the Library Of Congress is the depart
ment for the blind. where books and
special Recommendations are furnished.
At frequent intervals readings. recita-
lions and music are given by promin-
emit society folk for the benefit Of the
blind who visit the library. Prominent
men and women take pleasure in set
ting aside a portion Of their time to
read to the afflicted or to entertain
them, aud II is considered QClte an
honor TO receive m invitation from the
librarian.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24

By this time the guerrillas were at
the door. ciamoring for admittance.
Then it was that an idea came to the
distressed girl.
THE old clock. Reuben: get into
that" she said; lit is plenty large. and
they will never discover you there"
The young man lost 10 time in clam
bering into the barrel of the clock. and
his sweetheart fastened the door. Then,
with a lighter heart. she admitted the
guerrlllas. who were growing and
cursing at the delay.
Filing through the long hall into the
cozy sitting room. they took seats ard
demanded refreshments. Patsy left
to comply with their demands, but she
had hardly left the dining room when
she heard the guerrilIas raving and
cursing and the report Of firearms.
Realizing the worst, she hurried
back and reached TIE hall just in time
20 witness the murderous outlaws
dragging the dead body of her lover
from the ol6 clock. At this juncture
again came the tramp of horses, fol-
lowed by more firing and commotion.
and then TO Patsy came blank.
For weeks, the gil lowered between
life and death. a victim to brain fever.
When the disease left her she was but
a wreck of her former self. When she
grew stronger they told her that she
had neglected to conceal her lovers
overcoat and gloves. That the guer-
rillas discovered them and instituted
search for the young soldier. That the
latter threw open the door OF the
clock. presumably with the hope Of
making his escape. when he was shot
and instantly killed. About this time
a detachment of young Morehead's
command swooped down upon the
guerrillas and put them to flight.
This story reads like fiction. but.
nevertheless. every word of it is true.
AS before stated, one of the actors
still lives. and the old clock. with de-
faced woodwork and motionless ma
chinery, stands in the self-same spot
1t did on that dreadful night. its brazen
hands still marking the hour that the
brave young soldier met his ignomini-
Gus death. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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years before that there were 10000
miles Of main or single and 5000 miles
of double track.
In the ten years intervening The
amount of double track increased 80
per cent. while the amount of single
track Increased less than %. At the
present ratio of growth in few years
the chief railroad system will have
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
A WEEKS RECORD or STATE
HAPPENINGS.
Missing Kenosha Boy Pays Alleged
Shortage-GirI Who Smashed Saloon
Furniture Goes to Prison-Indians
Sell Lands Allotted to Them.

The mystery surrounding the strange
disappearance of Frank aillen, Keno
sha boy. from Wankegan three weeks
ago, was deepened the other morning
when the agent of the life insurance COM
paDy for which Millen worked received
draft from him Cor $500 to pay all he
owed the company. Millen refused to
give his present address. and stated that
he was in the wilds of Colorado. and did
not desire to be found. He sent the
money to the company to pay all short
ages. He had been accused of embezzling
the funds of the company.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24
TO GO LOG MILES AN HOUR.

French Automobile for Which This
Great Speed Is Claimed.
Henri Fourier. the great French
chauffeur now in this country and the
holder of many speed records, will be
a competitor in the great international
race which will be run between Paris
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24
Indians Sell Their Lands.

Recent sales of lots on the Oneida In
dian reservation to white men are arOus-
ing discussion among people interested in
Indian affairs. the general opinion being
that these sales mark the first steps in
the absorption of the precincts of the red
man by white farmers. The sales were
negotiated by heirs of the Oneidas to
whom the lands were allotted. The heirs
desire to enter lines of business they CON
slider more profitable than farming
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24

and Madrid. Spain. Fourier has had
built a special vehicle for this great
event. Ii is constructed In the shape
of a boat, so As to offer but little re-
sistance TO the wind. and has mo-
tive force of 100 horse power. The
speed which this automobile is capable
of attaining far outstrips the fastest
train. Fourier claims that 1t VIII
travel at the rate of LOG miles an hour.
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Fire Panic at Ball.

Guests at recent charity bail in Ev-
ansville were thrown into a panic by a
false alarm of fire. Several were bruis-
ed, but no one was seriously injured in
the crush ON narrow stairway, the only
accessible exit from the hall. Gowns
of many Of the frightened women were
torn and soiled so that they could not
return to the dance floor when the ex-
element had subeided The panic was
started by an unwise but unknown per-
son who jumped on the orchestra plat
form and announced that the building
was ON fire
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24
Senteace Saloon Smasher.

Carrie Hicks, brought before Judge
Gilbert at Cheteb and tried for destroy
ing property in Roy Gilbert's saloon, was
convicted and sentenced to pay $3.50 fine
or go to the penitentiary for one year.
She was taken to the Jail at Barren and
is now there. Her father is in the same
Jail, having been sent there for being
drunk and disorderely. 1t was the Aext
day that Carrie Hicks went to the saloon
and smashed the interior.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24
Road Prosnects for Iron.

The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railroad Company has secured property
in the North Freedom iron field and will
begin prospecting with eight diamond
drills. 1t is also said the road will build
an extension TO Larue from Kilbourn,
Portage or Prairie du Sac by July l.
Work will be begun at once on twenty
rev houses at Larue and they will be
supplied with water and electric light
from power at the mines.
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BEFORE WINTER GOES
STYLES FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO
WARM WEATHER.
Between Seasons Gowns that Are Now
Being shown-Mohair in New Finish
Advanced for This Use = Fashions
in Summer Millinery.
New York corresnnndence.

HlLE the shop
per is confronted
in the stores by
summer wares ga
lore, there still IS
new providing for
cooler weather.
Early spring is
recognized as a
more or less dis
tinct period by
stylish women. SO
there must be es-
pecial dresses for
it. Tailored cnes
are on view how,
and mohair is one
of the materials
a d V a N C c d for
than IL np1Annrr
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Bridal Tour on a Wager.

Former President NJ ]. Magin oe the
Building Trades Council in Milwaukee
contemplates a honeymoon trip of two
years. With his bride. to whom he will:
be married next spring, he will travel
through every State in the Union. The
couple are TO start without cent in
their pockets, earn their living on the
way and come back with s.. If they full
fill the conditions they will win a wager
of 81 600
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than Coierain, a
childless widower
Of advanced age,
and his maiden
sister, who is now
past middle life.
The Coierain resi-
dence is an old
fashioned. UMPIRE
[ en- GU S farm
house situated In
the midst of a
yerdan 1t lawn.
S h a d o W e d b y
heavy foliaged for
est trees. Miss
Patsy Colerain. or
Aunt Patsy" as
she is Familiarity
known t 20 h e r
n e / & h b o r 8 and
friends. Is a lady
of great refine
ment. b e a r | u g
traces of a re-
markable youthful
beauty. She Is a
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In checks. stripes and dots. as well rs in
the plain colors. 1t is very attractive
fabric, especially suitable for travelling
gowns, shedding dust and being why
enough to hold irs own without crushing
badly. Some new mohnirs are very
silky in finish and look very soft. and
are said not to have lost any of their cd
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24

so DOZEN miles, perhaps. east Of
/AA Bardstown. KY, in a seques-
go tered neighborhood. reside Ma
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BETWEEN SEASON GOWNS.

crown panne velvet, the brim tucked
chiffon. Turquoise buckles and satin
ribbon furnished the color.
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To scc what Is right. and not to do It,
Is Na7.t OF courage. or Of principle
COnfucius.
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The value of money Is most appre
eiated when you have none.
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While wheat prices have
declined somewhat of late
the market shows remark


- the market shows remark
ableh stubbornnessi throughout. All the
rec1it news has been bearsh. yet the
bears have little to show for 1t. II is
true both Argentina and Russia are ship
ping freely to Liverpool, that nearly all
foreign markets are weak, and our ex-
ports light while primary receipts hold
up kud winter wheat prospects are eX-
ccllont In short, nearly everything in
the news or in the regular statistics has
been bearish. But the bulls who are
bulls for long pull are very confident
They see all the bearish facts, but they
see also four things first that the Aus
traliaa demand has cleaned up the Pa
cifc coast surplus and Australia has yet
to buy more wheat: second, that notwith-
standing some adverse conditions the
Minneapolis -four mills had The largest
January trade in their history and are
now doing business fully up to last year;
Thrill. that at this time last year there
was more wheat IN the Northwest than
there is now, yet before the new spring
wheat crop began TO move n great scare
ity Of milling wheat existed: fourth. that
the winter wheat Is showing mp well, but
has not sufficient snow covering, and Is
liable to damage IN places should a cold
wave dip over the Southwest. On the
certain bearing Of the first three PROPOSE
tons and the possibilities suggested by
the last. the bulls are willing 70 buy
wheat at present prices and hold ii.
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obtrusive,and has not gone beyond the
precincts of her own yard for nearly
forty years. There Is tragic history
connected with her estrangement from
the world that would afford rich mate
rial for a thrilling romance.
In the spacious hall of the Colerain
homestead stands a clock, an old-fash-
toned affair of the grandfather spe-
cies. This old timepiece is over cen
fury old. and Is indeed a quaint-look-
ing object, with the smiling face OF
full moon and q ship riding at anchor
on placid sea painted above its dial
The pendulum of the old clock has
been mOtionless, and its elaborately
carved brass hands have never moved
a jot since the fateful night in the year
of 1864. when it played an important
part in a bloody tragedy that broke
Miss Patsy Colerain's heart and enVei-
oped her life In a pail of gloom that
will never be lifted this side OF the
grave.
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A Belle of ,04.

In 1864 Miss Patsy Colerain was con-
sidered one of the handsomest young
women in Nelson County. OF an old
line family. wealthy in her own name,
she was naturally much sought after
and had suitors by the score. or
course, she had but one choice, and
that was Reuben Morehead. descend
ant of one of Kentucky's Governors.
who claimed Nelson County as his
birthplace. Young Morehead was an
orphan. who had been reared by
neighboring farmer. Patsy had known
him all her life. and had loved him as
far back as she could remember.
The war broke out and Reuben took
up arms for the North. Then followed
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Men over forty are being employed
In Liverpool to do errand boys' work.
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and his gang. If they catch you here
it is certain death! oh, what shall we
do?"
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Tickling baby viii cause the child
70 sfufter.