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20 please the children. When the pho
tograph came home you were shocked
Why, when you placed that picture
alongside of the last photograph OF
your father and mother you found that
you looked just as old as they were
when they died Yes, like the leaf, an
average man dies gradually. He be-
gins to die first at the extremities. His
hair whitens. His skin wrinkles. His
hand trembles. The once steady beat
of the heart becomes unsteady. The
windows of his eyesight are bedimmed.
He has a pain at the base Of the brain
because the circulation is poor God
gives to almost every man thousands
of warnings instead Of one warning
that he is fading away as the leaf, as
the autumnal leaf.
Is not the figure Of the leaf dying
gradually the symbol of the average
mans death? OF course some leaves
do meet a violent and a quick death,
as nearly all wild beasts in their ma
tive haunts end their lives by a sud
den tragedy. A mischievous squirrel
nay climb a tree and jerk leaf from
its moorings and toss it to the ground.
The tall antlers of the deer may be the
pruning hook TO lay bare branch.
The keen ak may slaughter the leaves
rs ruthlessly as the farmers scythe
mows down the golden grain in order
that the woodman passing the night in
the forest may have soft couch to
sleep upon at the foot Of some giant
oak. The sullen blizzard. sulking be
hind an arctic iceberg. may decide to
make a spring journey back to the
place where it had tried in vain to bat
ter down the doors of a summer cot
tage during the past winter months
and in one night destroy all the sprout-
ing leaves. A forest fire may allow
the flames to feed upon the tender foil
age which has been exposed by nature
for a few weeks to he. colored by the
light of the sun. Some men in their
youth or in strong middle age in full
health may be struck down by some
accident or contagious disease rs quick
ly as a soldier upon a battlefield may
have a bullet pierce his heart and in
stantly drop dead. And some men may
instantly exterminate their lives by the
evil effects Of sin.
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UnweIcome Tasks.

No unwelcome tasks become any the
less welcome by putting them off till
tomorrow. 1t is only when they are
behind us and done that we begin to
find that there is sweetness to be tast-
ed afterward and that the remem-
brance of unwelcome duties unhcsltat-
ingly done is welcome and pleasant.
Accomplished, they are full of bless
ing. and there is smile on their faces
as they leave us. Undone, they stand
threatening and disturbing our tran
quillity and hindering our communion
with God. If there be lying before
you any bit Of work from which you
shrink go straight up to it and do it
at once. The only way to get rid Of it
is to do it.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11

reservoirs far water. They decide
whether a country is TO be fertile or
not Once destroy the forest with its
leaves and the orchards with their
leaves ana you change tie whole at
mosuheric condition of the country, as
parts OF Spain and Portugal have been
robbed of all moisture by the destrue-
ticn Of the leaves. Thus each genera
tions spiritual life is absolutely neces-
sary to be matured and developed for
the spiritual life of the generation
which is to follow. Your spiritual life
decides what is to be the spiritual life
of your children and your children s
children.
Would that our spiritual life might
not only be a saving gospel for our
selves, but also for those who are TO
come after us. There is a beautiful
story told of Ulysses. the most famous
of all Homeric heroes, who won his
greatest victory when he overcame the
fiendish power Of the sorceress by the
influence of few leaves. Circe lived
in beautiful palace upon a certain is
land. There as a beautiful enchant-
ress. surrounded by her maidens, she
welcomed the travellers who landed up
on her shores. She banqueted and fet-
ed them. At the end Of the feast,
however. she would arise, wave over
the assemblage her magic wand, and
her guests would be changed into re-
pulsive four footed beasts, who would
be driven by the attendant out to the
swine troughs. After Ulysses fellow
vOyagers had been thus metamorphos-
ed the hero went to their rescue. In
his hand he held the fabulous herb
which was given to him by the god
Hermes. Never for an instant did he
let those leaves drop from his hand.
BY their power he was able to break
the fatal spell of the destroyer and
make her beg for mercy and restore to
him his helpless and suffering compan-
ions
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4 s1eenIeaa snItnn.

The sultan of Turkey sleeps only two
or three hours out of the twenty-four
and then when some one is reading to
him or a musician is performing in the
adjacent room. This insomnia, which
is chronic. has been brought about by
long fear of assassination. A light is
always burning in his room, and lsmet
Bey. his foster brother and grand mas
ter of the imperial wardrobe. sleeps
with him in the same chamber. Ismet
Rev is the most trusted member of the
sultan's suit, and he so closely resem-
bles his master in appearance that he
not infrequently impersonates Abdul
Hamid ON those occasions on which the
sultan appears in public ceremonies
where a risk of assassination is involv-
od
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They Court sharp Criticism.

Nothing. it is said, gives the average
French fashionable woman such acute
pleasure as to be scolded by her pas
tor. Churches where the sharp tongued
priests hold forth on the follies of so
ciety and probe the failings of the rich,
fashionable woman are invariably
crowded with smart women, and the
more arrogant and dictatorial the
preacher the greater favorite he is with
his audience. The fame of the cele-
brated Pere DidOn, who never spared,
was largely based on his transcend
ent ability TO give it to themw The
sermon in which Pere Olivier declared
that the charity bazaar calamity was a
direct visitation from heaven upon the
heads of the wealthy, fashionable wOm-
en- who managed the bazaar brought all
fashionable feminine Paris to his feet.
Pere du Lac Is another preacher who
has become celebrated through the
mOrdant lashings of his tongue.-New
York Tribune.
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AHenthen Poets Idea.

This was heather poets idea of
the power Of evil being overcome by
the mighty and supernal power of a
few leaves given to his hero by a
heather god Cannot we use today our
| lives rs the symbol Of healing leaves
| Cannot we feel that we by the grace Of
Cod can absorb into ourselves tile heal
! ing power of the gospel? Then cannot
we further believe that the healing
and saving power Of the gospel which
we have received from Christ we can
impart to those dear ones who draw
their earthly life from orr life? As
we have been saved by the blood Of
| Christ. cannot we offer that aton.ng
blood to those who love us and who
are dependent upon us for temporal as
we'll as spiritual life?
But, though a fading leaf is a dying
leaf. yet after all its last days ought
to be its most resplendent days Is
the leaf ever so beautiful as when it
has the hectic flush of death upOn its
cheek? Is it ever so beautiful as when
we rub our fingers over its yellow fore
head, when. like n corpse still warm,
it is torn off an overhanging branch
and tumbles gently this way and that
into our waiting laps?
And is there time in all his earthly
career when n Christians life is so
beautiful as after the autumnal frosts
OF the tomb have touched his cheek?
Then the physical force of the life may
be gone He may not have the strength
he once had. but in his eye there will
come n softer look, in the touch of his
hand there will come a gentler sym
pathy. in the sound of his voice there
will be a holier prayer, in the move
ment of his heart there will be gen
tier yearning. Thus the aged Christian,
like the last leaf left upon the tree
branch, may seem to be alone as all
the leaves Of his generation have fallen,
yet people will love him for his noble
life. mellowed by many a stinging
frost. They will love him for what
he has been for what he is. and for
what he is to be. Oh. my dear friends,
by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
as a Christian. your last days on earth
may become your best days. Would
you not have them Il fOretaste Of the
best of all days, which shall come to
all of Christs dear ones in heaven?
copyright. 1904, by Louis E<lopsch.1
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Fare to FE111aaeIH0IAIsA, 81 90
Round "Trip .........-..........'.........- 90
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Too Great a Resemblance.

Bishop Olmsted of Denver is inter
ested in a number Of charities and OBJ
tains many generous contributions on
their behalf from rich Episcopalians.
There is in Denver. however, a mil
lionaire who will rarely consent to help
Bishop Olmsted's pet projects. He is
a generous man, and in his own way
he assists the poor but to organized
charity, for some reason, he heartily
objects. The bishop often asks him
for subscriptions, but these requests
are almost invariably refused.
Recently the millionaire had his por-
trait painted. Bishop Olmsted met
him the other day and said:
Il saw this morning your admirable
portrait"
"And did you ask it for a subscrip-
tlon?" said the millionaire, smiling.
''No." said Bishop Olmsted. Il saw
there was 40 use-it was so like you"
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11

is the overwhelming and incontToverti-
Bile statement of my text.
Like the fading leaf, mans cradle and
grave are not very far apart. Like the
life of a leaf, oar earthly existence
springs into budding life. has its short
season of glorious maturity, and then
fades and falls with a rapidity that
staltles US. Joseph Cook seems to
stretch mans earthly life out almost
endlessly. MANS life" said he
means tender teens. teachable twen-
ties, tireless thirties, fiery forties, forci-
BILE fifties. serious sixties, sacred seven
ties, aching eighties, shortening breath,
death. the sod. God" But, oh, though
we may live our threescore years and
ten, or even fourscOre years, how soon
those years slip away. As the months
Of the spring quickly change them
selves into the months of the summer,
and the months of the summer change
into the frosts of the autumn, we can
see our lives slipping away. We can
see them 90 as the sands of an hour
glass run away before our eyes. God
puts upon one side of the leaf the snow
bank and upon the other side Of the
leaf the iceberg Of another winter. He
then says to the embryo of the leaf:
You must not begin to sprOut before
the whistling winds Of March have
died away. You must, on the other
hand. be ready to surrender your life
before the December storms have
trampled all the tapestries of the for
ests under foot, making the bare trees
look like the dismantled and ruined
palaces of a king" So God says to
man: "Your earthly life is to be very,
very short. You are to spend your
earthly days as the life of leaf.
Therefore, what you are to do for me
and for the world you must do quick
ly. Hear We not in the signing Of the
autumnal winds the forthcoming sum
mons that you must soon fade away
as the leaf. as the dying autumnal
leaff'
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
Thousands Have Kidney Tro..,
and Don't Know II.
How ~ Find nna

Fill bottle or common glass with
water and let It stand twenty-four bor.yVo h. yoa
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
J. J. Won ReideF,
Dover, Del.
SAMUEL j. W'TLSOE,
Funeral Director and EmbaIme

Twenty-Five years experience in the abov
business with the assistance of my son, Johl
?. Wilson, enables me to guarantee satisfae.
ton. Everything first class with moderate
charges. Black and white heal es. Bodies
embalmed or preserved by the use OF ice
Mems black suits end robes; Iau,ts' dresses
and robes childFen's shrowds always in
stock. No extra charge made for my wifes
services when required. All styles OF collins
and cRskets constantly in stock.
ielephOne and telegraph communications
promptly answered. No. extra charge fol
distance. Five per cent discount on all bills
paid within thirty days.
We ask for an examination OF our Furni
ture Department when needing anything la
this line.
SsM'Ir ]. WILSON. MILTON, DEL
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
DANCY.

DANCY.
visitor the past week.
Mrs. Roy Lamere, of Ladysmith, is
spending the week visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Chris. Dernba of Tomahawk,
visited the past week with her sister,
Mrs. Henry Casper, at Dancy.
John Marched, Jr., who recently was
graduated from the Stevens Point bust
ness college, is spending few weeks
at his old home near this place.
DIR. j. G. Coniff, who left here three
years ago for the west, in hopes of
benefting his health, returned home
the past week, hale and hearty Dur
ing much OF the past two years the
doctor has worked on the hydraulic
part of the y S. geological survey
through Nevada, and likes the western
country, people aus. climate very much.
After spending few weeks visiting
relatives and friends he will return
west, and continue in the U. S. service.
The survey of The Dancy drainage
district is completed, the civil en-
gineers leaving for thsir home at Peoria,
ILL.,, the past week. AS soon as the
commissioners complete their work, of
going over the tract, the matter will
then be ready for final hearing in cir
cult court. Should the outcome in
court terminate favorable to the petit
TONERS, it is the hopes of those inter
ested to be ready to begin ditching
early next year or possibly the coming
fall
Evelyn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
q. Knoller, was very pleasantly and
unexpectedly surprised few days ago,
in being rendered free scholarship to
Grafton hall, Fond du Lac, which place
is considered one of the best and most
exclusive young ladies' educational in
situations in the state. Evelyn recently
graduated from the common school at
this place, and feels that her efforts
have been well rewarded, much credit
being due to the kind and able assist
ance of her teacher, o. b lverson, dur
ing the past wear.
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ANNUAL REPORT.

The following, is the seventh annual
report of the librarian for the year end
ing June 30th, 1904:
To the President and members of the Library
Board: =
The total number of books in the
library is 1890.
256 volumes were added this year.
254 were purchased and donated.
The library subscribes for the follow
ing periodicals:
ST Nicholas Youths Companion,
Public Libraries, Life, Scribner's and
Out West.
Papers and periodicals donated are
the Wausau Pilot, Daily Record.
Central Wisconsin, Merrill Advocate,
Philosopher, Musical Courier and
journal Of Education.
Six volumes were lost during the
year. OF this number three were eaid
for.
1872 volumes were sent to Paul Stolze
of this city for rebindilg
The total circulation of books was
1881, a gain of !, OO5.
Average monthly circulation, l,543.
. weekly q 1856.
+" daily :" n.
The number of borrowers is 3,7Ol a
gain of 45S.
Collection from fines amounted to
$56 so.
Amount expended for freight, articles
for the desk. cleaning, ETC., $14 so.
Balance of $43.73 paid to Mr.. Fleith
Treas. While being moved into its
present quarters the library was closed
this year from June 3rd to the 28th.
We now have room for the shelving
of our public documents, pamphlets,
and files of magazines which work was
attended to before reopeniDg the library
The coming year we hope to fill out
and bind our sets of periodicals so that
they may be used with the help of
Poole's index for reference work.
1t will also be our aim to do more
work in connection with the public
schools, in interesting the children in
the library, teaching them to under
stand and use the catalog and to be of
assistance to the teachers in finding
material most helpful to them in their
work.
There is also much to be done in ref
erence work with the different clubs
of the city
Respectfully submitted,
NELLIE SILvERTHORN, Lib'r.
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The National Convention.

Chief Judge Alton B. Parker, of the
New York state court of appeals, was
nominated at about fifteen minutes to
six O'Clock Saturday morning for presi-
dent of the United States by the Demo
cratic convention assembled in st.
Louis.
But one roll call ensued and so de-
cisive was the result of that one that
contrary states began to call for rec
OgnitiOn and the ballot finally resulted
in a unanimous vote for the New York
statesman.
The scene was dramatic in the ex-
treme. Darkness had witnessed the
gathering of the Democratic hosts
while broad daylight, the sun paling
the electric lights, witnessed the close.
The convention was in session from
O'Clock the night previous until nearly
6 o'clock Saturday morning. In that
time, eight names were presented to
the convention. Nominating and
seconding speeches innumerable were
made and when dawn appeared it
became necessary to limit the second
ing speeches to four minutes each.
An extension was made in the case
of William j. Bryan, who, in one of
the most dramatic situations ever wit
messed in a political gathering, adj
dressed the convention and concluded
by seconding the nomination of Sena-
tor Francis M. Cockrell, "the favorite
SON. candidate from Missouri
Mr.. Bryan received the third great
ovation accorded during the conven-
ton. His speech was an imprisoned
appeal to the delegates to give the
party a candidate who had voted the
Democratic ticket in 1896 and 1900. He
spoke on behalf of the Nebraska dele
CATION, which he said had no candidate
TO present or favors to ask, but wanted
a candidate whose nomination would
not prove a triumph for one faction
over another. He suggested Hearst if
the convention thought best, then
former Governor Pattison of Pennsyl-
vania and finally created surprise in
the convention by declaring for Senator
Cockrell
1t only took one roll call to select the
democratic candidate for vice president
Sunday morning. IL was nearly / 80
O'Clock when the convention turned to
the completion of the roll call fOr vice.
president.
When the roll call was ended it was
found that Senator III. G. Davis, of
West Virginia was the nominee.
The vote on vice. president was: Will
liams, 1865; Turner, 100; Davis, 654;
Harris, So. Iowa did not vote. The
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The paris green sold by o. G. Callies
is a guaranteed death for potato bugs,
and other insects.
V. A. Anderson is installing steel walls
and ceiling in his building lately
occupied by E. V. Speer.
A dispatch from Washington of vester-
days date says that bids will be opened
Aug 18th for the construction of the
federal building in this city.
Rev. and Mrs. w. O. Carrier of Wauke-
sha, will arrive in the city the latter part
of the week and the former will have
charge of the services at the Presbyter-
ian church next Sunday.
Robt Freeman, of the town of En-
met, was thrown out of his buggy about
a week ago, while going home from
Mosinee. and sustained the fracture of
q rib. He did not know the extent of
his injuries until yesterday, when dur
ing spell of sneezing a sharp pain led
to the discovery. Drs 1revitt, of this
city, and Daniels, of Mosinee, were
called to reduce the fracture.
Jos, Clark and Edward Graves, the
twO'fellows arrested at Babcock a few
weeks go, on suspicion of having
robbed the store of Fred Prehn and
saloon of Otto Kutz at Marathon City
on the night of June Sth, are now be-
hind the bars of Waupun prison. After
playing a waiting game for several
weeks they finally decided to plead
guilty to the charge, and appeared be-
fore Judge Silverthorn Saturday morn
ing and were each sentenced TO a term
of two years in prison. They were
taken to Waupun on the 2.42 train
yesterday morning. Although the
sheriff photographed them and took
their Bertillion measurements, which
he forwarded to the prisons of all
surrounding states, he was aIable to
learn anything establishing their
identity. While they were hard look.
ing tickets, il is now Thought they were
nothing more than sneak thieves.
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Worlds Fair Coach Excursions vi;
the Northwestern Line.

Very low rates to st. Louis will be in
effect on two dates, July 18th and 25th,
for coach excursions to St. Louis via
the Chicago & North estern Ry.
Only S1l IS round trip from Wausau,
return limit seven "a days. A great
opportunity to visit the Worlds Fair at
minimum of expense. Other favorable
round trip rates are in effect daily. with
liberal return limits, stop-over privi-
leges, etc Full information as to train
schedules, checking of baggage and
other matters of interest TO the intend
ing traveller on application 30 ticket
agents of the Chicago Il NorthW estern
RY.
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HERE is the way the Merrill News
sums up the republican situation in
Lincoln county, and we think the same
conditions will prevail in many other
countries of the state, which will con-
tribute greatly to the success of the
democratic party this fall:
There is Lo question but that each
faction of the republican party will
have county ticket in the field this
fall. The rumor sent by Boss Smart
that the Stalwarts would divide with
the Half Breeds, was met by one from
Boss Flett to the effect that the Half
Breeds would not support man on the
Stalwart ticket even though he was a
Half-Breed The scalps of ell Stalwarts
and their associates must hang at his
belt The Stalwarts, though disliking
this condition of affairs at home, feel
just as they did when at Madison. They
realized there what their bolt might
mean, even in the counties, and they
are standing pat now. They will down
La Toilette and all of his supporters,
cost what it may. There is no mistak-
ing the fact that it will be fight to the
finish
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Knrth has cottage on one of the
Minocqua lakes.

VIM. Engfer, of Calumet, Mich,
arrived in this city Friday afternoon
too late to attend the funeral of his
father-in-law, John Merklein. His
train was stalled at Appleton. He re-
turned home Sunday Mr.. Engfer since
leaving Wausau, has had charge of the
Calumet and Hancock branches of the
Schlitz Brewing Co.'S business. He
holds good position and has business
qualifications emitting him to the con
tidence imposed in him by that large
firm.
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Half Rates to Madison. Wis.

Via the North Western Line. Excursion
tickets will be sold at one fare for the
round trip July 26 and 27, limited to re-
turn until july 80, inclusive, account of
Prohibition State Convention. Apply
to agents Chicago & North Western
R'V.
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THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS,

Everybody predicting an advance in
cedar shingles but we told you We
could buy cheap and would give you
the benefit so here's another drop in
price of Zoe a thousand. as follows:
Wis. Extras best grade made. -. ? p per NJ.
Wis. "Standards'-2d grade. ...,.....1S0 +" 4"
Wis. mo 1'-Culls .................... 80 " q
Washington Clears-none better ..,.., ego 90 q
All other shingles at proportionately
low prices.
Don't fail to see us before buying
building materials of all kinds.
CURTIS Il YALE Co.