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tried everything from cold weather stories to hot ea but
unrelieved Before rolled the hills and the rail
road track each vyng with theaother to dshearten by
their brown and scorching aspect turned disconso-
lately from them and the broad expanse of lake hard
ly inviting The streamed down numerically
and the water too shallow the beach
to permit much wading. Beyond that the weeds
treacherously hid the bottom spirit Of daring seized
Downing my bathing suit, tied inflated pillow
slip around my neck and marched boldly beyond the
pored region. and jumped into ten feet of water.
Being first cousin to chicken far swimming
My piercing for help brought timely aid and wet
and scared but cool at last drawn from the water
Your sincere friend, Title WILL
B Eleventh Grade, 1909 Clinton Avenue.
South Side High School.
AMID THE RAGING TORRENTS OF NINNEHAHA.
Dear Bele-Several days ago, Jeanette and her
friend, Myrtle, my friend, Annette, and L went
picnic Minnehaha Falls. After walking about and
showing Annette who from Chicago, of the beau
ties of the falls went in wading The water, tho warm
was swift and quite Deep Myrtles shoes escaped from
her shoulders and foated for about half block before
she caught them. Mime also fell into the water twice.
but they did not far After wading distance
we stepped and then turned back Then happened
necessary to step upon board Annette and
Myrtle went first and then Jeanette, but being told
that the would not hold three Jeanette tried
step off, but (t makes laugh to think of it) the
water deeper than she had expected suddenly
we heard splash and little dignant girl doubled
up in the water Annette and Myrtle laughed heartily
and nearly burst trying to Keep straight face while
wrung her skirt out. jeanette was crying from the
cold. We did not go in wading again that day. must
close Write soon to Esther Weisman,
B Tenth Grade, 80 Ninth Street s.
Central High School
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very interesting experience The perfectly
The upper decks the pleasure grounds of Jack
Tar when in port, and q Jack may be sewing
small hand machines, reading writing talking with
his fellows. These tell great stories of i'll treat
ment by their superiors to the inqurng stranger but
these woful anecdotes usually tales - in than
We descended deck after deck into the ships
hull, until below level The first undertook
is the home of the tars; below this the spacious
quarters Of the officers; still farther down
the four duplicate sets Of engines. If remember argh
three decks used for the accommodation Of these
great iron horses On the lowest deck far from the
light of day, pass thru narrow, dark passages
rooted and sided with iron, from set of engines
another The visitor understand very little about
these great machines except their great Sincerely
yours Russell H. Stafford,
A Tenth Grade, 4l6 Clifton Avenue.
East Side High School
THE ROLLING LEIGH LAKE B1LLows.
Leech Lake.-Dear Ethel: Yesterday had the
grandest sail, tho little dangerous, and of the
party were badly frightened. I told you in my last
letter what time have had trying to get to Goose
Island which is the larger part of the lake. but yes
terday there high wind, and it seemed i'm
possibility to have it go down before could make the
trip started early, determined this time
our destinations.
After were thru the the waves were ever
much higher than in the bay. As sped left
great pillows behind that really looked dangerous,
but landed safely at the island and after lunch
wandered around looking at the OIL Indian graves and
picking up shells along the shore
When started back the wind had increased until
the higher than have them
this lake Indians out in their which looked
very small in the great and in such of
water.
Each moment the whitecaps grew winter and the
waves higher. Finally neared the DOCK but mistake
made and the boat swred around crashing against
the dock. We greatly frightened and had to go
out into the lake again and land anew, which did
safely this time, and how glad to be on land
again. Yes am having splendid time and am glad
you are, too. With love, from your friend,
A Tenth Grade, Marian Clark,
Central High School 2109 Blaisdell Avenue.
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waited until afternoon, when were towed three
miles to dry road. Yours truly,
Eighth Grade, Walter Menk,
Logan School. 2313 Fremont Avenue N.
!, towed three


A few weeks ago several boys of our neighborhood
decided to take fishing trip to Medicine lake. We
started at O'Clock in the morning and reached
about g. We hired fish poles and boat and
were out the lake casting lines. About
o'clock in the afternoon decided to return. AS we
were passing thick brush heard Kissing sound One
of the boys jumped out Of the buggy only to return
again. For out of the brush the head of mon
which stuck out it's fangs at sight of the
boys One Drawer than the rest out of the
and picked up some stones. We all followed his exam
ple The stone thrown missed the snake The
ond hit it the head, proved to be fatal for it
sank back the ground, dead We reached home with
any other incident but can never forget
perience at Medicine lake. Moses Nathanson,
A Sixth Grade, 631 Seventh Avenue N.
Sumner School.
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WHEN UMBRELLAS FAILED.

Dear Cousin-I will write and tell you about the
fun the river bank last Monday The weather
was fine when started out in the morning. There
was quite crowd of and to stay almost
all day. We waded in the water skipped stones, dug for
colored sand, and only eating dinner did
we notice threatening black cloud coming fast from
the northwest. We hurried fast could to put
our lunch the baskets, and find umbrellas, and
then down the rain and the wind with it, The
breas were little use and there stood under the
laughing at each other while couple of ogcuters
stood by laughing at the queer sight all made.
But the over, and after wadng thru mud
and water up ankles at last home having
our full of enjoyment after all Yours truly,
Eighth Grade Evelyn Peterson,
Greeley School. 1926 Thirteenth Avenue s.
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gone had raised and the top of the
she scolded When there any bread left
after this viii attend to it before playing Your friend
A Fifth Grade, Mae Keenan,,
Horace Mann School. 1886 Twelfth Avenue S.
A GOOD WAY NOT TO CO.
Dear Fower-In automobile trip to Battle Lake,
Mnn many interesting things happened to but the
that stands out planes the night spent Free
port town Of two three hundred and place where
we thought could not possibly stay over night We
anxious to get to Sank Center that night when
about 1880 upon piece of road which the
farmers thought they had fixed by blowing and throw
ing the sod into the center but surely not fixed
for When had gone about half mile this road
stuck fast in the mud and sod.
prairie schooner coming in the opposite direction
gave a lift for about half mile, but
deep Then papa got out and hunted
up farmer and about 10 cock he returned with one
who agreed into town, where arrived about
IL 80 tired thankful. It rained next morning,
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TEE CATCHING OF NIB. <.

Dear Cousin Eve are having such good time
this summer that had almost forgotten to write But
must tell you Of particular incident which
will interest you. OF you remember Mr.. X the
gentleman who always declares that ask him
question which he cannot answer plainly Well, de-
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UNTIL THE BULL DOG CAME.

Dear Friend-One bright July day, awoke about
cock in the morning. asked mama if could go out
went up to VS. house to ask him to go with
his pony and cart and at last started out with
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cded yesterday that had that he could not
told Belle about it and together to where
Mr. sitting with the of the folk Mr.. x, -
said, in all earnestness, will you please tell what
spiral sg'
"a what's A spiral9 Why spiral is a-a-why a.
somewhat confused -something that goes around like
this and he made the characteristic motion with his
not plainly, and the laugh which followed
certainly him. Be and write Affection
ately, Lillian Woolsey,
Tenth Grade, 1924 Aldrich Avenue S.
Central High School.
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fishing tackle and The scenery along the road
side beautiful We arrived at the lake at O'Clock
and unhitched the pony and staked him out. We then
around the lake little way fish, About
became hungry, went hurrying> around the lake
where my sister was, with big string of fish
backs.
Suddenly a bull dog from Of the camps rushed
after u.s. fast could, but the dog caught
up with and took good share of the seat of rous
lucky to find gunny sack to put around
got back dinner all ready and ate hear
tiy: We started home, wrapped up in lap robe but
good time until the bull dog Yours truly,
A Sixth Grade, Marion Redfeld
Emerson School. 10 Seventeenth Street N
IN GAME OF MATCH.
My Dear Old Rival-I write to tell you that your
story of that July day incident fine, but if it is
game of match you want, overmatch you and from
my own vacation at that 1t hot day several
years ago. the thermometer registered in the nine
ties and the last cool breeze had died in infancy had
H DAcHsHUND WHO TIED HIMSELF INTO KIN
4 T,1cro Go,,,, r;ohfJQ
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AFLoAT WITH UNCLE SAM.

Dear Frends-Did tell you about my visit to
the cruiser New York last when Seattlef
One of my friends was officer a steamer running
from the city to Bremerton, where the has
navy yard. Will took with him often the after
trip, and visited the New York, which
Admiral SIMPSONS flagship in the Cuban campaign.
Never before had been a warship, and this
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IN A GAME OF MATCH.

TIL DACHsHUND WHO TIED HIMSELF INTO KNOT.
Judge. Copyright 1908.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
seventy.fve Year. AGO.

Bustamante led revolt against
Guerrero, pToclaiming the "Plan of
Jalapa."
The new steam locomotive Rocket"
travelled from twenty-five to thirty-five
miles per hour
The new London postofiice was com.
pleted.
Many JeSuits were expelled from
England by the passing of the Roman
Catholic relief bill.
DR.. Alexander Duff, the first mis-.
sionary of the Church of Scotland, sail.
ed for India.
Locomotive steam carriages were
used on the railroads in England for
the first time.
A workingmen's college was estab-
lished in London by Frederick A. Maui
rice
An explosion caused great fire at
Gateshead. England. fifty being killed
and the money loss being over $1,000
600.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
One hundred Years Ann.

Swedish subjects in France were de-
tanned IN consequence of the state OF
affairs between the two countries.
AT a meeting of the inhabitants OF
Indiana territory, a resolution was
adopted proposing an alteration in the
form of government of the territory.
Aaron Burr, Vice President Of the
United States, left Savannah for Wash
ington to take his seat In the Senate
at the beginning of the session.
The French minister of police made
q strong protest to the bishops of the
church reproaching them for their at
tachment to the Bourbon cause.
All communication between Holland
ard England was stopped, letters to
Rotterdam being seized and conveyed
to the French general.
The French fleet ut Boulogne again
was attacked unsuccessfully by the
British.
Both England and Russia declined
to acknowledge the new title of EN-
peror of Germany" which the ruler of
Prussia assumed
The crops in the Mont Blanc prov
ince of France were destroyed by
freshets.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
forty Years Ago.

Chief Justice Roger B. fancy died
Mt his home in Baltimore, Md.
A fight between Sherldan's cavalry
and the entire force of Confederate
cavalry in the valley of the Shenan-
doah resulted in the routing of the lat
ter and the capture of eleven pieces
of artillery and 300 prisoners.
The bank Of Monroe Wis, was loot
ed by burglars and $4,000 in currency
secured
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll addressed a
mammoth union meeting at Bryan
Hail. Chicago.
Harrison II. Dodd escaped from con-
finement at indianapolis during his
military trial at which much was de-
veloped concerning the operations OF
the Knights of the Golden Circle.
Federal troops and militia were I'M
der arms all day and night at Mem
phis, Tenn, expecting an attack by
the Confederate force under Chalmers.
A letter from President Lincoln. urg-
ing the adoption of an anti-slavery
clause was read at innss meeting I'm
the interests of new State constitu-
ton in Baltimore Md.
Elections in Ohio, Indiana and Penn
sylvania were a decisive victory for
Lincoln and the administration of the
war and rebuke for the peace party.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
Wnres and Cost of Living.

The increased cost of living since
1897 is a sure sign of prosperity, ac-
cording to Secretary Shaw, but to
those who have to pay the bills it is a
very serious proposition. Wages adj
vanced somewhat from the lowest
point in 1897, but since 1892 have
again declined. although prices are
still at nearly the highest point. Lyman
W. Redington of Vermont, speaking ut
a meeting of the Commercial Travel
ers' League in New York. stated that
the increased cost of provisions since
1897 equalled 43 per cent. If any one
has had his wages increased since 1897
43 per cent, he is lucky, but the Off
cial report of the Interstate Commerce
Commission for 1898 shows that the
greatest increase in wages of railroad
employees, excluding general officers.
from 1897 to 1908, was only IA per
cent. When the maximum increases
in wages is only one-third of the in
creased cost % living, it would be diff
cult to persuade anyone but Republi-
can politician that the Dingley high
tariff law is of as much benefit to the
people as II has undoubtedly proved to
trusts and monopolies.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
Thirty Years Ago.

A building at Aspatia, Spain, used
by the Carlists to manufacture am
munition was blown up with great loss
Of life.
William II. Wickham was unani-
monsly nominated by Tammany Hall
for Mayor Of New York.
Shanghai dispatches announced the
declaration Of war between japan and
China.
4 report Of the Illinois board of
equalization said there were eighty-five
corporations In Cook County ard about
400 in the State.
The Sultan issued decree forbid
ding the exporting Of cereals from Mo-
rocco for three years.
Bryan Waller Proctor C'Barry Corn
wall'D, the English author and poet,
died
President Grant visited vanita, /.
T., and addressed the Cherokee In
dams.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
A Raw Recruit.

Major General Henry c. Corbin,
who is TO succeed General Taft in the
Philippines. was reared on farm in
Ohio. and takes a great interest in
recruits, particularly If they be from
his own State.
They are amusing and pathetic.
the raw recruits from the farms and
villages Of the West" said General
Corbin recently. And they make in
the end the best soldiers i the world.
but at first they are too ingenu-
Gus, too boyisa. too naive. For in
stance
AN Ohio lad vas doing his first
sentry duty. To and fro he paced.
The landscape was fertile and lonely
and quet. and The young recruit, as
he regarded the green fields, fell into
q reveria. His pleasant inland home
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
Twenty Years Ago.

The fourth annual convention Of the
organized trades Of the United States
and Canada opened in Chicago.
An entire freight train on the North
err Pacific road near Duluth was
thrown into the St Louis river and
the crew drowned.
The University Of Kief. Russia, was
closed. and 1Gs students were arrested
charged with being nihilists
Marion Henderson, was lynched by
a mob at Troy, Ind. for the murder Of
his mother.
Vigilance committees Of Oregon re-
ported the State and surrounding ter
ritory free from horse thieves. fifty OF
whom had been iynched within a half
year.
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rose up before him He thought Of
his father and mother. his school days
and his sweetheart.
IN the midst Of his dream the ma
jor passed, and the youth forgot TO
salute.
Instantly the major turned Gu him
Don't you know who I am, sir?'
he said in a terrible voice.
No. said the recruit. softly, and,
thinking it was a friend from home
some friend Of his famiIy-he asked
in a gentle voice:
DO you know meg'
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most notable men SiN AinhnA HhN l.
in the present British peerage, and has
made himself known to the world in
several conspicuous ways-as finan-
cier, philanthropist, and an indus
trial promoter. He was associated
with the late Cecil Rhodes in the de-
velopment of South Africa, and is ex-
ecutor of the will under which the
Rhodes scholarships are assigned. Earl
Grey is also widely known among tenn
perance workers at home and abroad
as the protector of the scheme known
as the Public House Trust Company,
by which it is proposed to mitigate the
evils of saloons by turning them, so
far as possible, into decent resorts, and
making the sale of strong drink a sec
ondary feature and without profit.
-:
The passing of Henry G. Payne.
Postmaster General, takes from public
life a prominent figure For nearly
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
Pupil Alleged to Have Been Injured by
Teacher-A Large Verdict for Girls
Sca1p-Man shoots Wife in Mistake
for Burglar.

A warrant has been sworn out for the
arrest of E. A. Chelsby, principal of the
Third Ward high school in Neenah,
charged with assaulting and doing bodily
harm to 14-year-old Harry Ely, one Of
his pupils. Because young Ely got into
an argument with another pupil over a
place in marching line, Cheasby, it is al
legged. knocked him down and kicked him
in the abdomen with such force as to
render the lad unconscious.
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we'll in financial way, though much
of his work in finance and politics was
under conditions which would have
driven most men to seek repose in
travel Probably no man since Sam
uel ]. Tilden has been so handicapped.
Neither of these men ever knew what
it was to be physically robust to fol-
low the devices and desires of his own
heart, without at first taking counsel
of his physique.
-
Prince Sviatopolk- Mirski, the new
Russian Minister of the Interior, who
succeeds the murdered Won Plehve.
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can be prevented.
is widely known
as a writer on med
ical subjects. He
was born at Wind
sor, Vt, In 1874,
but was edrcated
in the Wess at the
University ofAlich-
igan aud Chicago
Medical Collie &c.
He was professor
Of pathology at the
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fifty Years Ago.

The zinc works at Bethlehem, Pa,
begnn operations,
The entire Austrian army was placed
on a war footing.
Santa Ana issued a decree calling for
the peoples vote OF the powers of the
President OF the Mexican republic.
A motion to impeach the government
was carried by the Danish house OF
commons by vote of so to 6.
A. II. Reeder Democrat), first Gov
ernor of Kansas, arrived at the capital
of that State.
The ships of the allied forces were
greatly damaged by fire during the
bombardment Of Sevastopol.
Abraham Lincoln challenged Stephen
A. Douglas to a joint debate in the
canvass for the Senate.
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has been success
lively Governor of
Penza, Marshal of
the Nobility of the
Province of Khar-
koff and Ekaterino-
slav, and Assistant
Minister of the In
terror under M.
Sipia guine, W h o
also was assassin
ated. The prince is
Al years of age,
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twenty-five years
General Payne e,
whose home was
in NJ il W a u kee,
was a living ex-
hibition of t b e
power of mind
over matter. He
r f u $ ed several
offers of cabinet
positions before
he was induced to
meet at the coun-
ell board of Pres
ident Roosevelt.
He S NC ce G d g q
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shoots w;fe for Burp1ar.

While searching for burglars in his
house w. Briesee, a GAINESVILLE marble
dealer, accidentally shot Mrs. BrieSee,
and it was at first thought that she
would not survive. The bullet struck
Mrs. Briesee in the abdomen and she is
suffering a serious though not necessarily
fatal wound. The husband is prostrat-
ed over his almost fatal error.
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To Stone a Minister.

Two large stones were hurled through
the window of Rev. Joseph Conway's
house i'll Ailladore, near midnight, while
Mrs. Conway and children We're alone,
waiting for the return of the minister
from a religious meeting at Vesper. 1t
is believed that this is the result of Mr..
Conway's work toward closing saloons
on Sunday,
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Jean de Reszke, the operate tenor.
is now a resident OF London. He has
become. like Falstaff, somewhat fat
and scant Of breath. Yet his voice IS
as melodious as ever, but he lnds ii
difficult TO use il 10 advantage. He
makes a large income however. by
giving vocal lessons ut $40 an hour,
and finds the days toe short TO favor
an who desire his tuition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25

Chicago WOman's Medical College and
for long time was lecturer. professor
and trustee Of Rush Medical College.
DR. Bridge now lives in Los Angeles,
Cal
-:
Lieut.. L. Fl. Chandler. Z. S. n. ma
neuvered the torpedo A0tilla so cleyerly
in southern waters lately that Secre-
tary Moody has sent him 70 the Orient
to observe the movements Of the Nika-
dos destroyers-if permitted 50 10 do.
-
DR.. Quitman Kohnke, president Of tae
New Orleans board 81 health. is in Texas
- determine by experiments the feast
bility OF fighting the mosquito as 4 germ
carrier.
-
George GouJd's recent trip Of 400
miles over his own roads was made with
sne engine and one engineer.
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the same State, is
an a C C o m plished
woman. Clever as
she undoubtedly Is,
it must tax her
mental resources
to maintain a prop
err and sympathetic
appearance Of In
terest in the con-
fic tin & political
ambitions of the
members eof her
immediate family.
Hpr husband Som
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Gets SIo.OOo for ScaIn.

Josephine Vandenbogart was awarded
$4,000 for the loss of her scalp torn
from her head in the mill of the Mari
nette and Menominee Paper Company,
the largest personal injury verdict ever
given in Marinette. Her hair was caught
by an exposed set screw in the mill and
it was alleged that her mind was affect
ed. She sued for $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25

The British Courts recently exposed
a ruse by which Lond1ners we're es-
Gaping from jury duty by registering
their wives as tenants at thaar resi-
dences instead of themselves.
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a British diplomat
named Quincy, is
not inflated crani-
ally over the I'M
portant figure he
cut in international
a If airs. Judge
Phelps, as every
one in Lee calls
him. is at the head
of an important in
dustry and also
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Hunter Dies in fhe woods.

Word was received from Fort Williams
that Clifford Ninette, a young man for
merly Of Chippewa Falls, and a hotel
proprietor at Fort Williams. died in the
woods from hunger and cold while hunt
iny
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25

The Carney Lumber Company. made
up mainly of Wisconsin lumbcmen, will
employ $50 men in its camps ON the
horth shore of Lake Superior this win
ter. They expect to get ont 20.000,000
feet of logs. which will be banked ON the
Spanish river