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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
THE DAREDEVIL WHEEL

the riders release their brakes and
pedal forward furioqsly. They come
down the slope with a bewildering
rush, and keeping up their pedaling
make the circuit of the loop, going
around and around several times.
The apparatus consists of two cir
Giles fifteen feet in diameter, hung on
ball bearing hubs supported by three
heavy iron standards. Each circle
weighs 1000 pounds and the standards
1000 pounds, making the weight of
the entire apparatus about 5000
pounds.
The rims, or floors of the circles are
about three feet in width, and it is on
these that the men ride. These rims
are attached to the hubs by a dozen
thin steel spokes. In addition to the
two large circles there is a small track
connected with them. A pulley Is at
tached to the hub of each large circle,
and belts running through these are at
tached to a counter-shaft on the floor.
The counter-shaft operates two small
figures mounted on miniature bicycles.
When the riders in the big wheels COW
er quarter of mile the figures circle
the small track once, this track being
six feet in diameter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
Telegrnphic Brevities.

Edward Lovett. former sealer of
weights and measures of Trenton. \. J,
killed his wife and then committed sui
eide.
The dormit6ry of the government
school for Pottawatomie Indians at Ma
deau. Kan, was ovrned, the loss being
$4,000
Judge Withrow of ST. Louis ordered
the grand jury to make a thorough in
vestigation into conditions in the police
department.
Suit to force the Peoples Life and
Accident Insurance Company into the
hands of a receiver was filed at Louis
willie by H w. Richardson, director.
Billiards is a game of skill. not one
of chance, according to a ST. Louis
Judge. who reversed the decision of a
justice filming Frank Leslie $40 for bet
ting on game of billiards.
The first legal execution in the history
of Fulton county, Georgia. for the crime
of assault took place at Atlanta when
Jim Walker. the self-convicted negro
assailant of Mrs. Alice Moore, was
hanged.
President Taylor and Secretary Black
well in letter to the National Cotton
Growers Association, made public at
Dallas, Texas. accuse Secretary of Ag-
riculture Wilson of bad faith in making
up the government cotton crop estimate
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
LOOP THE LOOP IDEA
CARRIED TO AN EXTREME

The loop-the-loop principle as an
amusement feature has reached a
stage now which may be termed an
epidemic. Intrepid seekers for glory
and geld are swirling though space
on every conceivable style Of vehicle.
Rolling hollow globes, roller skates,
and bicycles have all been used to
gather momentum for the ring around
Ghe-rosy climax within the loop. Use
latest sensation, however, is sprung at
Springfield. Mass, where even the loop
itself is given whirl or two in one
direction while two men on bicycles
hustle over the circuit, going the other
way The act is pulled off as a duet
In duplicate wheels.
Starting at the bottom Of the circle,
the two riders begin their ride side by
side on wheels equipped with coaster
brakes. as they pedal forward the
big wheels begin to revolve from be-
meath their tires, turning in the oppo-
site direction. After a good spinning
speed has been attained by the big
wheel the riders suddenly apply their
brakes and are carried backward up
toward the top. When near the top
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
Wisconsin
State News
GET $4,000 IN BANK RoBBERY.

GET $4,000 IN BANK ROBBERY.
Two Bandits Hold Up Assistant
Cashier and Are Captured.
Two armed robbers held up Ronald
Johnston. assistant cashier of the State
bank in Colby, Saturday afternoon, fore
ed hina to hand over $4,000 ard escaped
in a buggy Johnston was alone in the
bank when the robbers entered. He held
up his hands at their command and was
ordered to hand over $1,000. He replied
that there was not that much money in
the bank, but offered to give $4,000. One
bandit accompanied him into the vault
to get the money, while the other gath
cred up the silver and gold in the cash
drawer. AS soon as they received the
money the men ran out and leaped into
their buggy. Johnston followed them to
the street and gave the alarm, but the
bandits were out of sight before any
armed citizens could reach the street.
1t took but few minutes for a posse to
be formed and start in pursuit. The two
men were captured at Edgar. They
proved to be two young farmers, both
married. One lives near Amigo and the
other near Iron Mountain. They were
identified by Martin Keefe a travelling
man. who had seen them at Colby, and
when discovered they were in saloon
displaying large sums of money. All Of
the $4,000 stolen from the bank was
found on their persons save what had
been spent for drinks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
A lesson on Fractions.

Teacher giving a lesson on frac
tions)-Children here is a piece OF
meat; if cut it in two, what shall ]
have?
Glass (tutti)-HaIves
Teacher-And if / cut my pieces
again in two, what do / get?
Class (tuttD-Quarters.
Teacher again do the same; now
what have 1?
Class Eighths
Teacher-Good If l continue IN the
same way, what then shall get?
Glass Ia duet)-Sixteenths.
Teacher-Yery good cut nv
pieces once more in two, what shall
we have then?
Dead silence in class. However, one
hand went up In the corner of the
class.
Teacher-Well, Johnny, what is it?
Johnny (solo)-Mincemeat, please'm.
-Tatler.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26

one time it was captured by the South
erners, but Powers wrapped the gov
eminent papers in oilcloth and sunk
them in the river. Later he recov-
cred them.
When the Federal government was
handicapped in search for pilots to
conduct boats up the Tennessee River
to Forts Donnelson and Henry, Cap
tain Powers responded, despite the
Confederate threat to kill any river
pilot that aided Northern troops, At
ter he had safely brought the boats
before the forts a reward was offered
for mis- capture, dead or alive.
At one time Captain Powers was
captured and taken before General
Pillar. He escaped to Cincinnati and
enlisted as first-class piloe in the
Mississippi squadron,
At the battle Of Shiloh, whep the
gunboats were ordered Up the Ten.
nessee River to Pittsburg landing Cap
tain Powers was the only man in the
feet who knew where the landing
was, General Grant sent for him to
tI.ank him, and after their meeting the
two became close friends. At John
sonville Captain Powers was severely
wounded
AS a pilot Captain Powers knew the
Ohio River from Pittsburg to it's
mouth, the Mississippi from st. Louis
to New Orleans and the navigable pOr.
tons of the Tennessee and Cumber-
land rivers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
Keens The Hens HapDY


One of the ways of increasing the
egg supply is to keep the hens happy
and contented, and two ways of doing
this are to have scatterings of grain
through the chaff on the floor so that
the fowls will keep busy scratching,
and the second way is to see that the
dust boxes are placed in the corner
which catches the most sun during the
winter. Ideal dust boxes are strong
soap boxes filled with road dust, into
which has been mixed a little fine
lime and a liberal supply of insect
powder. Soil from the garden if it
is light and we'll dried will answer
the purpose quite as well. 1t is an
excellent plan to remove all this dust
from the boxes every little while and
sift it over removing anything unde
sirable which has gotten into it, then
take it out in the sun, spread it out
thinly and let it dry thoroughly. Most
of it can be used repeatedly if new
lime and insect powder is added every
month. The dust boxes should be
placed where they will not be fouled
in any way, for poultry will not use
them if too dirty, hence will go with
| out busting, and the lice will then
become rampant.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
Lettuce That Resists Disease.

If the earlier reports are to be relied
upon, the experts in greenhouse cul-
ture ct Washington have discovered
something of value in connection with
dollhouse lettuce. BY crossing seeds
Of healthy winter lettuce with varie-
ties related to the wild lettuce and
selecting the results with care, 1t is
alleged that a variety has been Sc
cured which is practically free from
disease and which yet has lost moth
ing Of the finer qualities of the highly
bred varieties of lettuce commonly
grown in greenhouses. A lettuce
which is not liable to mildew, rot, ETC.,
would certainly be a prize for the
lettuce specialists. 1t is stated that
the seed will be furnished to the
greenhouse men by the Department of
Agriculture, and that great results
are expected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
Raising Forest Trees.

Success in raising forest trees from
seeds depends upon having the seeds
properly preserved during the winter.
They must not be allowed to get too
dry, nor must the moisture and tent
perature be such that termination will
be commenced before they are sOwn,
nor should they be exposed to such a
low temperature that the vitality Of
the embryo will be impaired. When
in doubt hSw best to preserve a tree
seed, mix it with about twice its bulk
of damp sand--not wet sand, but a
good sharp sand, just as 1t is dug out
of the bank. The seed thus mixed
with sand should be placed where it
will be at an even temperature of a
few degrees above freezing, and where
mice and other vermin will not get at
it, Nuts of the hard-shelled kind es-
pecially should not be allowed to get
too dry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
Keening Ones Temner.

When somebody said in Mrs. Gamer
On's hearing that a man who kept his
temper was a rare treasure, an express
sion of doubt overspread her thin face
and seemed to make her sharp little
chin still sharper.
II think it depends on how long he
keeps it and how he looks while he's
doing it." she said, slowly, in contrast
with her usual headl0ag method of
speech.
For my part, if a man is going to
look all day long as if he were ready
to explode, and yet keeps the smile
and tone of a martyr and then when
things are going right again. and you
are ready to sit down and take a long
breath, begins to mention what he's
undergone, and how he thinks you can
avoid trying his patience so in the flu
ture. I'd rather he'd out with it all as
It comes along.
I've noticed that men who make
such a gcint Of keeping their temper
are apt to accumulate considerable for
a dry time"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
RIVAL OF PANAMA.
Another Trade Route to Connect the
Atlantic and Pacific.

AtlantAc ana racine.
The Panama canal viii have competi-
ton in the world of tomorrow An
other route will make an effort to secure
the immense tonnage passing between
the Atlantic and Pacific. The Mexican
government with the chara cteristic fore
sight shown by President Diaz, has for
a number of years been quietly prepar-
ing to meet this problem in an effort to
furnish a short and economical route be-
tween the two oceans.
The isthmus of Tehuantepec is the
route selected by this government. Here
the distance from ocean to ocean is only
125 miles in a bee line. The land is
comparatively level and the rise on the
Atlantic side is very gradual, culminat-
ing in the Chivela pass at height of
100 feet. From here to the Pacific tie
descent is more abrupt Although stu
ated in the tropics, the tropic heat is
mitigated a great deal by the strong
winds which blow constantly from ocean
to ocean.
This route will greatly facilitate the
commerce between the two long coast
lines of the republic. But this great
unueIldhlI5 WAS uOI ueSuu lJr the ud-
tional trade alone. 1t is intended to
compete for all that traffic which has
heretofore gone around Cape Horn or
across the Panama railroad The TIE
huantepec route is 1900 miles shorter be-
tween New York and San Francisco
than the Panama route. The average
freight steamer would require from four
to five days to cover this distance. The
managers of the Tehuantepec National
railroad propose to unload a cargo carry
it across the isthmus and reload in two
days. 1t will probably require one day
for vessel to pass through the Pan
anna canal. This would make a saving
of from three to four days for the TIE
huantepec route. The extra cost of load
ing and unloading would be made up by
the saving of canal dues and expenses
of the ship for that period. This route
| he's been lost sight of in the enthusiasm
or the Panama canal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26

Robert NJ. La Toilette Tuesday sent
a message to the Legislature resigning
the office of Governor for the remainder
of his term, the resignation to take effect
at noon on the first Monday in January
next. He will go to Washington a few
days later to qualify as United States
Senator to succeed J. V. Quar}es, whose
term expired last March, and who failed
to secure a reelection. The special ses-
sion of the Legislature adjourned at IL
o'clock noon Tuesday, the last bushes"
being the reception of Gov. La Fol-
lette's resignation. 1t passed sixteen bills
in all, which embodied al of the Gov.
ernOr's recommendations except those re-
garding amendments to the form of bal
lot and the primary election law. The
Governor wanted a ballot which would
prevent the voting of straight party tick
cts by the making of one mark or cross
at the top of a column. The following
committee was announced to conduct a
legislative investigation of insurance com
panies: Senators Frear. Roehr and Rum
nell, Assemblymen Ekern, Braddock,
Beedle and Potter. The following COM
mittee was announced to conduct an in
vestigatiOn of the State university: Sena-
tors Patten and Kreutzner, Assembly
men McGregor, Donald aud Fred Peter
son,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
Much the same.

WeGlerly appeared at his office the
other morning with his arm in a sling,
one eye in mourning and several court
plaster decorations on his face
What's the trouble, old manY'
qneried his friend Singleton Been in
a football game?"
No" replied Wedderly. did some
shopping for my life at bargain sale
yesterday"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
Wisconsin
Legislature.
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Gov. La Toilette bumped the bumps
In both houses of the Legislature We'd
nesday and after his defeated supporters
recovered themselves sufficiently to sur
vey the situation they found every polit-
zeal measure urged by the Governor in
his message to the specially convened
Legislature had been defeated. The
Senate by an overwhelming vote, II to
10, killed the general investigation reso-
luton providing for a sweeping investiga-
ton into life insurance, railroad and 9TH
er corporations and political committees
and organizations. The Assembly by the
vote of 43 to A. defeated the "cumu-
lative" or second choice" primary cleo
ton BILL called the Mary Ann" or
How old is Ann" bill because of the
complicated nature of the proposition.
Two ballot reform bills, eithe1 of which
would have tolerably well satisfied the
demands of the Governor, were defeated
by decisive votes. One was fashioned
after the Massachusetts law and was
defeated by vote of AS to 80. The 9TH
er was adopted from the Minnesota law.
1t went by the board on a vote of 90
to q. This makes four bumps for the
administration program
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
ACCIDENT PREVENTS DEATHS.
Poisoned Rabbit Meat for Lam
brecht Family Detected by Dog.

Poisoned Rabbit Meat for Lam
brecht Family Detected by Dog.
Only by the merest accident was a
wholesale poisoning of the Lambrecht
family and their guests, Charles Weight
man and wife of Marshfeld, prevented
at Saylesville, The Lambrecht boys
found a dead rabbit in their trap but its
peculiar position excited no suspicion.
They took it home and Mrs. Lambrecht
prepared the animal for dinner. The
dog came in and she threw him piece
of the meat. The dog was Immediately
seized with commissions, but was revived
by an antidote. No examination of the
meat for poison could be made, as it was
Immediately burned. Lambrecht thinks
the poison was administered Intentionally
for his family.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26

not only Industrious but capable in push
ing his trade. In 1861 he established .
news business of his own and the de-
mand for news from the war, which
opened that year, made the sale of pa
pers paying occupation.
The news business founded by Mr.
Walsh aftervard developed into the
American News Company, which SUP
piled railway trains and country dealers
with newspapers, magazines and books
and maps. Mr.. Walsh was director
of the company from its start. In 1882
Mr.. Walsh founded the Chicago National
hank
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26

The MARY Ann" primary election
Dill, designed by Gov. La Toilette to
give voters at primary elections a sec
ond as well as q first choice for candi-
dates, was killed Thursday The lower
house OF the Legislature, by a vote of AZ
to ~, refused to reconsider its action
OF tuesday night, when the measure was
voted down. The Assembly also stood
pat against the ballot reform bills advo-
Gated by the Governor and these meas,
ures were also killed. There will be a
rigid investigation by a joint committee
OF the Legislature of the affairs of the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Milwaukee. This is the
crumb Gov. La Toilette saved from tie
wreck of the extra session. The Senate,
following the defeat of the Governors
general railroad, insurance, corporation.
politics investigation resolution, decided
to provide for the increase of the COM
mittee of three Senators appointed at
the last regular session by the addition
of four members of the Assembly and
give large powers and ample expense al
lowance and charge the committee with
the duty of thoroughly investigating the
operations and affairs of the life insur-
ance companies of Wisconsin.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
DEpoRT WISCONSIN FARMER.
Although Owning Property Man VIII
Not BE Permitted to Remnin.

Although Owning Property Man VIII
Not Be Permitted to Remain.
Although they own a farm in Clayton,
having paid $500 for it. Johann Puetz,
his wife and their four children, who
came in to New York on the Vaderland
from Antwerp, have been ordered de-
ported. A special board of inquiry at
Ellis Island has decided that one of the
children, Nicolaus. Is years old, is not
mentally responsible Through counsel
Puetz, who is 90 years old, has appealed
to Washington and it is said to be not
unlikely that if someone takes the boy
back to Germany the others of the fam
lily will be allowed to go west to their
new home.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26

That is the kind of cattle that it pays
best to raise. 1t does not take any
more time daily to feed an animal that
will make one of the choice kind than
it does to feed one that viii rate far
down in the list. Moreover, it will not
require so many days of care, for it
sometimes happens that the choice an
imal is one that has made his growth
in a years less time than the poorer
animal. The choice animal is probably
always pure-bred animal or a high
grade.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
NEW ROAD TELLS IT'S ROUTE.
Wisconsin Towns Will Profit by Pro-
posed Mil Naukee Southern.

public map of its route, showing its
connection with the Illinois. Iowa and
Minnesota railway company. The new
road is to form a junction with the lat
ter at De Kalb, H., and as that road ex-
tends from Michigan City, Ind, through
Valparaiso, Joliet Aurora and north to
Rockford, ii will place Milwaukee in
direct connection with all the lines lead
ing out of Chicago 1t swings around
the Illinois metropolis, crossing all of
its lines of railroads. 1t will, in fact,
place Milwaukee in the position of the
northern terminus of the belt line ex-
tending from Michigan City around
Chicago, Waukegan. Kenosha. Racine
and all the intermediate points.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
TRY TO SAVE HERo's LIFE.

Nine Men Offer Themselves in skim
Grating Operation.
Nine members of the Pleasant Prairie
Methodist Episcopal church went to the
home of Fred Augusteen, who was hor-
ribly burned on the night of Nov. 3
while rescuing two men from a burning
building, and, barring their arms to the
surgeons knife, donated twelve square
inches of cuticle which was grated on
the leg of the sufferer. The first man to
bare his arm was Rev. r. H. Jones,
pastor of the church. 1t is said Angus
teen now has a chance of recovery. None
of the nine donors had ever seen him
before the fire.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26

ed church officials. In an affecting mes
sage TO his people at Zion City, he babe
them '.good-by for a little while" He
will leave shortly on a four months
search for health in the smiling islands
of the Caribbean sea.
The announcement of DIR. Dowie's ap-
pointment of the triumvirate and his in
tended fight from the rigors of a north
ern winter was made at the afternoon
service in Shiloh tabernacle by Oyerseer
Speicher. The First Apostle was. not
present He was confined to his home,
Shiloh house, by the attack of bronchitis
which followed the stroke of paralysis
from which he only recently recovered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
RID COUNTY OF TRAMPs.
kenosha officials TO Cooperate with
Illinois in Driving Out HObos.

Illinois in Driving Out HObos.
With the coming of the first snow of
the season the regular number Of tramps
have gathered in the camps along the
Northwestern line between Kenosha and
Waukegan. They have built dugouts in
the banks along the tracks and it is
claimed that more than 200 of them are
now living in these shacks. One night
fifteen applied to the fenosha county
jail for shelter. Officials are making an
effort to have the entire band driven
cut of the county and the officials of
Lake county, Illinois, will be asked to
aid in the work
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26

The Legislature Friday completed the
work at the special session and adjourn
ed until noon the following Tuesday, Civ
ing the Governor the customary three
days for considering bills. Most of the
members went home. The Assembly CON
CURED in an amendment to the bill max
ing payment of taxes a prerequisite to
railroads going into court to set aside
any assessment made. The Senate hav-
ing refused concurrence to the eight-hour
day in building the new capitol, the AS
sembly, after long debate, receded
from the contrary position. The capitol
building bill and the university investi-
cation bill were then concurred in.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
FROM NEwssoY TO A mAeNATE.
John r.. Walsh Started Life as q
Poor Lad IS Years Ago.

John R. Walsh is 6S years old, and
has lived in Chicago ffty-eight years,
during which time he has climbed from
the rank of humble newsboy TO that of
bank and railway magnate whose for
tune has been quoted as high as $4O,-
000.000 Mr.. Walsh was born in Ire
land Aug. 20, 1891 When 10 years
old his parents emigrated to America
and settled in Chicago in the latter part
Of 1917.
The boy had to work for his living
from the start and became an employe
of J. McNally, newsdealer As Chicago
grew the business of newsboy became
more profitable and young Walsh proved
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
CHARLES F. PFIsTER ACQUITTED.
Milwaukee Judge Orders the Jury to
Return IA Verdict of Not Guilty.

Return Verdict of Not Guilty.
That Charles f. P6ster is not guilty of
larceny as bailee, as charged in the in
dictmpnt returned Aug. 4, was the de-
cision of Judge Brace in the Municipal
Court in Milwaukee. The jury, acting
on the instructions of the court, at once
discharged Mr. Pfster. The decision
followed argument lasting a day and a
half, after the State had exhausted its
testimony against the defendant. The
specific charge against cir. Pfster was
that he had confiscated $4,000 belonging
to the Wisconsin Rendering Company,
acting as stakeholder while the com
pany was seeking to obtain a garbage
contract in Milwaukee.