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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Grounds of Refusal.
ARMY OF COCAINE VICTIMS.
In Chicago Alone There Are 10000
of These ''Fiends."

In Chicago Alone There Are 10000
of These ''Fiends.'
That 10000 Chicagoans are afflicted
with the cocaine habit is the statement
made by organizations which have been
fighting the coke" evil for years and, they
admit, losing ground all the time. Medi-
cally, cocaine is the alkaloid derived
from coco leaves. In its crystalIized form
it is pure white and fiaky, and when
used is crushed to a powder and snuffed
into the nostrile Another method is to
use a solution which is hypodermically in
jccteo in the same way as morphine.
Il is also taken internally, and which
ever the mode the result is the same
unusual stimulating effect in the early
stages of the habit and powerful recuper-
ating power when the victim has so far
succumbed to it's use that it is absolutely
necessary. When snuffed the powder is
generally laid over the thumb on the left
hand, and it is not unusual to see ha-
bitIal cocaine users with large, sores on
this SPOT from the effects of the drug
penetrating the skin.
Some catarrh cures are notorious sub
terfuges to satisfy the craving for the
narcotic, says a Chicago paper, and one
of these has been the subject of legisla-
ton in many States. Its sale has been
prohibited in Illinois, but other prepare
lions against which the ban has not been
placed are said to be equally bad.
TO use morphine in a satisfactory form
requires syringe, to smoke opium re-
qures a room where one may sleep, has
haesh is hard to obtain-but for cocaine
one needs neither syringe nor room, and
there is no difficulty in obtaining the stuff
in most parts of the city. All that is
necessary for any one to indulge in this
habit is "the price, This may mean any
sum of money from 10 cents up. Ten
cents will secure enough flake" to serve
for two or three hours of enjoyment
provided the user has not developed a
strong taste for the drug. Twenty-Five
cents pays for a small box full of the
drug, sufficient to last any one for a day,
and for a dollar one can secure enough
of the stuff to furnish a complete orgy
of drugging. Even child can use it,
and to the shame of druggists and sa-
loonkeepers in certain parts of the city,
it must be said that they do.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20

JULIET v STRAUSS not about lot OF tribes that really
do not count Also try not to be earnest at the wrong
time have known earnest women to drive their hus
bands to drink and their disase for prayer
meeting that remained permanent through lifetime
Above ALL dear woman, in seeking put away child
ish things be you do not put away the wrong
things. Do not discard the light and laughter and fun
and the afectatons the sefshness, and the fool
Ism little ambitions and emuations
The things that make miracles, but
everything that God makes is miracle. Strange them
that we should fret for the puny workmanship and
device for and forget the singing waters and talk
ing trees around
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
CHILD TERRIBLY BURNED.

Lone Rock S-Year-OId Girl Plays
with Matches and May Die.
The 3-year-old daughter of Nathan
Schoonover of Lone Rock may die from
terrible burns received while playing with
matches The little girl locked herself in
room in the second story of the house
and lighted several matches. Her screams
were heard by a brother, who rushed up
stairs. but could not get into the room.
Securing assistance, the door was broken
down and the child was found with her
clothing nearly burned off. She may re-
cover. The age of the girl makes her
condition serious.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
EMBEzzLER is IN HONDURAS.
+. j. Heller, Who Defauited $4,000
Milwaukee Said to Be Located.

Frank ]. Heller, former secretary of
the Skarb Polski Mutual Building and
Loan Association. who fed from AIilwau-
kee several months ago and left shore-
age of more than $4,000. is in Hon
duras. This assertion is made by friends
of Heller's family who have seen letters
purpol ting to be from the missing man.
1t is also learned that Heller first went
to Mexico after leaving Milwaukee, but
found the extradition laws there too lib
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
IEssSEasps
PRS r efiE PEOPI


any sweeping and general destruction Of the woods
Trees along the fence may by shade reduce the
production of little grass grain but will
do much break the the and ameliorate
the climate
As the result of national legislation than 63,-
100000 Of timbered land apart in for
est reserves. These vast reservations have been
selected to preserve the water supply for purposes
Of irrigation in the West Only lives long
enough to plant trees extensively The brevity of hui
life deters the individual from project yielding
such slow returns
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
FIGHT MoURNERs FoRcHILDREN
Father Interrupts Funeral of His
Divorced Wife In Wisconsin.

Father Interrupts Funeral of His
Divorced Wife In Wisconsin.
As the body of Mrs. Warren Schoett-
ish was being lowered into grave at a
cemetery at Welcome, her divorced huS-
band, Peter Young in company with
dozen friends, charged the crowd of
mourners in an effort to get possession
of his two children, II and Is years old,
who had made their home with the moth
er. The funeral services were stopped and
the mourners and attackers engaged in
a general fight. The father captured the
older child and was carrying her off when
the police interfered and delivered the
children into the custody of Father Pele
grin. The case will be brought in Apple
ton to determine what disposition is to
be made of the children.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
MYTH OF ANCIENT RUINS.
Scientist Skaters Romance Spread
by king S0iomon's Mfnes.o

Scientist Skaters Romance Spread
by king SOiomon's Mines"
The glamour Of mythical romance,
which has so long surrounded the fam
Gus ruins of Zimbabwo, Rhodesia, were
recently dispelled in lecture by DR..
McIyer before the research de-
partment of the Royal Geographi-
cal Society in London. 1t has al
ways been supposed that the ruins
dated back to one OF the earliest civili-
cations, and were probably of Semitic
origin. Rider Haggard's romance of
King Solomon's Mines spread their
fame far and wide. DIR. McIver, bow
ever. who was commissioned by the
British association TO examine the
ruins now reports that there are no
grounds for the belief that they were
OF any great antiquity.
Excavations have proved that the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
MERCHANT BURNS no DEAqn.
Clothing Catches Fire from Stove
Member of WeIl-known Family.

Emil Fugine, aged 30 years, an Ar
cadia merchant, was burned to death in
the sight of number Of customers, his
clothin. catching fire from a stove near
which he stood. Fugine rushed into d
neighboring barn, which caught fire from
his burning clothes and was partly de-
stroyed. He was member of the Well
known Fugine family of Fountain City,
a relative of District Attorney Iugine
of Buffalo county, and of others WHO are
merchants and steamboat owners at
Fountain City. He had a large acquaint-
ance in Trempealeau, La Crosse and But
falo counties. 4 later dispatch says that
no inquest was held over the body of Eu-
CINE. The belief is now held that Flu
CINE was insane and committed suicide
by pouring kerosene over himself and set
ting If afirp
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Catch Burglar in Pawnshop.

George Reynolds, aged %, who is want
ed at Waukesha for robbery. was arrest
ed in La Crosse while attempting to sell
a gold watch marked with the name,
Grace Z. jameson" in a local pawn
shop. He had much jewery Silverware,
watches and weapons. The Waukesha po
lice has identified the goods.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
BIG STRIKE SEEMS NEAR.
Anthracite Operators Reject Ever
One of Miners Demands.

Anthracite Operators Reject Every
One of Miners Demands.
The anthracite mine owners have re-
fused every one of the demands recent
~ submitted by the United Mine Work
ers of America. While there is still a
chance for further negotiation, the lead
ers on both sides agree that every indi-
cation points to the greatest labor
struggle in the history of the coal in
dustry.
The miners demands on the opera
tors include higher wages. shorter
hours. union recognition, and various
changes in the system for the adjust
ment of grievances, established by the
anthracite strike commission three
years ago The men also propose that
the new agreement run for but one in
stead of three years. These demands
were based ON resolution adopted at the
mine workers convention at Shamokin,
when a committee consisting of Presi
dent Mitchell, the three district presi-
dents and secretaries, and twenty-nine
other union officials was named to ne
| gotiate new agreement with the
| operators.
In their rejection of the unions de-
mands the operators hint that since the
| United Mine Workers of America is an
organization controlled by bituminous
miners, its policy is to force a strike
for the benefit of the bituminous indus
| try Following their rejection of the
miners demands, thv operators submit
what they call a counter proposition.
providing that the anthracite commits
sion's awards, the principles upon
which they were established, and the
methods created for carrying them out
be continued for three years more. This
proposition, of course, opens the way
for further negotiation. If the miners
refuse to moderate their demands there
will be nothing left for them but to
| strike.
What Miners Demand.
An agreement effective from April 1,
1906, until April 1, 1907, providing for:
1. Eight hour day.
2. Wage increase of 10 per cent above
| anthracite strike commissions award for
| contract miners.
3. Sliding scale allowing miners l per
| cent wage increase for each cent in
crease over $4.50 per ton in CRATE, egg,
stove and chestnut coal sold in or near
| New York.
A. Recognition of union committee to
adjust grievances with mine owners.
3. Collection by companies of specified
sum from each miner for support of
| unions.
6. Itemized pay statements to en-
ployes.
Grounds of Refusal.
I. Past three years. experience sug-
gests wisdom of return to ten hour rather
than establishment of eight hour day.
2. Wage increase impossible without
increase in price of coal, to which opera
| tors object.
3. Sliding scale fully provided for by
strike commissions award
4. Operators unalterably opposed to
recognition of union.
3. Plan unacceptable to operators on
| grounds of policy and forbidden by law.
| in onaratorc' rnDIv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
100000 BLAZE IN suEBoYGAN.
Flames Destroy One Plant and Chi
cagO Firms suffer LOSS.

Flames Destroy One Plant and Chi
cage Firms Suffer Loss.
The factory of the Sheboygan Couch
Company was burned the other night, the
Sears, Roebuck & Co. warehouse was
wrecked and the warehouse of Montgom-
cry Ward & Co. was badly damaged in
Sheboygan. For time it was feared
that the entire business district would
be destroyed and an appeal was sent to
Milwaukee for aid. but before the fire
men were able to leave that city it was
seen that the flames were under control.
The loss to the couch company was $50
600, to Sears, Roebuck & Co. $4,000
and to Montgomery Ward & Co $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Nine Years Among ZuIus.

The First Congregational church Of La
Crosse has decided to sustain mission
airy in foreign field and Rev. and Mrs
Charles Maxwell have left for Natal,
Africa. to work among the Zulus. They
will be gone nine years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
COL. MANN is INDICTED.
Editor of Town Topics Held on n
Perjury Charge.

Colonel William Dalton Mann, of
New York, editor of Town Topics, has
been indicted for perjury by the grand
jury on charges growing out of the
trial of Norman Hapgood, editor of
Golfers Weekly, for criminal libel. He
was held in 800 bail.
Colonel Mann has been president and
editor Of Town Topics since 1891 and
has won an uneviable reputation in
Journalism. He also is the founder and
manager Of Smart Set Mr.. Mann prin-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
state Militia school Opens.

Tn annual school for officers of the
Wisconsin militia opened in the Assem-
bly, chamber at the capitol the other day
with an attendance of nearly 200 Ad-
dresses We're made by Major w. A..
Skunk Eighth [. S. A. Lieut. FL. B..
Hackett, Twenty-seventh C. 5. A.. and
Capt. w. V. Judson and Gen. Charles
Il
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
DRILL FOR WATER AND GET GAS.
People of Superior Greatly Excited
Over Rich Find.

At Superior while workmen We're drill
ing an artesian we'll on city property in
the east end the eight-foot pipe sud
denly became the outlet of steady and
increasing flow of natural gas. Sand was
thrown into the air for a considerable dis
lance from the mouth of the pipe At
one time one of the wOrkmen was in dam
ger of suffocation. but he was pulled
away. Great excitement prevails in the
vicinity of the gas strike
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Typhoid scare Fails FIat.

Health Commissioner DIR. ]. A. Rene
of Superior says that the typhoid fever
reports are greatly exaggerated. Accord
ing to his figures there are less than fifty
suffering from the disease in Superior
and some of these, he says, come from
the outside for treatment at the local hos
pitals
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Grand Grove Trustees Acted Illegally

The court at Milwaukee has decided
that the trustees of the grand grove of
the Wisconsin Order of the Druids acted
illegally in dissolving the organization
and providing for distribution of the
funds, and has ordered all those who par
ticipated in the division to return the
money to the receiver.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20

tors the desires of the workers, is one
of the foremost labor leaders of the
day. He did not organize the United
Mine Workers. but he made the or
ganiZation the most powerful in the
nonce in the strike of 1897. when he
succeeded in bringing about the sys-
TEN of joint conference which is now
in vogue between the miners and oper-
ators in the Eastern States. There are
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Woman Dies in Her 1854 Year.

Mrs. Susan d. Crossman, who would
have been 100 years old March % died
in GAINESVILLE. She was the oldest Fesi-
dent of Rock county.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
DRESS HURLs WOMAN TO DEATH.

Steps on Garment While Descending
flight of steps and Falls.
Mrs. Frances Gaszinski, 80 years old,
stepped on 2er dress while descending a
flight of stairs at the home of her daugh-
ter IN Milwaukee and fell headlong to the
first floor. Her neck was broken and
death followed Immediately.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
P1orer Safe Il Cracked.

The general merchandise store of L. s.
Walker Company at Plover was entered
by burglars, the safe blown open AMI
about 5000 in cash stolen. No trace has
been found of the robbers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
THE TRUE UNIT OF SOCIETY.
By Bishop Samuel FaIIows.

The day of personality has
gone by. The man who writes the
editorial articles in the newspaper
is unknown except to a few. 1t is
so with the teachers in +he public
schOols-perhaps to a greater eX-
tent than any other calling. The
absurd and unjust determinations
that have heretofore been made
against a woman because she is a
woman are ceasing. The most
thorough infidel, whatever else he
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Charged with Robbing Blind Wife.

Charged with marrying a blind widow
and then disappearing with 500 of her
money, George Morrison of Marshfield,
who was supposed to have committed sui
eide by jumping from the car ferry into
the lake near Manitowoc several years
ago. has been arrested at Marshfeld as
q or.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Amputation Is Fatal.

Mrs L. d. Blanchard of La Crosse, a
former residen. of Milwaukee, is dead
as a result Of the amputation of one leg,
necessary to check gangrene. Mrs. Blanch-
ard was the mother of Mrs. l.. w. r.
vine of Riverside, Cal. national lecturer
of the W. c. Z. U.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
olaest oddfellou in wisconsin.

Wisconsin lodge No. II. l. o. o. f., of
GAINESVILLE gave a birthday party in honor
of Yolney Atwood. aged "a, the oldest
Odd Fellow in the State.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
JOHN MITCHELL.

Acknowledged Leader of the United
Mine Workers of America.
John Mitchell, the acknowledged
leader cf the United Mine Workers of
America, who presented to the opera.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Pumps Up Gold from His Wen.

William Samp of the town of Waue-
chon Is pumping up gold from a well on
his premises and has set the town wild
with excitement. The we'll goes down six
ty feet through the rock and was com
pleted recently.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Bishop schinner ConvaIescing.

Bishop Schinner of Superior has al
most fully recovered from his illness. His
appetite has returned and he exercises
daily. He expects to be able to resume
his church duties soon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Wnter Tank Fire Extinguisher.

A Wisconsin Central caboose caught
fire on the track near the Neenah pas
senger depot and an engine speedily haul
ed it 10 the wafer tank. where the spodt
was opened and food of water quench-
ed the flames
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
WOMAN WANTS TOO MUCH.


There are many compensations
to being woman, If one only
knows how to find them. The
great trouble with women is that
they are always asking too much
of life. Man wants but little here
below, and he gets 1t. Woman
wants too much; she doesn't get
It, and is constantly fretting over it.
If you start out to be an earn
est woman, be sure that you are
earnest about the right things, and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
ROBBERS DECOY DOCTOR.
Ashland Man Drives Ten Miles on
Fake Message.

DR., Carl Sigel of Ashland was lured
from home the other night by a fake tele-
phone message and during his absence
two young men entered the house, abused
his daughter. went into the cellar and
drank several bottles of beer They stole
several dollars, he says, which they found
in a pocketbook The doctor drove ten
miles into the country to wait on sup
posed patient but found out the fake on
his arrival. Thomas Burns and Hugh
Kane were arrested on a charge of bur
glary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Ln Crnsse PRIESTS 60 to Rome.

Rt. Rev. James Schwebach, bishop of
the La Crosse diocese, will leave soon for
Rome, accompanied by several priests of
his diocese.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20

to do" he said Il live In western Iowa, and In
business there. in competition with who have
never had the least sense of scrupulousness dscov
cred a good while ago that the who by all odds
was my closest and most dangerous competitor was
getting a rebate upon all goods shipped to him
certain railroad That rebate sufficient to give him
advantage over me that the closest business
omy my side without rebate could not minimize
What did do? I knew that could not prove the
bate in court and felt that fight on 1t would ac
complish nothing. So getting the rebate
myself, not because want to violate law but because
compelled to do so In order to make living"
When boy l was taught that the word ''hon
est adjective that not possible of
parison Nowadays not only the commercial world, but
the usags Of day good English allow the phrases
more honest" and most honest" Undoubtedly they
have their missions in the commercial world. In fact
the expression He's pretty honest sort of fellow"
has into the vernacular all along the business
line and not even the fellow himself would likely think
to take exception to the compliment
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
FIND LUMBERMAN,s BoD1
Torn Clothing Causes Suspicion that
Edward j. Morgan Was Slain.

A body identified as that of Edward j.
Morgan, the Oshkosh lumberman who dis
appeared in Manitowoc Jan. ), was taken
from Lake Michigan. The fact that the
clothing on the body was torn and dis
arranged aroused the suspicion that Nor
gan WAS slain
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Horizon Institute a success.

The Farmers institute at Horizon. I'M
der the direction of Delber Utter, was
a big success. Over 400 farmers at
tended.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20

1t has been decided by the chaper-
ons that the right place for the nap
kin is across the lap. But how about
the men who are so fat they have no
lap? Shouldn't there be a special dis
pensation for them?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
DISHONESTY IN BUSINESS PAYS.
By John A. Rowland.

Only the other day business man who is
former preacher, and a still enthusiastic men,
Der Of the church, declared to me that the
world In its business relations had to be con-
sidered wholly In the light Of the times; that
for the man in business to attempt anything
else would be to I'm headlong into a stone
wall.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20


uses OF this great element of national wealth The
forest is the representative Of motherhood 1t erzes
the earth which feeds bears the fruit Of the
past and the seed Of the future vigorous and healthy
forest is the height Of natures adornment Man
been wastefu of his natural possessions the
of its energy. We have been content with using
these resources have wasted them reckless prod
tgals.
Perhaps the grandest forest now remaining the
that in northern California Oregon and Wash
ington. 1 visited Oregan first in 1887, and 1 remained
many days the vicinity but had first last and only
view The whole country covered by a pail OF
smoke from the burning forests
This wicked than the destruction Of our
forests Atlantic only because the woods
Pacific finer and for the further that
they last The example of the Atlantic States
is one profit by. remember the hills and streams of
the Eastern States in my boyhood After long absence
l revisited some of these old streams The trees had
been felled and the springs had gone dry The swim
ming holes were filled with dry sand and gravel. &C
Niagara falls might yet be converted to
a dry cliff, surrounded by all sorts of mills.
Rain produces and forests produce rain Great
injurious changes of climate almost certainly follow
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20

When a man kisses his wife 1t Is q
sort of souvenir spoon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20

tianity guards and glorifes the home. The indvidu
is not the unit of society The unit of society consist
in and a woman united in holy wedock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
FORESTS VITAL TO NATIONS WELFARE.
II

4
Forestry has found some difficulty in at.
tracing attention, because Of the assumption
that the subject is purely one Of sentiment
But the subject is in the highest degree one
Of practical utility. The poet and the painter
may rejoice In the contemplation of the
woods. But the farmer, the miller, the boat
man, and the lumberman may now combine to
nreserve as well as to enjoy the beneficial