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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-11-13
STANDARD OPERA COMPANY.

nThe Standard Opera company pre-
sented the opera, Bohemian Grip at
the opera house last evening, to good
sized audience. The company is among
the best that has ever visited the city
and tonight should have crowded
house. The opera tonight is Martha
and none who love good music should
miss it. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard, who
made Wausau their home last summer,
are members of the company. The
Tuesday Musical club, during the play
last evening, presented Mrs. Howard
with handsome bouquet of flowers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-11-13
OLD MAN MURDERED.

A murder was committed at Three
Lakes last Tuesday evening. An aged
homesteader who lived little ways
from the village, when returning home
from Three Lakes, where he had been
to vote, in crossing the lake, was
shot and killed. His body was found in
the boat which was drifting about Four
Mile lake. A man by the name of VIM.
Stowe was suspected of the crime and
arrested and he SUBSEQUENTLY confessed
Stowe lived on an adjoining home
stead alone as did deceased; bad blood
had existed between them for some
time
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-11-13
DEATH OF H. B. CRANDALL.

The Rev. H. B. Crandall, aged SO
years, died suddenly at his home in
Sheboygan Falls, Wis, on Friday
November 9th. 1906 He came to
Wisconsin in l849 and was ordained to
the Methodist ministry at Appleton in
1856. He was resident of Superior for
eighteen years.
Rev. Crandall was pastor of the M. E.
church in this city in 1872
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25
NEW FRENCH MOTOR RAILROAD TRUCK.

of the white tie and pearl studs that
must be worn with the tailed coat
The American speaks of his Tuxedo
suit and his dress suit. The English.
man talks of his evening clothes, and
would as soon Shink of changing his
trousers to match his smoking jacket,
as or changing his studs and tie to
accord with his Tuxedo.
While the vast majority of men buy
their clothes ready" or "semi-ready''
made, most men regard with envy the
one who has time and money to have
his clothes made and fitted. The En-
glishman of means considers it his
duty to have his clothes made by the
very best tailors and to wear them as
badly as possible. AS he can rarely
remain long at time within his own
country, London custom tailors have
stored In their safes measurements of
hundreds OF wandering Britons who
usually cable from various parts of
the world when they need new
clothes. These measurements are a
valuable asset and insurance on them
frequently amounts to several thou
sand pounds sterling.
AS matter of fact, the best dressed
man In the world is neither the New
Yorker nor the Londoner, but the man
who gets his frock coat, cutaway and
evening clothes from the Bond Street
tailors, who have made these styles
OF masculine dress for centuries, and
his sack suits and overcoats from
Fifth Avenue, where one might say
they were invented.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25
THE FIGHTING INSTINCT.
Story of Desperate Hand to Hand
Encounter Against Heavy Odds.

Now and then among the brutal
ties and crimes that form the chief
subjects of daily journalism in this
country, there comes an item that
not only appeals to our morbid nature
but gets in close to the primal love
of fight which springs eternal in the
human animal Most of us have no
feeling except of loathing in the case
of the secret assassination of six Ital-
ians in Minneapolis, because their
modes of fight are Latin in a country
of Anglo-Saxon prejudices. But just
a week before, the press dispatches
from Bristol, Tennessee, told of the
sudden demise of seven Italians who
with others had conspired TO murder
their section foreman. because he was
a hard boss" Doubtless he was!
Nevertheless, the old fighting blood
tingles at the bare account of the bat
tie that the foreman, Haverly, whose
name suggests his nationality, waged
single-handed against the body of la
borers that rushed" him. Had he
been armed with a revolver, he would
have no sympathy, but he depended on
the first weapon at hand-a crowbar.
Backed against an embankment, he
withstood the combined attack of the
entire gang of laborers, all bent on his
murder, and armed, against him, with
picks, axes, and spades, in addition
to their knives. Repugnant as the idea
Of killing may be, one can scarcely
help thrill at the thought of the fore
man, Haverly, at bay like a knight OF
former days. fighting for his life. and
so sturdily and valiantly laying about
him, weapon for weapon, steel against
steel, until he stretched seven of his
assailants dead before him and routed
the rest Haverly may be brute and
a bully; he may have deserved what
the laborers, rising like desperate
slaves against tyrant, had in store
for him. Yet, somehow, that is hard to
believe because the innate love for
combat in our nature challenges adj
miration for a man who displays des-
perate courage and physical prowess.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25
THE DESPERATE FACED AND THAT

close to the ranch, and we were spurred
on 70 another hunt.
1t opened much like the last. Late in
the afternoon we sighted a gray fellow
with tail up, not half a mile off. AS we
rose to the upland and sighted the chase
came up with the Wolf and snapped at
his haunch. The Gray wolf turned round
to fight, and we had a fine view. The
Dogs came up by two and threes, barking
at him In ring, till last, Snap. the
little white one rushed up. He wasted
no time barking, but rushed straight at
the VOLTS throat and missed II, yet
ten big Dogs closed in, and In two minutes
the wolf was dead. Snap had lived up
to my promises for him.
Now 1t was my turn to crow, and did
not lose the chance. Snap had shown
them how, and at last the Mendoza
pack had killed a Gray-wolf without help
There were two things to mar the
victory somewhat; first. It was a young
Wolf mere Cub; second, Snap was
wounded--the Wolf had given him a bad
cut In the shoulder.
: As We rode In proud procession home.
/ saw he limped a little. Here /
or twice to jump to the saddle, but could
moi. Here, Hilton. lift him up to me.
Thanks; I'll let you handle your own
rattiesnakes. was the reply. for all knew
now that 1t was not safe to NEEDLE with
his person. Here, Snap, take hold" /
said. and held my quirt to him. He
front Of my saddle and SO carried him
home. He had shown. those Cattle-men
how to I'll the weak place In their pack;
the Foxhcunds may be good and the
Greyhounds swift and the Russians and
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25
A Sudden Change.

Two commercial travellers, one from
London and one from New York, were
discussing the weather in their respec-
tive countries.
The Englishman said that English
weather had one great fault--its sud-
den changes.
"A person may take a walk one
day." he said, 'attireG in light sum
mer suit, and still feel quite warm.
Next day he needs an overcoat."
That's nothing" said the American.
My two friends, Johnson and Jones,
were once having an argument. There
were eight or nine inches of snow on
the ground. The argument got heated,
and johnson picked up SNOWFALL and
threw it at Jones from distance Of
not more than five yards. During the
transit Of that SNOWFALL, sir, believe
me or not, as you like, the weather
suddenly changed and became hot and
summer-like, and Jones, instead OF be-
ing hit with SNOWFALL was-er--
scalded with hot water!"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25

go In was going to get hurt, but never
mind that--presently; they would bark a
little more TO get up enthusiasm.
And as the ten big Dogs were leaping
round the silent Wolf at bay, there was
a rustling In the sage at the far side OF
1t seemed, came bounding, but grew in
to little Bull-terrier, and Snap, slowest
of the pack, and last, came painting hard,
so hard, he seemed gasping. Over the
level open he made, straight to the chang
ing ring around the Cattle-killer whom
none dared face. Did he hesItate7 Not
for an Instant; through the ring of the
yelping pack, straight for the old despot
of the range, right for his throat, he
sprang; and the Gray-wolf struck with his
twenty scimitars But the little one, If
foiled at all, sprang again, and then what
came / hardly knew. There was a whirl-
ing mass of Dogs. | thought / saw the
little White one clinched on the Gray
wolf's nose. The pack was all around; we
could not help them now. But they did
not need us; they had a leader Of daunt-
less mettle, and when In a little while
the final scene was done, there on the
ground lay the Gray-wolf, a giant of his
kind, and clinched on his nose was the
little white Dog.
feet, ready to help, but had no chance
till we were not needed.
The Wolf was dead, and ] hallooed to
Snap, but he did not move. bent over
him. "Snap-Snap, It's all over: you We
killed him. But the Dog was very STILL
and now ! saw two deep wounds Ia his
body. tried to lift him. let go. old
and .at last let go Of the Wolf. The
rough cattie-men were kneeiing around
him now; old Penroof's voice was trenl-
bling as he mUttered II wouldn't had him
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25

the public press as to which system
was better: the American custom
which ordained the sack suit in bush
ness and a change of raiment for
laborers after hours; or the English
custom which set the frock coat up
as the emblem of respectability among
tradesmen, a mark distinguishing
them from the laboring classes and
kept the latter in blouse and hob
nailed boots during his hours Of rest.
In England they talk a lot of what
seems awful rot to this side of the
water, and they take clothes very
seriously. Each class has its gar
ments and each garment its use.
In London the Tuxedo Is still a
lounge coat, something to be slipped
on during the early evening and dis
carded for the formal Swallow tail''
before starting for any entertainment.
But the American has forced 1t into
public life, has ordained black tie
and gold shirt studs with it, in place
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25
TIE Oregon,s Biz Pennant.

When the Oregon left Hongkong re-
Gently, after her long period of service
on the Asiatic station, she was flying a
homeward-bound pennant over 500 feet
In length. 1t was necessary to support
this long strea~ar by two small bal
looms tied to the end TO keep 1t out of
the water. The pennant was made Of
silk thread and attracted much atten-
tion in the Asiatic port.
In the old days 1t was the custom to
have foot of pennant for every day of
the cruise. That of the Oregon is prob
ably one of the longest displayed from
the mast of homecoming ship, al
though 1t Is on record that the old
Brooklyn. on one occasion upon her ar
rival in New York, displayed pennant
700 feet long.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25
Lille CannibaIs.

Every once in while we hear of
breeders complaining of the cannibal-
istic habits among growing fowls. espe-
cially among those still in the days Of
their early babyhood. This pernicious
habit, when once the young birds be-
come thoroughly addicted to 1t, is rath-
er difficult to control and suppress.
Usually it finds its chief expression In
flocks confined to close quarters, where
the ground is bare and the feed Is
wanting in animal matter. Bird life
under natural conditions finds oppor-
tunity for work and play in the hunt
ing of insects for food and in the care
full selection of such vegetable mat
ter as its system may demand. Young
chicks, when confined, are obviously
deprived Of these opportunities for a
healthful exercise; the result is that
they become idle, which engenders
vicious habits and craving for some
thing to do as we'll as for animal food.
When in this condition II member
of the little flock shows a wound or
effects of blood, the chances are that
one or two will at once commence to
peck at it, which leads the others on,
and soon the whole flock will be rend-
ing the little one into shreds, devour-
ing it before one has opportunity to re-
lieve its misery or to isolate 1t from
the flock. The remedy. Of course, is
obvious, namely, afford the young
chicks wider range and be more care
full in your feeding by making 1t a |
point to keep them busy by throwing |
the food into litter or suspending a |
head of lettuce or cabbage where they
can peck at it; also supply in one form |
or another animal food. A good way |
to do this is to take the underground |
chick feeds, which of them
selves are balanced ration, and scat
ter the same in a litter of chopped |
straw or hay, about one and one-half |
Or two inches deep. In fact, anything |
that will make litter may be consid-
cred available.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25
New Clothes for Easter.

The flowers with which many church
es are ornamented ON Easter Day are
most probably emblems of the Resur-
rection. There are people today who
think that unless something new is
worn on Easter Day no good fortune
will come to them during the year,
The Dorsetshire poet, Barnes, gives us
this quaint little verse in regard to
this custom:
"Laste Easter put on my blue frock
coat, the vust time. very new;
WIZ yaller buttons aal O. brass
That glittered in the zun like glass:
Bekaize 'twer Easter Zunday.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25

Elderly Spinster: You now, Doctor,
I'm always thinking nat man Is fol-
lowing me. Do you think suffer
from Authorizations?
Doctor: Absolutely certain you do,
Ma'am. From Sketch.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25
PERKS IN COLD STORAGE.
Frozen Bacteria Active Governments
to Make Experiments.

FROZEN BACTERIA ACTIVE Government
to Make Experiments.
The Agricultural Department is fol-
lowing Up line of scientific investsga-
tion Of tho effect upon perishable goods
in cold storage for an unlimited time,
and DR. Wiley believes that he will de-
velop the fact that legislation Is needed
fixing the period for which such ar.
ticles as meats and milks may be
stored.
In one of the Philadelphia cold
storage houses space has been set aside
for the ex. eriments and like arrange
ment has been MADE in Washington for
storing birds and milk.
The stored articles will be taken out
from time to time and examined to as
certain whether or not deterioration
has begun, and at what period the
point has been reached when the ar
ticles can be no longer stored and re-
main good food.
1t already has been demonstrated,
DR.. Wiley says. that the bacteria that
occasion decay remain in the meat
while frozen, and that they actually
carry on their work, although at a
greatly reduced rate.
III OnV VI b1C atolU GlOAdSC HltAulo III
Cleveland some meat was recently
found which had been mislaid and for
gotten for period Of eleven years. It
was sent to the department and por-
tion thawed out and examined.
Decay had gone on to such an extent
that the meat was entirely un for
use. The greater portion of II was
again placed in storage and the obser-
walton win be continued. The fact that
the meat. having been frozen for eleven
years, was in a condition of decay is
held to conelusively prove that the
bacteria can work in the meat while
frozen. The object of the investigation
is to ascertain at what point-the decay
has progressed to such an extent as to
injure the food value Of the article
stored.
There is at present no law prohibit
ing the storage of any article for any
length of time. The only law upon the
subject is one that requires fowls to be
drawn before they are placed in stor-
age.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25

coat that gives you a caved-in chest
when it's buttoned up and a decidedly
open front when it's unbuttoned."
Yet some West End tailoring estab
llshments in London depend for their
very existence on American trade, not
alone the trade of Americans travel.
ing abroad, but a mail order business
which entails making on measure
ments and forwarding by express,
likewise payment of duty. So impor-
tant is this business that a cable code
has been arranged. With this code,
a complete catalog and full directions
for self measurement, man may
cable his order to London, and feel
reasonably certain that the clothes he
wants will leave England by the next
westward bound steamer.
One traveller from firm in London
making speciality of cable orders re-
Gently visited New York and booked
orders to the amount of six thousand
pounds sterling. But this class oil
business is all in "semi-ready"
clothing, system which has been
adopted from American tailors.
Yet the American ''ready-made" has
been a subject of laughter on the
other side; and the New Workers.
claim to be the, best dressed man in
the world has been received with
ieers. To the foreigner the idea OF
man who has literally mo time" to
devote to matters sartorial being we'll
dressed is absurd-and the New
Yorker has no time. He can't wait
for clothes to be made by a custom"
tailor
When he needs suit he dashes into
one of those immense haberdasheries
that dot both sides of Broadway from
the Battery to the Bronx, where
thousands of ready for service" suits
and overcoats are piled on long tables
in stacks that rise above a mans
head. Here are found prices and sizes
to fit every customer. Sack suits
from SO to $50 advertised for cut and
smartness. They are smart, too, are
better cut and sewn than the English
cheap suit, but the latter is made Of
better material. IL is just this differ
ence that makes the American crowd
look smart and prosperous, while the
English crowd looks merely comfort
able
The New Yorker must look prosper
Gus. 1t is part of his stock in trade.
His clothes must not appear old any
more than his face. This demand for
youth and freshness is what makes 1t
possible for some firms to sell as high
as 1000 suits In a day. Hats and
shoes get even more attention than
clothes. The ancient saw. when
broke bay a new hat" Is so thorough
~ appreciated by the New Yorker
that he receives without even a grin
such advertisements as that which
puzzled Count White as he walked
down Broadway. Fall Lids for
Faded Faces" it read. FALL" NUT |
tered the Russian diplomat with q
look Of weary amazement, fall, that
means to tumble down, does it not?"
Some one explained that fall" was
the American for the season which all |
other nations know as autumn.
Last winter leading London daily |
gave column every morning to the |
discussion of The Fetish of the
Black Coat Every clerk and sales !
man in London wears a frock, or
Prince Albert, during his work, and, |
like the English artisan, he wears the |
costume Of his trade after hours. For |
weeks members of Parliament and |
celebrities in many lines argued in
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25
Best Dressed Man In the World.

The majority Of men believe that
the best and most fashionable In
mems clothes comes from London;
and that the best dressed man In the
world is the American turned out BY
London tailor.
An American who spends a great
part Of his time in London, ana IS
rather a sticl1ler for the correct thing,
was recently hailed on Broadway by
a friend with the remark, SO that's
what they're wearing in London, chr"
The man addressed shook his head.
"Suit made in Washington, overcoat
in New York." he said Thought
you were logged out from Bond
Street, sure" in disappointed tone.
Then the man who lives much in Lon
don made this radical announcement:
"They can't make sack suit in Eng
land. You ask Bond Street tailor
for an American business suit with
an American fit. and he turns out a
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25

hurt for twenty steers. I lifted him in
my arms, called 70 him and stroked his
head. He snarled a little. a farewell as
1t proved, for he licked my hand as he
did so, then never snarled again.
That was a sad ride home for me. There
was the skin OF a monstrous Wolf, but
no other hint Of triumph. We buried the
fearless one on a butte back Of the ranch
house. Penroof, as ne stood by. was
heard to grumble; by jingo, that was
grit-clar grit Ye canf raise Cattle
without grit.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-04-06
NOTICE
To Dispose Of Unclaimed Property By
Carrier.
NOTICE

To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
KNOW We:
That, Whereas, the hereinafter de
scribed freight, ETC., has remained IN
claimed, for the space of more than
three 81 months, at the depot of the Rio
Grande railroad company, i'll the city OF
Brownsville, county of Cameron and
State of Texas, and the owners thereof
have failed, within said time, to claim
such freight, or to pay the proper freight
charges owing and chargeable against
the same. Therefore public notice is
hereby given that, by virtue of the laws
of this State in such cases made and
provided, the hereinafter described
packages, of such freight, etc, will be
sold at public auction, to the highest
b.4dcr therefor, at the depot of the said
Rio Grande railroad company, III the
said city of Brownsville, county of CAM
eron and State of Texas, at the hour of
ten a. m, on Tuesday, tie tenth doth
day of April, A. D.. 1906, in accordance
with the laws of this State, ii such cases,
to-wit:
Two % boxes maccaroni, marked E
Yturria.
-Four ~ boxes Pruues, marked L. n.
One % -. evapOrated peaches,
marked l. NJ
One % box raisins, marked NJ A.
One % =, hsterine, marked Mer-
cedes Fernando, Reynosa, Tam. Mex.
One O. box shOvels, marked MiStrOt
Bros. Galveston.
One q box oil, marked A;nado Chapa.
One ~ =. states, marked P. P. COT
fey.
One % sack wash pitchers. marked
Hancock and Hendricks.
Two ~ barrels Carlsbad mineral wa
ter, marked Mack Camp.
One ~ key galvanized staples, mark
ed J. A. D
One % box coffee mills, marked G
Mr.
One % showcase, marked Butler
Bros. Order.
One % key syrup, marked L. A. ia
gou.
One % box drug mills, marked E.
Cara and Co.
One ID box C22 bottlesl ammonia,
marked Brownsville Racket Store.
Four ca crates shrubbery, marked u.
G. Hall.
One % box soda, marked J. D. Brown
ing, Sedgerville. Tex.
One O. box Is bottlesl Holman r 8
whiskey, marked T. Crixell
One a. box Cherries, marked T..
Crixell
One % box Angos5ura bitters, marx q
T. Crixell
One Cd box plants, marked so P. s.
Phoenix Nurserv.
Two O. box sardiues, marked B. G.
Brownsville.
Two % box sad irons. marked Taos
l. Jones.
Ten 10 pals stock food, marked San
titan, New Orleans.
One - box stock food, marked san
lillian, New Orleans.
One "a Jkt. can oil. marked Geo.,
Champion.
rwo ~ kits paint. marked Geo.
Champion
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-04-06
The Post Grows.

The Houston Post was twenty
one years old on April 5, 1906.
That splendid paper observed the
anniversary by putting on what
printers call a new drees. The
Post has always excelled from a
typographical standpoint and this
time scores a new triumph. The
width of the Posts columns has
been increased, with larger type
to set off the reading matter, giving
a metropolitan appearance to the
paper that would do credit to the
biggest journals of the country.
The tendency of all the leading
newspapers now is to adopt the
larger faced type and construct
their columns so as to put the read
ing matter as clearly before the
eye as possible, showing the most
at a glance, and thus minimize the
tax upon the reader.
The improvement in the Posts
appearance demonstrates the
wisdom of this tendency and its
friends everywhere will observe
the change with satisfaction. The
news service of the Post not only
covers Houston and Texas like the
proverbial wet blanket" bnt
stretches over the entire globe,
giving Texas newspaper that has
every facility of modern journalism
that the big dailies of the big cities
possess.
May the Post grow on IN its
greatness.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-04-06
Some Georgia Philosophy.

We lose more time in growing at
the weather than we do in chimk-
ing the cracks in The shutters 10
keep It out.
There's no use in living in the
sorrowful country. while the hills
OF halleluia beckon Us on.