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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
Suicides of Aged People.

The record of age for suicides
seemed to be established recently in
Copenhagen, Denmark A wealthy
lady of 81, living in Copenhagen, COM
mitted suicide as the result of an I'M
successful love affair. She fell in love.
with young man, and in fit of des-
pair, because her affections were not
returned, she sprang from the fourth
floor window one morning and was
killed. She was widow and was the
mother of high government official.
This record did not stand long, how
ever. A few days later it was learned
that Josef Szazkas, aged log, had
hanged himself at Szatonar, on the
Hungarian frontier, because he feared
that God had forgotten him, and that
he was condemned to remain on the
earth for all eternity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
Simply ScandaIous.

Wall street has discovered n great
and growing scandal. 1t appears that
certain southern and western banks
have withdrawn their deposits from the
Wall street banks and are keeping their
money at home. They refuse to send
their reserves here for stock gambling
purposes, and even 10 per cent and 20
per cent call money rates do not tempt
them. Without other peoples money
Wall street will either have to stop
gambling in stocks or gamble with its
own money.
Some of these western banks have ac-
oumnlsted reserve as high as 81 per
cent. What a lack of consideration
when Wall street reserves are shorti
Not only that, but these presumptuous
provincial banks are refusing stock ex-
change loans in order to discount legiti-
rate commercial paper. They actually
loan their funds and credits to ordinary
business men in their own neighbor-
hoods, to pork packers, millers, fur
hARRSANs NVANCA HtSNNIAc anu
common storekeepers in preference to
Wall street.
If the rest of the people of the United
States show equal temerity with these
western and southern bankers, what
viii become of "inancee" Brokers
viii be left to gamble with each other.
Promoters will have only each other TO
swindle. Syndicates viii be left to
manipulate their own Rotations.
Such scandal as this needs inn
mediate attention. Secretary Cortel-
you should lose no time in demanding
that the national bank law be amended
to compel these recalcitrant bankers
to deposit all their real money in Wall
street and issue clearing house certifi-
Gates for the use of their own
customers.-New York World
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
EFFECT OF EARTH's ROTATION.
Belgian GeoIogist So Aseribes Curious
Twists in Tree Trunks.

Curious twists are observed in many
tree trunks, and the inquiry just be-
gan in Europe suggests the surprising
conclusion that they are produced by
the earth's rotation, like the twists Of
storms and the whirls seen in water
Van den Brock. the Belgian geologist,
points out that IL conditions of growth
were the cause the torsion should fol-
low the suns apparent path. In at
least $50 out 1000 trees the reverse is
true, and ii may be that the twist is
usually to the left in the northern
hemisphere and to the right-or with
the clock-in the southern hemisphere,
like die turn of the cyclonic storms
and water yortices. This difference Is
due to the earth's rotation Jean
Brunhes notes that it was shown
some years ago that the winds due to
the earth's motion blow steadily at a
season when vegetation is sctive and
sensitive, and a slight continuous
bending and turning then would be
likely to affect the tree permanently.
From the Bulletin of the American
Forestry Association.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
WHEN BABY LEARNED TO WALK
Father Wanted to Start Him at Once
on Career of Usefulness.

Children seem to be considered
nuisance among the rich nowadays"
remarked a well known business man
who has a large family, "and to the
poor they are luxury, so between the
two extremes 1t is a little surprising
that the infant population keeps up to
its record. In the olden days it was
different. Every man and every wom-
an believed it duty to their God ard
to their country to raise large fam
lily, and they fulfilled the obligation
with good grace. But times have
changed. The moneyed man of to-day
has no time for children. He has his
business to look after and his rents
to collect, while his wife is continu-
ally on the go with social engagements
and appointments with her modiste.
Sc The stork is left to SILVER in the
cold But the poor man is sometimes
as guilty as the rich in this matter. He
has family of children, but he has
no time for them. ! heard this illus
trated by little story the other day.
A working man who lives in one of the
poorer districts of the city has seven
children, the youngest of whom re-
Gently graduated from the creeping
stage of Its existence. The father was
sitting In the kitchen when he heard
the voice of one of his daughters who
was in another room. Papa she said,
the baby can walk Can he? Well,
send him around the corner for a pint
replied the parent, and resumed his
reading"-N Y. Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
WAS A LESSON FOR 4As,AHAM.-
Good Old Uncle Job Felt Called Upon
to Rebuke Sinner.

"Yas, suh," begun Uncle Job, sur
veying his hearers with an expression
of virtuous sadness; ''yas, sub, sholy
glib dat trif1ing Abraham lesson he
neveh fohgot,n Then, seeing ar in
quiring look in the eyes of some Of his
hearers, and herring a question from
the lips of one Of them, he decided to
go more into details about the nature
of the lesson he had impaired.
'What'd ] do tub him? rs gwine tub
tel you ais. Abraham fair drawed de
Iightnin ON hisself wen he he'd de
'dacity tub wife me tub he house tub
eat er turkey dinner. Turkey" re-
peated Uncle Job, after a telling
pause, 'sw'en dat Rverashous rascal
neveh raised any turkey in he life
'cept often some wife mans roost.
Hit sho was er fine turkey, but /
showed dat Abraham dat stolen goods
profiteth little. Dat turkey was er
big gobbleh, an dere was nobody but
me an Abraham dere; an I seasoned
dat bird wifi admonitions tub be good
an Warnings fom de wrath to come.
Hit sholy would hev tasted good eff
hit hedn't been stole. But de sauce
OBJ deed well did an sinneh re-
buked almos' made hit relish, an"
concluded Uncle Job, with pious sat
isfaction, though hit was er hahd
pill, rs bound to say / held out to de
end an finished dat turkey, spite OBJ
Ab'aham's hint dat he spected hit
tub las him er week."-Youth's Com
panion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
Cause of seaman,s Bad LANGUAGE.

At Southampton (Eng) a seaman
named Johnson had to appear before
the borough magistrate on charge of
making use of bad language in ST.
Mary's street In explanation he
said he was married in st.
Mary's church, Southampton, many
years ago. He left Southampton after
the ceremony and was away several
years. Coming back the other day he
went to look at the church, and find
ing there was still no steeple to it he
did in his righteous anger use some
very strong words. In fiSing the de-
PENDANT ten shillings and costs the
chairman of the bench said many peo-
pie had said strong things about such
a beautiful church as st. Mary's hav-
ing no steeple, but they did not use
such bad expressions as the defendant
had.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
Keep Burglars Out.

Buy at any hardware store a small,
plain hinge, one and one-half inches
long by one inch wide when closed,
or smaller. Screw one side of hinge
upright on to the lower right-hand
corner of upper window sash, direct
ly above the slight fiange on all up
per sashes. See that the hinge is
toward and almost touching the win
dow casing. This will leave one
side of the hinge free to turn. When
wishing to fasten window turn the
free side of the hinge as far back as
possible. This brings it over the low
er sash. 1t will be invisible from the
outside, but will prevent the lower
sash being raised or the upper one
lowered. When hinge is closed it
will not interfere with raising win
dow, and does not disfigure or weak
en- the window sash.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
BIBLE MANY CENTURIES OLD.
Valuable Manuscript Treasured in the
cottonian Library.

In the Cottonian library in England
is an old manuscript copy of a part of
the Bible in Latin. This was used at
the coronation of English sovereigns
500 years before the stone of desti-
ny" was brought from Scone to West
minister by Edward l. In other words
the use of this Bible for the purpose
in question dated back to the year
1000. The Bible Is quarto of 2l7.
leaves. containing the four Gospels.
and seems. from the style of the writ
ing and illuminations, which are very.
beautiful. to have been made about
the end of the ninth century. The Tes-
lament escaped destruction in the fire
At Ashburnham Hou<e in 1871. of
which it bears evidence on its crum-
pied leaves and ruined margins. There
is some evidence that the SON of Ed
ward the Elder. Athelstan the Glori-
Gus. who was King of the West s X
ons from s25 to $40, owned this Bible
and presented 1t to the church OF
Dover
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
MOSQUITO EASILY ON THE TOP.
Insect Holds Record for Slaughter of
Human Beings.

Napoleon is supposed to have passed
away from earth burdened with the
weight Of responsibility fer million
deaths. Genghis Khan and Timour
are credited with ten millions each.
These are mighty warriors, and his
tory gives them page after page by
way of exhorting US to the strenuous
life," but for centuries the mosquito
has pegged away and kept the annual
average of 250,O0O deaths. What
statesman has given to earth such
soldier community? What patriot has
made country so terrible throughout
the world? A general and his army
passes away-from the beginning the
mosquito has been with us. He is re-
sponsible, mainly, to-day for the fact
that the tribes of men are cooped into
the inhospitable climates of the north
and leave the warmer, more gener-
GUS and productive south to him. Why
not put the mosquito on the flags of
warrior nations instead of the eagle
and the Notwithstanding Times.
Union.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31

THE PILOT interviewed w. II. Myrea,
ex-attorney general of Wisconsin, as to
the man whom he thought should sue
ced Chief Justice Cassoday on the SUI
preme bench He unhesitatingly said A.
I'll. Reid, of Merrill. "Heis a young man."
said Mr.. Mylrea, land no stronger or
more capable one could be selected in
our state. Every supreme justice of
Wisconsin is from the southern part of
the state with the exception of r. ID.
Marshall, of Chippewa Falls There is
no section of Wisconsin Eat is growing
so fast today as this valley and we need
just such a man from hens on the
supreme bench; further, a republican
should be reelected this time In my
opinion, Mr.. Reid should by all means,
receive the appointment"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
Laros-Saving lmpoIiteness.

We wish some record had been pre-
served OF the time saved by changing
from the old-fashioned profound in
clinatien of the head toward the earth
perhaps itself labor-saying inn.
provement on an earlier ceremonial
OF greeting in which the forehead was
brought, oriental fashion, in actual
contact with the foor-to the modern
brisk nod. We wish there we're sta.
tistics to show how much time man
kind has gained in cutting courtesy
down from paragraphs to grunts. We
doubt whether all the Wanted econo.
mics of Iabor-saving machinery have
equaled those of labor-saving impolita-
ness
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
FOR PERFECTION IN KISSING
Magazine Writer Gives One Pointer
Worth Remembering. ~

Why OSCILLATION has received so lit
tie attention from wise men we can
not tell, says the North American Re
view. 1t may be that thinking and
kissing go not well together; if SO,
few of us would require long time to
choose between them. Or, possibly.
the subject has seemed to require too
delicate handling; or it may have
seemed trifiing. We neither know nor
care. The most valuable practical
lesson to be derived from experience
and now set down is that closing of
the eyes is essential to perfection in
kissing. Aside from this hint to those
of congenial spirit, we would merely
direct the attention of those who may
decry the importance of the topic to
the influence of the charm in retain
ing hold upon one worth keeping, and
rendering less frequent and hazardous
those absences which are only too
likely to make the heart grow fonder
of some one else.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
100 Much lee

He was solicitor of more or less
repute. and his Saturday afternoons
pursuit was golf and whisky and soda.
On this particular Saturday, however,
he had been detained in town. On
reaching home he was met by his wife
and little daughter mo game to-day,
my DEAR he said to his wife, as he
picked up his little girl and kissed her.
Then his daughter smiled the air and
said, Well, daddy. you do smell aw-
fully of golf, "-Tit-Bifs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
Interesting Use of Gas.

A very interesting use for producer
gas is made in factory in Jersey
City, where tempering of metal to be
made into curtain springs is success
fully and economically done with it's
heat. Coke fires were formerly util-
lied for the purpose, but the temper
ature varied to such an extent that
great deal of the material was
spoiled. With producer gas an abso-
lutely constant temperature is Sc
cured and the work is done in a more
clearly manner, with no possibility of
error as to the degree of heat. Con-
sequently the waste heretofore en-
countered has been reduced to a
minimum and the quality of the prod
uct is absolutely uniform.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
A Diamond in the Dark.

It is said that some diamonds win
shine by their own light when placed
in a dark room. Prof. Crookes, OF
London, says that when diamonds are
placed in vacuum and exposed to a
current OF electricity, they shine with
different colored lights. He his seen
them emit bright blue, pale blue, april
cot, red, acknowledgment, pale green
and orange rays. One beautiful green
diamond in his possession, when phos-
phorescing in a good vacuum. gave
almost as much light as a candle The
light was pale green.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
Birds Stopped the Clock,

The town clock in Sarnia, Ont,
stopped one morning not long ago,
and on investigation the hands were
found securely tied down by strands
of twine and grass. The mischief had
been done by pair of sparrows. De-
string TO build nest in the angle of
the hands, the movement of which in
terfered with their plans, they tied
the hands to each other, and to the
framework, in such q manner that it
took considerable time and labor to
remove the distractions. The engi-
neering skill Displayed, and the
amount of industry and perseverance
exhibited, makes the feat quite phe-
l.cmenal in bird annals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
Legends Of Goblin Hounds.

Conan Doyle's Hound of the Basker-
villes," ''fearsome animal" is said
to have its origin in the legends of
packs of spectral hounds which are
popular in various parts of England
and Wales. In the north of England
these apparitions are known as Ca
briefs hounds" in Devon, the "Wisk,"
"Yest," or Heath hounds" in Wales,
l"Cron Annwn," or "Cwn Wybir," and
in Cornwall the Devils Dandy dogs
They are supposed to be evil spirits
hunting the souls of the dead Gem
orally they are only heard and seem
to be passing swiftly along in the air,
as they usually choose cloudy nights
for the pursuit of their prey. Their
yelping is said to be terrific, resem-.
bling the note of a bloodhound. All
of which tends to show that the origin
of these legends of goblin hounds is
to be found in the terrifying noises
made by fiocks of wild geese.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
EAU CLAIRE NEIGHBoRHooD

Mr. and Mrs. John Veldehorsts are
spending the holidays at Cedarburg.
A dance was given Friday evening at
Mr.. Ellingson's and very pleasant
time was reported.
H.F Ingersoll is spending the holt
days at Port Washington.
A social was held Saturday evening
at John LodhOlzs house for the benefit
of Mr. Knowles A very pleasant time
was had and the proceeds Melted about
fifty dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schoepke were
called to the town of Berlin Friday
morning on account of the death of the
latter's mother.
Pat Dore is building cabin on the
nw4 of Sec. "a, U. s. Leather Co.'S land,
and will live there as soon as he has it
finished
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
VARIETIES IN HUMAN SPECIES.
Source of Everything That Is Beautiful
and Interesting.

Each human being has something
distinguishing, in form, proportions,
countenance, gesture, voice-in feel
ings, thought, and temper, in mental
as well as corporal physiognomy.
This variety is the source of every
thing beautiful and interesting in the
external world-the foundation of the
whole moral fabric of the universe
Certain external circumstances, as
food, climate, mode Of life, have the
power of modifying the animal organi-
cation, so as to make it deviate froI1
that of the parent. But this effect
terminates in the individual Thus, a
fair Englishman, if exposed to the sun,
becomes dark and swarthy in Bengal;
but his offspring, If from an English
woman, are born just as fair as he
hinlsslf was originally; and the chill
drea, after any number of generations
that we shave yet observed, are still
born equally fair, provided there has
been no intermixture of dark blood.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
A Sugar Jau.

When a cargo of sugar reaches.
port, the matches are always lifted,
and the hold aired two hours before
the stevedores are allowed to enter"
said w. c. 7. U. woman This is
right" she went on sternly. Other
wise these men would get on jag,
sugar jag. The air of the hold, filled
with the gases rising from the sugar,
would glaze their eyes, cause them toa
stagger, cause them to sing and shout,
to want to fight, to smoke and to make
love. l have seen stevedores, riotous-
iy unloading cargo of sugar. as,
drunk from the fumes IS though they.
had each put away 1g glasses of dark
beer"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
uselessness of KILLING Authors.

There is really no use killing an
author to prevent the country pro-
ducing others, because the man with
a book in him is like bird that must
lay an egg. We might start a new or
ganization to discover people likely
to write books and strangle them be-
fore they find publisher, but even
that would fail. because it is not pos
sible to tell who can write a success
full book until it is written. The
literary faculty arises in the most I'M
expected ways. and even dogma can
not anticipate its uncertainties.-Sat
urday Review
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31

Articles of incorporation were sent TO
Madison today for what viii be known
as the Colby Southern Land and
Timber Co. The capital stock is $50,
COO The incorporates are r. b. Salter,
j. F. Lamont, j. W. Salter, w w.
Albers, e. c. Kretlow and others. The
company has purchased a large tract
of hardwood lands in the state of
Louisiana aud expects to increase its
holdings. The lands are covered with
3 growth of oak and gum.
DIR. W T. Lawrence, dentist. Over
Dunbar's iewelry store. Telephone
No. lisa. nl2-tf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31

s. A. Cook, Senator Hatten and per-
haps w. ID. Connor, are already in the
field for U. S. senator in place of Isaac
Stephenson, who, it. is supposed, will
retire at the close of the unexpired term
for which he was elected. But, really,
did you ever know of republican let
ting go until he had to Stephenson
may take it into his head to Eold on.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
GIFTED WITH STRANGE POWERS.
Lawyer Objected to Conversation"
Between Witness and Horse.

At term Of the circuit court in
Ohio not long ago a horse case" was
on trial, and well-known 'horsenan"
was called as witness We'll, sir.
you saw this horse?" asked counsel
for the defendant Yes, sir, r.
What did you do?" II just opened
his mouth to find out how old he was;
an ! says to him, says. Old sport,
| guess you're pretty good yet" At
this juncture counsel for the opposing
SIDE entered a violent objection
"Stopi" he cried. "Your honor, OBJ
ject to any conversation carried on be-
tween the witness and the horse when
the plaintiff was not present.
per's Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31

A SUB COMMITTEE of the Democratic
State Central committee will meet in
Milwaukee Oh Jan. I'd, to select date
and place of meeting of the state con-
vention which is to be held for endors-
ing candidates for delegates and alter
mates to the Democratic National con-
vention in Denver.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31

CHEF JUSTICE JOHN B. CAssoDAY of
the Wisconsin supreme court, died
yesterday morning after a prolonged
illness at his home in Madison. He was
II years of age and had been on the
supreme bench for 81 years, and was a
very able and distinguished member of
that body, He will be succeeded by j.
b. Winslow as chief justice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31

She had been invited to Join a bal
looming party. How many are going
up?" she asked. Three" they told
her. She looked disappointed. What
Is wrong?" they asked her. II there
were four" she answered. I'VE could
play bridge. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
MAKING II plain

Little Rastus-But All KANT ondah-
stan bout de yarth an de sun. Uncle
Mose-Lemme splain hit ter you all.
Now s'posen dis lantern am de sun,
an NAH haid am de yarth. All swings
de lantern roun' an rpn' an it done
shed light on de inhabitants OF nah
haid. Now does yo' ondahstan'?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31

w. ID. Common will call meeting of
the republican state central committee
on Jan. 10th.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
Watasata Pilot.
TUESDAY. DEC. 81, 1907.

Publish ed weekly and entered at tn Post Office
at Wausau second class matter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
ATTORNEYS
M. w. SWEET.
T. c. YAM.

A TTORNEY AT Law. Office in National
"A tierInan American Bank Building, Waosau,
Wisconsin. azDm
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
REGNER d RTNGLE.

AWYERs. Practice In all eorrts. Leans
l. Abstracts and Collections. Offices over first
National Bank.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31

Has a safety deposit vault. Boxes
for rent at So per year.
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, TTORNEYs Ar Law. Loans aDd Collee-
4 lions specially Office. 300 Third street
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office one
4 door south of the First National Bank
Special attention given TO diseases of women
and children. Telephone connection.