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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
KEPT PRETTY BUSY.

One of the local bakeries had busy
time of it the past week. First one of
the Barnum & Bailey circus agents
closed q contract with the firm to sup
ply the circus with bread. pies, ETC.,
in this city. Then Rhinelander baker
got stalled on like contract and made
requisition on the Wausau baker to help
him out. The result was that fires
were not drawn from the ovens for
nearly week, baking being carried on
night and day and thousands of loaves
of bread were turned out When one is
informed that the circus carried about
900 people he can figure out pretty
nearly how much bread they consume
in one day. Besides these two con-
tracts the bakery had to supply its city
trade Bread is the only thing of sub
sistence for the employees that the cir
Gus purchases in each town as it goes
along. The meats are shipped in each
day from one of the large packing
houses.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
A SINK HOLE.

The C. q N. w. Ry. has large crew
of men at work on repairing its road
bed just north of the Eau PIeine river.
Ever since the branch was built to
Marshfield this particular piece of road
has given the company trouble, and be-
sides the great amount of work put on
it, il has cost the company a vast
amount of money. At the time the
road was built long stretch of low oez,
land was encountered after crossing
the Eau Pleine, making clip neces-
sary. Thousands of car loads of gravel
was dumped in until it was thought a
solid road bed had been secured, but
since that time it has been gradually
settling. At present it appears as IL the
gravel had worked out to each side and
then up to the surface again, for there
are large ridges on either side of the
track where the ground was formerly
level.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
FABLE OF THE PANsY.
Entire Family May Be Traced In FIovs.
er's Gay Petals.

Lovers of this pretty flower may be
interested In the fable concerning 1t.
The blossom has i've petals and i've
sepals. In most psnsies. especially of
the earlier and less highly developed
varieties, two Of the petals are plain
in color and three are gay. The two
plain petals have q single sepal each,
and the third, which is the largest of
all, has two sepals. The fable is that
the pansy represents family, consist
ing OF husband, wife and four daugh-
ters, two OF the latter being step-chil-
dren Of the wife. The plain petals are
the step-children, with only one chair;
the two small gay petals are the
daughters. with chair each, and the
large gay petal Is the wife, with two
chairs. To And the father one must
strip away the petals until the stamens
and pistils are bare. They have
fanciful resemblance to an old man
with flannel wrap round his neck, his
shoulders upraised and his feet In
bathtub. In France the pansy is uni
versaily called the step-mother.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
EaslIx Exnlalnd.

Her name was Marjorie and she was
the sweetest child in the world, with
sll child's wonderful thirst for the
most out-of-the-way Information. She
had asked her mo.ner to explain to
her what wireless telegraphy was.
Marjorie had often heard her father
talking Of wireless telegraphy, and she
wanted TO know all about IT, So her
mother tried to make 1t clear and ex-
plAined how there were two long sticks
standing high up in the air a very long
way from each other, and how 9 mes
sage was sent from the one stick
and "oh, I know" broke in Mar
torie. then God hears and tells the
other people"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
WORKED HIS OWN REDEMPTION.
Future Held Greatness for Young Man
Of Character.

A New York Judge gave his son a
thousand dollars, telling him to go to
college and graduate. The son re-
turned at the end of freshman year
without dollar and with several ugly
habits. At the close of the vacation
the Judge told his son that he had
done all he could for him. II he had
wasted TIE money that was to have
taken him through college, he might as
well leave home and make his own
way In the world. It was a rude awak-
ening for the young man, but he knew
that his father was right. And so
strong was the good influence of his
upright father that he did leave home
to go to work In downright earnest.
He went back to college, made his
way through, graduated at the head Of
his class, studied law, became COVER
nor OF the state of New York, entered
the cabinet of the president Of the
United States and made a record for
himself. 1t was William H. Seward.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
IT FAILED.

Announcement is made that the de-
funct Wisconsin Health Park associa.
ton will soon pay back to subscribers
46 cents on the dollar of the money con-
tributed. There are large number OF
subscribers here in Wausau. About
three years ago, DIR. w. p. Roberts, OF
Milwaukee, organized the association
for the purpose of building sanitarium
in Northern Wisconsin for the housing
of consumptive invalids, whose cases
had not advanced beyond the incipient
stage. 1t was the purpose to give these
invalids proper medicines, light outdoor
work and treat them by the open air
method, which has cured so many cases
of tuberculosis. The Alexander Stew
art Lbr. Co. donated fine grove OF
pine timber near Tomahawk with
the stipulation that buildings must be
erected within a certain set time or
the donation would be cancelled. The
timber was too valuable to be tied up
for years awaiting the raising of funds.
DIR. Roberts visited Wausau often and
succeeded in collecting considerable
money here. During the two years
that he was engaged in the work he
succeeded in raising about $4,000, but
could not get enough to warrant him in
going ahead and erecting buildings.
OF this sum there is less than So, 900
now in the treasury DIR. Roberts used
up only little over $500 for his travel.
ing expenses, the balance of the short
age was paid out for other expenses in
cident to the movement. Those who
have the money in charge announce
that they will pay back AS cents on the
dollar to the 500 subscribers, providing
they desire it, otherwise it will be paid
over to DIR. Roberts as remuneration for
two years work in cause for the good
of humanity.
1t is regretable fact that the move
ment for the establishment of such an
institution failed. The writer has in
mind at the present time young man
who died this spring who might have
been living today had he been placed
at the right time in such sanitarium,
and there are many other cases all over
the state. Had the institution been
once established there is no doubt
about its support.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
Muskrat Grounds Rented.

In parts of the south the muskrat
skin trade is SO important that the
marshes on which they have their bur-
rows are rented out for the shoot
ing. The sport is usually best at
night, when the animals are out in
search of food. It sometimes occurs
that an unusually high tide drives
than from their homes. when they are
slaughtered in thousands. The fur
hunters only kf1l them in the winter
and early spring, when their coats ars
thick and in prime condition. The
fesh Is not so gsod in winter as In
warmer weather, as they get thin dur
ing the cold weather.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
Whore He Saw a Crowd.

Uncle Constantine, from Fishkill
Landing, was in town recently. for the
first time in 80 years. according to the
New York Times. His relatives were
industrious in showing him the sights,
but 1t was extremely dl2acult to get
him to express surprise at anything.
He even made disparaging comments.
now and then. upon what he saw, and
drew comparisons favorable to his
own town. One afternoon they at
tended crowded performance at the
circus. Uncle Constantine" asked his
niece. "did you ever see such q num-
Der of People gathered together be-
fore?" WELL" said the old man slow
ly, as his oye ran critically over tue
Thousands that fiiied the garden. ST
dent know as / ever did in a buildin',
but have to bush-meetin'!"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
RECEIVED 100000.
A Large Trust Fund Distribute"
Among the Wood County
Pottawatomies on
Wednesday

The Pottawatomie Indians of the
United States. of whom there is a con-
siderable colony near the town of Arpin,
just north of Grand Rapids, have re-
Gently consented, for the first time since
the great treaty of lS4S, to accept third
part of the trust fund set aside for them
in that treaty. This will amount to
1888 90 for every POttawatomie in the
United States, and about sixty families,
or approximately lS0 Individual Indians
in Wood county, received their portion
on Wednesday. George L. Williams,
the superintendent and special distrib-
uting agent of the Indian agency from
Kansas will allot to each Indian his
share. This, will, in round numbers,
leave $4,000 to the Wood county
Indians
The history of the lS4S Indian treaty
is interesting in many ways. The Pot
towatomies were originally from north
ern Illinois, and first settled on a part
of what is now Chicago, later they were
forced north of Milwaukee by the ad-
Vancement of civilization, and then to
Wood county, near Arpin. During
these migrations the Pottawatomies and
the Winnebagoes were rivals and many
petty wars resulted between the two
tribes.
Out of these wars resulted the inter
ference of the white man and the treaty
of 1913, by which all of the Pottawatomie
lands were purchased and thrown open
to the white settler. The treaty pro-
viGed that the government pay to the
POttawatomies the interest on annuity
on their former lands, which amounted
to about $40 per head per year. The
principal was to- be held in trust, and
To be paid in three equal iDstallments of
1888 each.
Up to the present time the Indians
have always refused to accept any of
the principal of the trust fund, but they
have now consented to take the first in
stallment, and use it in tilling the soil,
since most of them are now civilized.
hAtoA lhO ohiC VI flhC aiplu minus Iuc
POttawatomies went to Kansas, but last
summer about sixty families returned
to Wood county, causing no little excite
ment. But they have been peaceful and
law abiding, and are making good citi
zens. One of the leaders of the tribe
explained that they were tired of Kansas
prairies and wanted to return to the
lands of their fathers, and were willing
to buy such lands as they needed, as
soon as they got their allotment from
the government trust fund. Many of
the Arpin Indians left fine farms in
Kansas TO return TO the Wisconsin
lands.
One Indian expressed himself as fol-
lows:
My people they no like it in Kansas.
There is no woods, and no game, and
the Indian he like to hunt, to see the
trees and woods. We got tired of the
broad plain, and came back here where
our fathers lived, and where the woods
and trees are familiar Lots of Potta-
watomies live on the Eau Pleine river,
Rib river, and the Flambeau, and some
near Arpin. We like il here, and when
the Great Father give us our money we
want to stay here and be like white man.
Good and farmers
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
In the WRONG Room.

The lady missionary to India sat
up in bed, with spiteful jerk. "You
are a man-eater?" she said, looking
the tiger severely in the face. II am .
replied the beast, licking his chops
with as horrid unction as he could
summon. well, declare to good
ness!" cried the lady missionary.
Whatever led you to suppose there
was q man here? Scat!" But.
madam" Not a word, sir!" OF
course, the tiger had meant no dis
respect. but inasmuch as the lady mis-
covered VI her head withal. 1t was
only left TO him to stink away
Puck.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06

by local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There 10 only one
way TO cure Deafness and that Is by cOnstitu-
tonal remedies Deafness is caused BY an in
famed condition OF the mucous lining OF the
Eustach-an Tube. When this tube Is innamed
you have q rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing. and when il 10 entirely closed. Deafness Is
taken out and this tube restored to fts normal
condition. hearing win be destroyed forever;
nine cases ozt Of ten are caused By Cattarah,
which is nothing but an infamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness (caused by estfsrahl that can
circulars free. J. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received up to II O'Clock.
m. Aug. SOih, 1907, by the Board of
Water Commissioners, for the building
of a standpipe and power house. Plaps
and specifications now on file in me
city engineers office, city hall. The
commission reserve the right 10 reject
any or ali bids.
Board OF Water Commissioners.
July 3Oth. 1907. IO w5
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
For Benefit Of Lovers.

In Wales the Cefn council has,er
ed footbridge over a stream In the
district. This was because lovers had
complained that a favorite walk along
the side of the river Dee had been pre-
viously rendered uncomfortable, the
couples having to wade through the
stream.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
Low Rates to Watertown, Wis. Via
ChicaOo, Milwaukee, & St Pau1 Rv.

Kate of fare and three iifths to Water
town and return from all points on this
Railway in Wisconsin account Home
coming Celebration. Tickets on sale,
August 5 and 4 return limit, August
5. Low round trip tickets to Water
town on certificate plan, good to return
until August IA, on sale same dates
Ask agent for complete information.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
NEW DENTAL OFFICE.

DIR. w. T. Lawrence has opened a
dental Office over Dunbar's jesselry
store, where he is now prepared TO re-
ceive those in need of his services.
Phone No. 1854. a:0-tf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY.

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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06

OF the total amount subscribed, the
sum of 5000 was given to the city of
Wausau for the purchase of q site for
the library.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06

FoR SALE-I offer my residence and
lot, 6as Fulton street, for sale at bar
gain. E. S. CLEMENCE. asst
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06

For SALE-A threshing machine in
good order, can be bought at bargain.
Call on Mrs. Chas. Kreuger, 107 Third
Ave. South. 2w.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-06
TENTH ANNUAL REPORT.
Facts Regarding Wausau's Free Pub
lie Library Are Given City
Council.

At the meeting of the city council
this evening full report of all the bus
mess connected with the free public
library for the past year win be SUBJ
mitted. Part of this report, embodying
figures as to the treasury, was published
in the PILOT last week, but there are so
many other facts in it, which the public
ought to know, that we have deemed it
advisable to give a fuller statement of
it in this weeks issue. The report
covers period from July j, 1906, to
June 80, 1907, inclusive.
At the time of the compilation of the
report there were SAP volumes on the
library shelves; 500 were added during
the year, of which number 1876 were
donated by citizens; SO were discarded
because so badly worn; were lost and
A mysteriously disappeared; 162 vol
umes were rebound; l72 volumes of
magazines were bound. One box of
duplicate magazines was sent to lum-
Der camp, two boxes to colored school
in the South and dray load to the
state prison at Waupun.
The total circulation for the year was
"a ,225, gain of 3.044 over the year pre-
vious. Regarding the circulation the
following figures may be of interest
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-21
interesting Letter From Virginia
Well Known CavaIer Resident L. Interestingly
O

few miles below us. where they have
magnificent place on the James river.
Steamers for all of the Atlantic coast
cities pass within stones throw Of
their home We were most kindly re
ceived by them when we first came here
as strangers and have received a grea.
many accommodations from them such
as no one but big hearted western people
would have ever thought to offer. | oc-
casionly see Wilson McCann in Rich
mond. but have not as yet ever been at
his place, which lies about sixteen miles
west of Richmond in an opposite airec-
ton from us. But he must be prosper
ing, for was told that he bought an
other farm a short time ago About
January lst ] ran across another old
Langdon citizen, Gordon Ulch. who at
the time of leaving your town went to
Canada, but not finding it to his liking
in the far west has come to the sunny
south land
AS for ourselves we are pleased with
our new home and are enjoying the re-
lief from bliZZards and cold stormy
winter weather Our oldest daughter is
attending boarding school in Rich
mond and the others attend school al
most on our own land AS, perhaps all
of your readers may not know, the white
and coored children have separate
schools, which are not even near to each
other. The two races are also separate
in churches, theatres, passenger trains
and street cars, also in all shops and
factories. or course we have not been
here long enough to know it all. But so
far we rather prefer the colored labor
that we employ to the white labor of the
north. | hope that the jamestown ex-
position of the coming summer will at
| tract number of North Dakota people,
and especially those from in and around
Langdon and Wales, as we are within
two hours ride of the grounds and
would be more than pleased to see any
of our old friends who may attend.
Particularly to old soldiers and student
of history would a visit to this section of
the country be interesting as it is literal
ly covered with the old breastworks and
forts of the civil war, as relics and SOU
venirs of any period, from Captain John
Smith down, are as plenty as black,
berries The farm where Pocahontas
lived after her marriage is only located
a few miles from where we are, so you
see that if any friends come our way we
have points of interest enough to fur
nish entertainment for some little time.
Let me know if anyone wants informa-
tion in regard to this section of country
and l will gladly furnish it if | can, or
find some one who will.
A. L. PERRY
Richmond, Va, March 10th, 1907.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-21
COMMUNICATION.

To the Tax Payers and Voters of Langdon:
Considerable has been said recently
pro and con of the advisability of the City
of Langdon paying $500 per annum to a
band. The present council considered
it an unwlse expenditure under The. pres
ent financial condition of the city, when
it ordered the amount cut in two and
applied one half of it tosthe library, in
response to petition asking for year.
ly donation of 5000. The yearly $500
band appropriation was created by the
preceding council and we learn that but
few taxpayers were aware that the
amount was so large. The present
councilmen acted according to their
best judgment for the city's welfare,
and it was understood among them then
that the people would be given chance
to express their wishes in the matter at
the spring election. While the council
has the power to dispose of the question
still we wish to take advice with the
taxpayers and are willing to abide by
their decision. 1t is the taxpayers
money that we are handling and we de-
sire to be governed by their wishes.
Both of the appropriations will appear
on the ballot of the next city election
and all taxpayers should vote on them.
Respectfully,
PETER P. KopR1vA, Mayor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-21
OTTO WEBERG GETS LIFE.
Jury Find the FairdaIe Murderer Guilty and
Impose Life Sentence

At two o'clock Saturday afternoon
after considering the case eighteen
hours. the jury which has been hearing
the evidence in the Weberg murder trial
at Grafton returned verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree. The ver-
dict carried with it the recommendation
that the defendant he given life SEN
tence in the state penitentiary. Judge
kneeshaw. who presided over the trial.
as soon as it was announced that the
jury had agreed, convened court. The
defendant his counsel and number of
spectators being in the court room when
the verdict was read.
Judge kneeshaw Immediately pro-
nounced sentence upon the convicted
man In his remarks Herewith, the
court expressed to the jury his thanks,
stating that he believed the verdict and
the sentence just one. He also com
plimented counsel for both defense and
state, aud to the former, Attorney E. K.
Sinkler, he gave it as his belief that no
lawyer could have succeeded in secur-
ing from jury less harsh verdict. at
least not when the evidence at hand was
taken into consideration. Attorney Du
Puy was counsel for the state. Weberg
has been returned TO the Walsh county
jail and will be taken to the state peni
Tertiary at Bismarck in a day or two by
Sheriff Hankey and his deputies. The
convicted man was apparently unmoved
when ne heard the verdict. The crime
of which he was convicted will be re-
called as the Fairdale tragedy of last
January. when he shot and killed his
sweetheart, Anna Engelurd. waitress
in restaurant at that place.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-21
What ". ]. Mooney Sees In Egypt
Through the
and asses, all ladened with merchandise

and asses, all ladened with merchandise
or people. Here you see the great
market for the Niles products, that
are carried down the river in the same
queer looking kinds of boats now as
they were hundreds of years ago. Here
is the home of the Mahometan. and in
ole building we visited saw 10000 men
and boys studying the Koran. This is
their bible and every Mahometan must
be thoroughly familiar with its contents,
being obliged to commit it to memory.
After spending some very delightful
days in Carlo, we embarked on the
steamer Raemses II and ascended the
Nile to Suxor and Cisuan. These are
cities of ancient splendor and we're the
homes of some of the great kings of
Egypt, who reigned thousands of years
before the time of Christ. Great and
beautiful temples have been found here
by excavation, and show that the people
who built them achieved quite high
state of art and civilization The fine
engineering and architecture found
here is revelation and wonder to all
the world at the present day Many of
the great kings and queens were here
buried in the temples and pyramids
erected by themselves. and their mum
mics are now on exhibition in the mu-
scum at Carlo. TheValley of the Nile is
one of the most closely populated places
past. The people outside of the cities
live in the open. Nearly every acre, you
might say, is the home of family and
they sleep. live and eat with their
camels, asses, sheep and goats. They
are very kind and thoughtful of their
herds and depend on them a great deal
for their living. Fruits of nearly every
variety are grown here. but alfalfa. or
clover, seems to be one of their greatest
crops. Wheat and other small grains
grow here to perfection. The people
are of dark swarthy complexion with
fine features and of athletic build. They
are mostly Mohametans and their woman
and children herd the focks, while the
men ge to market, or sleep in the sun.
The women in the harems, and of the
higher classes wear covering over
their faces, and according to the religion
of the Mohametans they should all go
veiled, but some of the lower classes do
not observe this
We are enjoying every moment of our
trip and this beautiful warm sunshine
and climate is certainly invigorating.
We will soon be leaving for Port Said
and will travel by rail along the banks
of the Suez canal to Port Said, then for
Joppa in Palestine, journeying from
there to Jerusalem. If I have time I
will write again giving you short ac-
count of our trip through the Holy
Land
Sincerely Yours,
w. j. MOONEY.