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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
Adee's Shoes.

Assistant Secretary of State Adea
probably owns more shoes than any
other man in Washington, excluding
dealers He keeps about a dozen pairs
in his Office at the state department and
as many more at his home. Mr.. Adee
has not accumulated his shoes because
of any fad, but merely for the COM
fort that he has learned can only be
obtained by having constantly on hand
a multiplicity of shoes. 1t appears that
when he arrives at his office in the
morning after a brisk walk from his
home he Immediately changes his shoes
and that through the day he makes
several other changes. whenever his
pedal extremities begin to feel uncom-
Portable. For the most part the shoes
are all of the same general pattern
Boston Transcript.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
Cultivates Mind and Body.

Never was the sex making such eff
fort to learn what real womanhood
means as in this era. says Ella Wheel
er Wilcox in the Philadelphia Bulletin
Physical science and metaphysics are
working together to create new body
for woman; or rather to give her an
understanding of what glorious body
is hers by right, and how to keep it
whole while the spirit needs it as a
temple.
The ailing and weak women are de-
creasing rapidly. Read any novel of
half a century ago and the heroine Is
invariably delicate, given to side aches
and swoons. Novels reflect the man.
ners and customs of the age in which
they are written.
The weak woman is not the type to-
day IA fiction or in society. However
many my friends may know in her par
ticular circle, the sickly woman is be-
coming ashamed of her weakness, and
she is on the wane.
For the new woman, the woman who
is, and is to be, will be three-fold
creature, vigorous of body, vital of
mind, radiant of spirit, and she is here
to-day. Tomorrow she will rule the
world.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
GERMAN DEFINITION OF A KISS.
Monks of Middle Ages Divided a

Monks of Middle Ages Divided q
Kiss Into Fifteen Varieties.
The dictionary informs the breath
less seeker after truth that kiss is
"a form of salutation expressed by the
contact, with pressure, of the lips
which definition, though clear and con-
else, seems to leave something to be
desired.
Jonathan Swift testify remarks:
Lord wonder what fool it was that
first invented kissing''-and many more
are the disgruntled speeches which have
been made by men and women ever
since the art first became known on
earth.
1t is probable that every mothers
son of us-and daughter, TOBIAS some
sort of an idea what a kiss is, in spite
of the reticence of the language of Sol
ons. but it is doubtful if anyone ever
clothed the idea more appropriately
than the lover who in 1879 wrote the
epistle from which the following ex-
tract is taken. 1t is translated from
the German.
what is a kiss? A kiss is, as it
were, a seal expressing our sincere at
tachment; the pledge of our future
union, a dumb but at the same time
audible, language Of a living heart; a
present, which at the same time it is
given is taken from us; the impression
of an ardent attachment on an ivory
coral press the striking of two flints
against one another; a crimson balsam
for a love-woundcd heart sweet bite
of the lip; an affectionate pinch which
is eaten with scarlet spoons; a sweet
meat which does not satisfy hunger (;
fruit which is planted and gath
cred at the same time; the quickest
exchange of questions and answers of
two lovers; the fourth degree of love-"
The monks of the middle ages di-
vided the kiss into fifteen distinct and
separate orders-the decorous or mod
est kiss; the diplomatic, or kiss of pol
icy the spying kiss, to ascertain if a
woman has drunk wine; the slave kiss !;
the kiss infamous-a church penance (;
the slipper kiss, practiced toward ty-
rants; the judicial kiss; the feudal
kiss; the religious kiss kissing the
CROSSE, the academical kiss Tor joining
solemn brotherhood) the hand kiss;
the Judas kiss; the medical kiss-for
the purpose of healing some sickness;
the kiss of etiquette; the kiss of love
the only real kiss.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
Keep Abreast of the Times.


The wise mother should recognize
that unless she keeps abreast with the
times by reading and having her out
side interests there will csH5 time
when her children will inevitably neg
lect her. They are learning all the time
In school, in the library. in dozens OF
ways of which she is hardly conscious.
She must remember that if she wishes
to be q real mother to them. and hold
their respect and confidence, she must
keep up her knowledge slong these
lines, says the Philadelphia Press.
Unless she does this, though her
children may and doubtless will love
her, they will feel, in their hearts, that
they are her superior, and will pity her
a little as shack number" This Is
no doubt true of some children, but not
Of ALL 1t may be true during the AFRO
CANT period of youth, but not after
sense dominates.)
Most mothers work too hard with
their hands, and make that kind OF
labor the most important
Mothers who have grown premature
" old through overwork are those who
submit to a constant, unrelieved strain
on one set of muscles, and because OF
such concentration upon commonplace
become uninteresting to their children
and to everyone else
The well-balanced woman refuses to
be a drudge, though at the same time
and system. She never lets work be
come fetish, and she always has time
or takes time-to give ear to her chill
dren's condolences.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
CHAPTER vII.-CContinued.,

11AI
1t was novelty to Moyra to have to
obey law, but she submitted meekly to
the gentle-handed giant who was evident
ly determined to have his own way Pri-
vately she thought il was rather pleasant
to obey now and again, and she certainly
enjoyed the conversation that went on
around her, smiling in very frank and
friendly fashion each time she met Angus
grave eyes. She almost forgot the worry
that a certain brown paper parcel lying
on the hall table at home had caused her'
They had coffee and sandwiches. ac-
cording 20 time-honored custom, In the
vestry, where a large party assembled
of which Terry was the bright and shin
ing lisht. But when they returned to
the church the workers began to drop off,
and then Moyra insisted upon helping.
No ore approved Terry's work upon the
choir stalls except himself, and she was
busy there. with Mr.. Robertson near
enough to break stubborn pieces Of holly
and drive in necessary nails.
The church clock struck the half-hour
after two as Aileen emerged from the
porch She shive-ed little and drew
her furs closer around her as she walked
quickly up the hill. She had not gone
far before she met Mrs. Charters, stout,
phlegmatic lady, widow with little in
terest in life beyond herself and her fat,
wheezy pug AS in duty bound, Aileen
stopped to exchange the seasonable greet
ings and to inquire after the lady's health.
II hear your son is away again" she
said, thinking that she ought to mention
him, although she had only seen him once
since his return and had promptly dub
bed him shallow and superficial. You
will be lonely without him"
HE was away so long that / have
grown accustomed to his absence" was
his mothers not very affectionate reply.
"No-I don't think he'll be back for
Christmas. His movements are very I'M
certain. / find it suits me better not to
expect him. l have a weak heart, you
know''-smiling with complacent sadness.
"A very selfish onew was Aliens in
ward comment, as she went on. She had
no great love for Mrs. Charters, and
her reeonections of Bertram were vague
in the extreme She had Deen a school
girl engrossed in classes and exams. when
he had left home but she had a vague
idea that he had gone away under
cloud. and that Moyra had been his espe-
cial friend.
Aileen had been walking more slowly,
her hands in her muff, her eyes down
cast; but instinct told her that she had
reached the avenue. Mechanically she
put out her hand to push the gate open,
when. to her intense establishment, it was
seized and held in a close grasp. Her
startled eyes met the gaze Of pair of
laughing ones that yet had a little con-
fusion lurking in their depths.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10

A smart short kimono coat was eAi-
broidered across the front and back
and on the sleeves with wistaria.
Coats bound with braid, though styl-
ish, have become a little common. the
best makers preferring to finish the
edges with several rows Of stitching.
Blonde lace, the favorite lace OF the
second empire. is much in evidence just
now Can it be the precursor of the
crinolines, without which no woman Of
the same period considered herself
well dressed:
In parasols hand-painted and hand
embroidered effects are popular Stripes
are also much used. sometimes the en-
tire parasol being striped and some
times only a small section near the top.
often the fiounce Of the petticoat is
striped to match the parasol.
Tiny butterfly bows are not novel.
but they are pretty when made Of fine
linen, finished with q crochet border.
One particularly smart tie was double,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
The Wash Chfntz.

A capital method of washing chlntzes
or the favorite printed linens which
are so frequently used in upholstery
nowadays, is to first lay the loose COW
ers to soak in cold salt and water so
as to set the colors. When these have
soaked twelve hours they should be
removed, the moisture wrung out and
the covers placed in the copper, in
which bran has been boiled in water
for about five minutes. They should
be well rubbed and squeezed in the
bran water until all the dirt has been
eliminated, when they should be taken
out and plunged again into salt water
and left for some little time. If this
is done carefully not a vestige of the
color will wash out or even fade, and
the covers will emerge from their bran
bath as fresh and clean as when new.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
To the Bargain Hunter.

Never run into debt to buy anything
no matter how advantageous the oppor-
tunity may seem to be.
Familiarize yourself with prices, SO
that you know about what an article
should cost.
Buy only at reliable shops. If the
article is not good Of its kind it is not
a bargain at any price.
January, July and August are the
months when real bargains may usual
ly be found.
Be chary of buying trifies that are
merely passing fashions If such things
are reduced it generally means that
their day is over.
Don't buy anything unless you know
what you are going to do with it.
In certain things there is practically
no change in fashion.
Materials for underclothes, trim
mings for the same, materials for chill
dren's frocks and household linens can
often be bought advantageously, and
put away until needed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10

with the lower wings edged with Ger
man yalenciennes and the upper with
tiny crocheted circles and stars
White. cream. pale yellow or beige
straw, very frequently bound with an
edging of black straw about an inch
wide, forms the majority of the mid
summer models. Often these hats are
quite destitute of trimming at the back
and sides, having no other adornment
than a huge bunch of aigrettes or os-
trich pfumes in front.
A white cambria frock Is trimmed
with broderie anglaise, worked, how
ever, not in white, but in several pale
colors. The gown is mounted over
palest straw or color and big leghorn
hat is trimmed with quantities of
great daisies all in pale shades, straw
colored gloves are worn, also shoes and
stockings, the wearer being a French
woman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10

Don't appear anxious, however great
your anxiety.
Don't be unmindful of yourself if you
are in the responsible position of nurse.
To do faithful work you must have
proper food and stated hours of rest.
Don't forget that kindness and ten
derness are needful to successful nurs-
ing. Human nature longs to be soothed
and comforted on all occasions when it
is out of tune.
Don't permit currents of air to blow
upon the patient. An open fireplace is
an excellent means of ventilation The
current may be tested by burning a
piece of paper in front
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
save witty Clippings.

A neat little booklet for an invalid
can be made by saving witty clippings
and pasting in small SCRAP book.
Often when one is not able to read
lengthy articles something bright and
witty will help brighten the day. 1t
should only be loaned and passed along
where it would probably be the most
appreciated. Little pieces can be
pasted on cards. and are much more
easily held BY persons lying in bed.
Bright pictures. comic and otherwise.
are nice for children, and afford amuse-
ment 10 the impatient little sufferers
who must remain in bed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10

little prejudiced against young Char
teris. You should let bygones be by
cones"
The tears sprang to Moyra's eyes.
'Oh, father" she said. do you think
there is any thought of myself in the
matter? You misjudge me crhelly if you
do and the Rector protested vigorously
that he had never intended to imply that
any selfish motive influenced her words.
Christmas is essentially the children's
festival. To those who have eaten of the
tree Of knowledge. who have much to re-
member as well as TO hope. the sigh of
regrets for the years that are past comes
reader to the lips than the jest for the
future. yet Angus Robertson enjoyed the
whole day thoroughly.
The church was very crowded. and the
Rectory party had to separate. Aileen
saw that the Fentons occupied the bench
behind her own. and went off to the tram
sept, leaving Robertson to take her place
with Moyra.
1t was the first time he had sat with
her. He listened TO her quiet voice con-
Tossing humbly her many sins and trans
gressioas-dear saint, there were few in
that church who had a lighter confession
to make, none who made it more sim
cerely-he saw the grave, sweet eyes
homes of silent prayer appraised, he
listened to the sweet rise and fall of her
gentle voice as she joined in the old
hymns, and he knew that voice and eyes
belonged to the woman he loved. He
realized then that slowly. almost un-
knowingly, she had found her way into
a heart whose affections were slow to
move yet tenacious to hold He had wan
dered the wide world over, and in this
slight quiet girl. with no striking gifts
of mind or beauty. he had found the
woman he most desired. A happy Christ
mas, What else could such festival
be TO him when it had brought such
knowledge?
IT. ha continued
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
By VIOLET M. FILM,


didn't form sufficient ground for you to
| declare-such nonsense i-that-that-'
THAT | worshiped the ground you
walked on. that | had tried every means
in my power to get properly introduced
to you, as that seemed to be the princi-
pal objection in your mind then. But
knew no one at either Newman or Cir
toni never could stand clever woman
till 1 met you
Il told you the matter had gone far
enough" Aileen interrupted
He tried to take her hand, but she drew
it back with a jerk, and he exclaimed
with real alarm:
Don't tell me you hate me! Don'i
tell me you really don't like me!'
"Of course / don't hate you'll Why
| can't accept or refuse you-now can |!
I've only spoken to you once before.
don't want to get married. No. of course
| don't hate you. but you are so foolish J.
speaking with a disjointed jerkiness
very different from her usual fuency. Il
dare say l might like you if you were
not so ridiculously foolish. Oh, | can't
stand talking all day! Besides, we've
not been introduced'-and she turned
away and went on to the Rectory, with a
nervous little laugh and lightness OF
heart that was not BETTING the attitude
she ought to have assumed.
At that moment she felt only girl
and it was the sight of an envelope ad
dressed to her in the close, cramped writ
ing of Prof. Lewiston that reminded hel
that she was the chief pillar of the cause
She opened the letter mechanically.
HE is good-looking, and he really Is
very much in love. What an absurd
boy" She gazed unseeingly at the card
This is absolute weakness /" she ex
claimed suddenly. ~ am behaving like
silly. sentimental school girl / will
write to the professor tonight"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
The White Dress.

The white gown is always an econ
omy if one is in need of a dressy sum-
White, for one thing, can not fade,
and it stands cleaning indefinitely if
the material is selected with anything
like judgment. 1t, too, can be varied
with accessories of different kinds and
colors, so that its identity can hardly
be distinguished from time to time.
The thin cottons and linens embroider-
ed and trimmed with lavish designs of
lace are far from being among the
economies if only the first cost is con-
changed from season to season, and
hang on as long as thread of it lasts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10

There is not nearly 50 much sweep
ing done as there used to be, as it is
so we'll known that in dust there is
likely to be many germs of diseases,
especially il there Is any one in the
family who has cough however slight
it may be. But there are many house
wives who have regular sweeping days,
taking certain precautions a good
plan is 10 wet a newspaper ind then
tear it up in pieces, scattessng them
over the floor. Push them along in
front of the broom and they will alb
serb most of the dust
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
CoRLIss HOTEL BURNS.
ollie House Destroyed, with Loss OF
$4,000.

The Ole hotel, the oldest hosiery in
Corliss, was destroyed by fire the other
morning, involving a loss of probably
from $4,000 to $4,000, partially insur-
ed. At the time there were thirty guests
in the hotel. Most OF the furniture,
trunks, wearing apparel and bar fixtures
were saved. 1t is believed the fire was
caused from defective flue in the
kitchen. The building was a two-story
structure, first built in 1872. Seven
years ago it was bought by Ernest kim
kert, the brewer, who built and remodeled
it at a cost of $4,000. The Wisconsin
Fire Engine Company, which closed its
works, and the 800 employees fought the
FIRE. Barns and other adjoining buildings
were saved. The hotel was conducted by
j. =. OLE
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
Bead. Mosiish.

If there is any thought of beads go
ing out OF style. present conditions do
not indicate it There are new styles,
large beads in irregular shapes. small
beads Of pretty patterns, good ones,
precious gems, and some decidedly
cheap, though, strange 10 say. very
pretty. Women are wearing all kinds
and TO many women they are very be-
coming. Amber is a favorite color at
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
Must Obey Fnahion.

Fashion is a very stern mistress and
every one must follow her dictates. No
better evidence of submission was ever
given than in regard to the change of
fashion in the waisf Last year, until
the weather was freezing cold, girls,
and women too, for that matter, wore
short sleeved, d;aphanous waists that
aroused the criticism of those who did
not consider 1t quite proper to wear so
much open work. Now the same girls,
on the hottest days 20 bundled up in a
negligee looking linen coat, sleeves long
to the wrists and gloves completing the
wrapped-up effect.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
MAKES HEROIC RESCUE.
John Tody Rescues James Millay
from Flames After Explosion.

Considerable damage was caused by the
explosion of a large gasoline tank in the
basement OF the store occupied by James
Millay in Chiffon Mr.. Millay was as
sisting in repairing the tank when the ex-
plosion occurred. He was overcome by
the gas and narrowly escaped being burn
ed to death. John Tody, a blacksmith.
rushed into the flames and saved Millay.
Both he and Tody are badly burned about
the face and hands, but will recover. A
team of horses were thrown into the mid
die of the read and two people who were
passing by were hurled across the street,
but escaped without serious injury.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
Missouri Girl Won.

The prize of $1,000 offered by the
American Humane Education Society
for the best dramatization of "Black
Beauty" was awarded to Miss Favia
Rosser of Butler. Mo. The play has
been sold for 81, 200 to leading theat-
rical firm in Boston, which is preparing
for its early presentation on a grand
seal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
To Clean a straw Hat.

Buy cents worth of oxalic acid ;
this is enough to do three or four hats.
Dissolve little in hot water, and scrub
the hat until it is clean; rinse Under
the tap, and place into the shape you
require it to be and put out in the
sun. or in front of the fire Then it
will look as though it is a new hat Be
careful the oxalic acid bottle is labeled
poison and locked away from children.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
PARTY IN WATER HOURS.
Cling to Bottom of OVERTURNED Craft
Irr,fin INnrrnd hx Sen rcl,n n.A

Until Found by Searchers.
After a most terrible experience on
Madison lake, during which they chung to
an overturned canoe in a raging wind
and thunder storm for several hours, Miss
Lyla Ransom of Windga Park and e. S.
Burnett, research assistant in the mechan-
zeal engineering department at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, were rescued the
other night. The rescuers were the Rev
f. II. Galpin, pastor of the First Baptist
church; Donald Seibel, Frank ROLAND
and Henry Cook.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
LOST BOY COMES HOME.
Marinette Lad Carried Past Station
spends Three Days Wandering.

For three days Charles Wilson. the
13-year-old son of Peter Wilson, Mari
nette contractor, was missing. Officials
all over northern Wisconsin were look
ing for him. The lad turned up the other
night. While returning from Green Bay
he was carried past Marinette while
asleep on a Northwestern train and got
off at Quinnesec, Mich. Knowing no one
there, it was three days before he could
get any one interested in his case. The
agent of the Northwestern finally put him
on the train and sent him home. The lad
had only % cents in his pocket when he
left home, and he had begged his meals
and slept in sheds and barns.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
Good Grooming.

"Just what may be meant by good
grooming you will imagine when | tell
you that it includes the Frightening of
the hair and the dressing thereof the
massage of the face. the taking out of
wrinkles here and there and the re-
duction of the body" says a beauty
specialist "Afterward there comes
such fancy points as the whitening of
the skin, the natural frightening of
the eyes, the reddening of the lips, the
shaping of the nose"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-10
Lavender linen was used I

Lavender linen was used for the
gown pictured, the trimming of which
consisted of stitched bands, buttons and
very heavy white lace. The open XII
mono sleeves were made of the heavy
lace, banded with linen, a little of the
lace also being used on the yoke and
sleeves, which were of white batiste,
tucked in squares. The skirt was
trimmed with three bias folds, cut in
little tabs up the front.
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present, since the color looks beautiful
inc amber beads are expensive, but
there are some very clever limitations
in the market which will satisfy most
women Many cheap beads can be
made more elegant in appearance by
stringing them on platinum wire and
using gold clasps. 1t is the cheap cot
ton string and brass clasp which gives
more evidence of cheapness than the
beads.