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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
NEW BOOK ON ROADS.

The State Geological Survey has just
issued small bulletin on the Rural
Highways of Wisconsin" This bulletin
is designed by the survey to be prelimi-
nary and somewhat general in charac-
ter, as it is hoped that the study of high
ways may be continued in more de-
tailed manner. If this is done it is
planned to issue a number of short
pamphlets dealing with particular
phases of highway work. This bulletin
is written by Mr.. W..O. Hotchkiss, who
has charge of the economic geological
work of the survey.
The bulletin has two parts, the first
of which deals with the fundamental
principles of road construction.
The second part of the book deals
with the conditions of the roads and the
present highway system of the state.
In this part some very interesting state
ments are made which were collected
by the writer from over three thousand
sets of questions which were sent out to
bOWh ClCA hoi Adl nCIO 1uu ul stl II66 u6-
livery carriers. From this data it is
very evident that there is an enormous
loss to the tax payer due to the present
faulty system under which poor methods
of construction and waste are alto
gether too common. The writer very
conservatively estimates this loss at
million dollars year, and we can but
feel that if anyone will examine this
part of the book he will agree with the
writer that the loss is probably much
more than this. The urgent need of
doing something to improve the present
conditions is readily apparent to any
one who has looked over the situation
at all carefully
This book is very timely on account
of the widely extended interest in the
roads which the people are beginning
to manifest. 1t is issued for free distri-
button by the Geological Survey and
may be obtai led by sending ten cents
to pay the mailing expense. 1t can be
secured either by writing to the Direc-
tor of the State Geological Survey or
through your local representative in the
legislature.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

any, cheaper than your local merchant
can. First-quality, standard merchan
disc is manufactured on a very mar.
row margin of profit, but the mail
order house can win and pay big divi.
dends on enormous capital if they can
sell to the people an inferior quality
and short weight quantity of merchan
disc at the prices they ask Your
local merchant could do the same
thing, but you would not buy the same
goods of your local merchant that you
buy of the mail order house at an
equal price.
Here is an item clipped from the
Parma, Mich, News which shows the
nefarious system of the mail order
concerns, and how they victimize their
patrons:
"a farmer purchased two sacks of
binding Irvine of large Chicago cata-
logue house, an6 upon it's arrival this
morning ball was unrolled and meas
ured with a ball of Plymouth Irvine
sold by local dealers, when it was
found that the Chicago article was just
906 feet short of that sold at home.
There being ten balls in sack, it will
be seen that the farmer lost 6,120 feet,
or over a mile of Irvine on two sacks
by not buying at home. Then, too,
the mail order house product was of
an inferior quality, being full of knots,
and one farmer standing near during
the measuring process remarked that
1t would never work on binder. Now
we wish to ask you, does it pay to
trade at home? If there is anyone
who is skeptical of this story, just
call and We will show Parma,
Mich, News.
Bankrupt stock, merchandise that
reliable jobbers would not handle be-
cause of its poor quality, the refuse
of the factories made over into cheap
merchandise. These are the things
the patrons of the mail order houses
are buying. Here is an extract from
an article that appeared in the Sioux
Falls, S. d. Leader:
"The mail order house selling vehi-
cles by the catalogue route, is more
than a pirate, it is a turkey buzzard
1t takes the freaks and failures that
have died for want of real merit, and
tries to stifie legitimate business by
selling the embalmed remains at a re-
duced price.
''The whole nefarious mail order sys-
tenn, in so far as it relates to vehicles,
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delay is that they do not carry the
goods in stock, and must purchase
them after your order is received In
Chicago, for example, no mail order
house will sell to any person living
within the city limits, and the reason
for this is that these concerns pur.
chase a large amount of the merchan-
disc they are selling from the retail
stores of the city, the proprietors of
which refuse to sell them the goods
except upon the condition that they
are not to sell to the people of the
city.
Here is the wall of a mail order VIC
tim taken from the columns of the
Crookston, Mimi, Journal, which ex-
plains this point:
Sir: l want to register my kick
right here on catalogue houses and
their misleading methods. l am
frank to acknowledge that have been
duped to perfection. The only differ
ence between me and the other vic
TINS being that l am a little deeper
in and that l am willing to acknowl-
edge the corn.
ITO begin with, last fall I with her
who is now my wife, decided to pur-
home. Accordingly we ordered all
our furnishings of a-catalogue house
two weeks prior to our marriage,
which we thought would be plenty of
time to get the goods around. But
by the Internal planets let me tell you
right here that all the correspondence
diplomacy, appealing and pleading has
succeeded in landing only kitchen
table and later a mirror from Pitts
burg.
Our honeymoon has been a very
dramatic experience; cooking on an
old gas plate, eating on a dry goods
box, sleeping on the floor and borrow
ing a few necessary utensils of friends
and neighbors. No more catalogue
goods for us. We hope to get enough
more goods by April 1 to celebrate
all fools day in fitting manner"
"a VICTIM"
Mr.. Consumer, it is to your advan-
tage in many ways to buy honest
goods at honest prices of your honest
local merchant. See what you are
buying. Get what you are paying for.
Keep the money of the community in
which you live at home, and build up
your town instead of tearing it down
for the benefit of the mail order
houses of the big cities.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

almost the exceptional order that is
is conducted on the theory that it is
possible to take an inferior job and
foist it on credulous people by
meals of a reduced price and the
honest reputation established by the
neritorious original which it shame
lessly caricatureS. These methods
have been crowned with success sole
ly by reason of the fact that mail or
der houses put more skill, energy and
money into advertising than do the
manufacturers to whom the American
people are directly indebted for the
best vehicles on the face of the earth.
THE mail order business is the
quack doctor of commerce. 1t prom
Uses much and guarantees nothing.
The directions are always on the in
side, and you have to buy a non-re-
turnable package before you can find
out what they are
A. G.. Enderton, of Walter, Okla,
writing to the Shawnee, Okla, Union
Signal, says:
"* The mail order houses
are the worst offenders of the pure
food law that we have to deal with.
They are the people who use short
weight tin cans and every year the
American public is cheated out of
thousands of dollars by this alone.
l see where some mail
order houses offer paint at about what
good oil is worth. Now, does anyone
think that a mail order house can buy
good paint stuff cheaper than anyone
else?
Now suppose you find out what
crude petroleum, like what is pumped
out of oil wells cost. Very cheap, is
it not? That is the oil that is used
and what about the paint stuff? How
about Spanish whitening, with just
enough white lead to stick it together?
="
The question of prompt delivery is
another question which mail order
house patrons should consider. 1t is
filed promptly. The reason for this
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
BALD HEADS, TAKE NOTICE.

The following 'pome' was hande
n this week for publication in th
amily paper, and the writer duly +
Iuested us to state that it is dedicate
o the bald heads of Wausau:
THE BALD HEADS PSALM OF L1FE.
Tell me not in merry accents
That have an unthatched roof.
lis the hairy head that lacks sense
Badness is OF thought proof
Hair is vulgar hair is useless.
And to brush and comb a bore:
Making life but dull and juiceless.
need brush and comb no more
Not for wise men matted hair is.
Black or brown, or red or fair:
Let the savage of the prairies
Waste his time in raising hair.
Life is short and hairs are numbered.
ana, though flies are hardly borne
= Still at night I've always slumbered
When the night cap l have worn.
In the worlds broad field of battle
Who'd be at the BARRIERS call.
Listening TO his tiresome tattle?
Better bare as billiard ball
Fear no future, bald headed brother:
GU We're bald in, infant days;
crave not hlrSute on another
Brain 1t is, not hair, that paws.
Lives of great men all remind us
That ouy smooth and polished pates
Leave ail hairy heads behind us
2et us thenk the favored pates
Footprints of Old Times fleet walking
No one sees on our smooth crowns:
Mind no more the idle talking
Made by anxious mop-head clowns.
Let US then, o hairless brother.
Proudly through life's pathway roll:
We remember that dear mother
Earth is barren at the pole.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
ThunderS At Republicans.

AuuQGTS Al a6DuO4lCdAS-
The following are few extracts
taken from speech delivered In con-
gress last Wednesday by Congress man
Sheppard. of Texas. Mr.. Sheppard de-
livered an able address in Wausau last
fall during the campaign and therefore
his remarks at this time are of interest
to Wausau people.
Washington, JAN l6-"The demo-
cratic party is as eternal as justice, with
which it is Synonymous; as indlstruct-
ible as truth, for which it stands" was
the keynote of speech made today III
the house by Mr. Sheppard of Texas. For
an hour and half Mr.. Sheppard held
the attention of the horse while 1t had
under consideration the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill.
Incident to his coming out for Bryan
for the democratic nomination IN 1908,
Mr.. Sheppard paid his compliments to
the republican party and especially to
the stand patters Speaking OF the
"stand pat principle of the republican
party, he said;
Swollen with the spoils of Office, cor
pulent with the wine of power, distend-
ed with the dropsy of corruption, the
republican party drags its huge. inflated
81 49, Of 70 hol mi
among the trophies IF the past, before
the problems of the present and the ret
ributions of the future, while its cow
ard lips wall out, Stand patp Stand pat
Stand patr although the pillage of the
people Eever ceases; Stand patn al
though the wealth of the republic is by
a ruthless tariff law transferred from
the millions who support to the masters
who exploit it; Stand patp although the
republican party refuses to tighten the
tariff taxes which it first imposed as
temporary burden in the years of war,
to do double and redouDle as perma-
nent tyranny in the years of peace;
Stand patr although the tariff law itself
provides for reduction of its charges;
Stand patp although the enormous
rates incite the antagonism of the world
and imperil our foreign trade; Stand
patr although Mckinley pleaded from
the doorstep of the grave for lower tar
ifs; Stand patr although patriotic re-
publicans of Massachusetts, Iowa and
all the country unite in the general
prayer TO: less oppressive schedules.
1T is evident that if affective rate leg
islation is to be had the republican
party must be banished from control
The work has only begun. Roosevelt
himself can not stay the tide he has I'M
Willingly helped to set in motion"
OMr. Sheppard had something to. say
about the president and simplified spell
ing. He said:
"The monarchial impulse is seen in
the republican president who tries to
regulate everything in the country,
from the size of families to the method
of spelling. When he gets through with
congress he brandishes the big stick
above the cradle and the dictionary.
"The republican party in its wild ca
reer has piled Pelion on Ossa, Root on
rt n ~ I
welt on Noah Webster. Since the pres
ident has begun to reform the dietion-
airy, the American people are prepar-
ing to go him one better and to give
him an instance of simplified spelling
he may not appropriate; they are going
to spell president, Bryan"
Mr.. Sheppard was accorded great
ovation, republicans and democrats
alike congratulating him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

Hon. H. E. RoETHE, editor of the
Fennemore Times, was elected, last
fall, to represent his county in the as
sembly. He has just won considerable
notoriety by walking to Madison, a
distance of rs miles, just to show that
the railroad corporations had no con-
troll over him. Pshaw Roethe had to
go to Madison, didn't he p? His little
stunt only demonstrates what we pub
lishers) are all coming to: with no
passes and no money with which to pay
for rides, what else can the fraternity
do but hoof it
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

Ex-CoNGREsSMAN John Winans, 70,
a well known attorney. died in James
vile after an illness of several weeks.
He was born in New Jersey in 1881, was
admitted to the bar in 1855 and came to
GAINESVILLE in 1857. Mr.. Winans was
always staunch democrat and was
elected member of the state legis-
lature, serving in 1873, 1893 and 1887.
In 1882 he was democratic candidate for
congress, but was defeated. However,
in 1882, he was sent TO Washington by
his party. Mr.. Winans served two
terms as mayor and for many years was
city attorney.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

The supreme court has just handed
down decision which makes it obliga-
tory for city councils to revoke the
licenses of saloon keepers who violate
city ordinances. Following this decis-
ion, saloon keeper who sells liquors
at II O'Clock, midnight, when city or
dinance requires him to close at IL
O'Clock. must lose mis- license, if formal
complaint is made to the council.
Violations of other regulatory ordi-
nances would bring about the same
action.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

REV. w. H. MCGLAUFLIN, of Minneap-
oils, N w. Supt. of the Universalist
church, well known to the Universalist
congregation in Wausau, has been elect
ed General Superintendent, which is the
highest position in the Universalist
denomination III the world. He sue
ceeds Rev. Dr. l. n. Atwood, of Roches-
ter, N. Y, who resigned year ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

A Jamaican Lady Speaks Highly of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Mrs. Michael Hart, wife of the super
intendent of Cart Service at Kingston,
Jamaica. West Indies Islands, says that
she has for some years used Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for coughs. Group
and whooping cough and has found it
very beneficial. She has implicit conf
dence in it and would not be without a
bottle of it in her home. Sold by w.
w Albers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
A Sure Cure For 81. Kisus Dance.

"Clark's Nerve Tonic has been in use
so years and it has not failed to cure a
case where the directions were faithfully
followed. 1t is equally effective in re-
lieving nervous pros.ration and extreme
nervousness, etc. For sale by Frost
Philbrick Drug Co., also by q. w.
Clark. Send all communications and
mail orders direct to e. W. Clark, 204
jackson ST., WaEsau, Wis. m22-tf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

THE two-cent fare rate on all rail-
roads in Wisconsin for passengers, will
no doubt soon be realized. A bill to
that effect will pass the legislature this
winter
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

DIR. I. F. MAYHAM, of Fond du Lac,
one of the very prominent men of our
state, dropped dead at his home in the
above city, at 10o'clock a. m. yesterday.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

An old chair can be made better than
new in appearance and durability by
being upholstered right. Have John
Vogt do it. j22tf.
The civil suit tried in Grand Rapids
last week, in which a half million
dollars was involved, came to sudden
ending on Friday when both parties to
the action came to an amicable settle
ment. We refer to the case wherein
F. H. Johnson, of Rhinelander, sued
the Marshfield Land and Lumber Co.
and the Upham Mfg. Co. to compel a
specific performance of contract on a
land deal. Atty. G. B. Bird, of this city
was one of the prosecutors in the case
The terms of the settlement were not
made public.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
U4aasa,t Di1nt.
TUESDAY, JAN. %, 1907.

Published weekly and entered at the Post Office
at Wsusau as second class matter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

Will Goodrich came up from La
Crosse and spent Sunday in the city.
Miss Mary Underwood, who has
been visiting in Evanston, H., returned
home this morning.
Mesdames c. M. Boyles R j Will
liams, S. Hodes and. Gust Mueller and
M. Kriskey, went over to Amigo, Fri
day attend a meeting of the Rebekahs.
Karl Mathie came over from st
Cloud on "Wednesday to attend Past
Masters night of Forest Lodge No. 1870,
f. & A. M. He returned home on
Thursday.
j. A. Underwood and daughter,
Miss Underwood, have gone on a
southern trip. They left Monday morn
ing from Chicago and will go to Mobile
and from there to Cuba.
Jay McCrossen came to the city
from Haileybury. Ontario, Canada, on
Thursday. Jay went up into the great
silver belt of Canada to join his brother,
Ralph, nearly a year ago, and this is
his first visit home. He is very enthu-
siastic over the future prospects of the
Cobalt country, and there are many
fortunes being made there now and no
doubt will be for many years to come.
Jay will return tomorrow evening.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Wausau 2. o. for the week end
ing Jan. 81, 1907. In calling for same
please say advertised
Allender. Barbie Lake, Hazel
Anderson, Mrs. X Huntzieker Geo. A.
Burk, Mrs Lydie Mason, Mrs. Geo Grant
Behnke, Mile Mayer, Max
BerndI. Ida Neville, Mrs. A c.
Bernhard, Jack Plank, VIM.
Borth, Ernst Ranery, Manriur
Brown, Byron Risfugit, Bernhard
Ford, John Staley, George
Gleason. Mrs. Dan Staeckel, q.
Hayes, DR.. 4 Mrs Thos. Smith, F j.
Henricksen, Alfred Stein, Lena
Lamoreanx, II. q. Smith. Martha
Zeigler, Ben
Foreign
Michael Sommer Athanas Servear
MIR. B. Stewart
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
PHYSICIANS
DIR. S. N. B. SMITH.

Office in the Lawrence block, 515-517 Third
street. Residence, 702 Fourth street. Office
Saturday evenings from to s. Telephone and
Residence 1910; Office 1872.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
DIR. A. L. BROWN.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office one
door south of the First National Bank.
Special attention given to diseases on women
and children. Telephone connection.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
E. L.. d. r. E. BUMP.

A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT
Money to loan. Offices over Marathon
Bank TelAphone No. ll72.
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To Save Photographers Nerves,

although thousands Of telegraph
operators have been forced out Of the
profession through paralysis Of their
hands and fingers in the manipulation
Of the Morse key, il is only within the
past two wears that improvements in
this crude instrument have begun to he
made" oS writes l.. 4. HoskinS in the
Technical World Magazine.
"DynaniOS have been substituted in
place III tho old chemical batteries IN
the making of the tclegraph ic currants.
and with The coming Of dynamos a
greater study of mechanics on the part
Of tClCgraphers who We're ambitious TO
become chiefs Of staff
with this study Of mechanics came
realization Of the waste Of energy
in the manipulation Of the Old-fashion-
ed Morse lever key. 1t was found that
two motions of the hand were required
10 make the single dot or the single
dash and that the Morse letters. having
an average of four dot and dash
characters, required an average of
eight movements of the hand and arm
in their formation.
"A rapid sender-a sender who could
average as good as thirty words per
minute-it was found. was required To
0lpI 9ql IL uMop puP On IIIG SUI aA"H
Of POO tol. 5JD tines per minute. Many
men Warp compelled to continue this
rapid sprinS-like movement for many
hours at Il stretch and when the fingers
were considered. electricians marVelled
that the arms of good operators held
out as long as they did. Many of the
first-cla2s men have been known 10
maintain a speed Of fifty words min
ute for several consecutive hours. This
means that they operated their arms
like delicately poised springs al the rate
of betWe 2,20O and $500 vibrations per
minute. or nearly forty strokes in sim
gle second.
PHOTOGRAPHERS throughout the coun-
try recognized the advantages If a de-
vice that eliminated the making of dots
by hand. Tho rise Of automatic sending
machines Wa, therefore. raaN. and the
result has been that dozens OF these
inventions now are OIL the market, all
utilizing the old mechanical principal
Of vibrator in some form or another
a description Of a new sending key,
which eliminates al the troubles to
which the 81 ,rator !las been licir. forms
the text If an interesting article.
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Curious Wills,

non woman makes a will she
often SHOWS Il curious turn of mind. as
or instance, an English woman named
Margaret Thompson. who was a noted
nun taker She left n will that reeked
II the fragrant tobacco dust from be-
Inning to end. She gave implicit in
iructionS that her body should be
completely covered with the best
'""tch snuff Gin which" SO ran her
lords. Il always had the greatest de-
ight'0. and her coffin carried by six
rlcn Who were known to be the great
4 snuff takers i'll her parish and who
ere to wear >nuN colored beaver hats.
Her pail was To be borne by six
'aidens. leach to wear proper mood
nd to carry box filled with the best
cotch snuff to take for their refresh
''ent as they go along" The minister
as to walk before the procession and
AIRY a pound Of snuff. for which he
vas To receive five guineas. Her old
rvart was ito walk before the corpse
I'd TO distribute every twenty yards a
'rgo handful Of Scotch snuff Ia the
"ound and upon the crowd Who NAV
'sSihly follow No Ia nv h,,rial VA ". =
md az if this were not enough Of the
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The Enqlish Library.

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III, ,.,nnI Nt fTr nr.srmt tim. ueruliar
interest attaches 10 the attempts which
are being rnuilc "a coordinate tile libraries
With the educational system Ut lie coun-
try
Librarians have long been conspicuous
as i profession Tor their devotion to tina
public ser.ioc their enterprise. and tho
originality uf their ideas. They have of
late. ENGAGED upon systematic effort TO
train children in the use of books ana the
best books. The cooperation of school
teachers has been sought, and books have
been isSlcG to the children through tn.
teachers So that at the most fu.Drcssion-
able stage the child has the adv.intaa,, of
a sane and sober taste and n maturcd ex-
rnrirncr rs n uilidc through the :,lurinc
pacas If the catalogue. Some of US can
remember th1t thn III ton small form
libraries ,vhirh nuhIlc schools nrnyid,,
were inrre1srd III valve manifold III i'll,