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the village. The closing day of the
trial was full of sensations, the bit of
the unexpected coming when Prosecutor
Bresnahan, instead of demanding that
Mrs. Metsker be sent to prison for muir
der, requested that the jury return
verdict Of involuntary manslaughter.
Mrs. Metsker on the stand told her
story of the shooting, which she con-
tended was accidental, in straight
forward manner. She claimed that she
went to Cassopolis to rescue her hus-
band from the house Of the merry
widow" and not to shoot anyone, ac-
counting for the presence of the re-
yolver as being carried for self-pro-
lection on the advice of her friends.
1t was discharged, she said, in the scuf-
tle with her husband, and she did not
know that Morgan had been shot until
she heard groans.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

1471-Edward, Prince of Wales. son of
Henry VI. of England killed at the
battle of Tewkesbury.
l66orThe principle of the appropriation
act adopted by the Commonwealth
and definitely established.
1747-William of Nassau appointed
Stakeholder of the Netherlands.
1776-Rhode Island declared itself free
of Great Britain, the first OF the
thirteen American colonies 10 take
such action.
1779-Norfolk, Va, occupied by the Brit
ish.
1794-U. S. Postoffce Department cstab-
lished by Congress.
1799-Bonaparte defeated at ST. jean
D'Acre. .Seringapatam taken by
the British and the empire of uydcr
Ali extinguished by the death OF
his son, Sultan Tippoo Sahib.
1S04-Dutch surrendered the island OF
Surinam to the British
1S06-Robert Morris, the financier of the
American revolution, died in Phila-
delpha.
lSl3-Americans evacuated York, Cam
ada, after setting FIRE to the city.
1S14-Oswego, N. Y, taken by com
bined force of British and Canadian
troops.
1S26-Ex Empress Eugene of France
born in Granada.
1928 Test act repealed by the British
Parliament.
1S40-Many lives and much property lost
by tornado in Adams county, Mis-
sissippi.
1S46-Gen. Taylor. in command of the
army of occupation in Texas march
ed to the relief of Fort Brown.
1S52-Charles Warrens Fairbanks Vice
President of the United States, born.
1S53-The Geneva, the first Atlantic
steamer at Quebec, arrived at that
port
1854 Sultan of Turkey gave banquet
in honor of Emperor Napoleon.
1S57-The Indian mutineers seized Delhi.
fS5S2-Minnesota admitted to statehood.
1S64-Battle of the Wilderness began. =.
The Danes defeated the Allies in a
naval battle off Heligoland.
1S65-Last fight in the Civil War at Pal
metto Rancho, Texas.
1S6S-Argument in the impeachment
trial of President Johnson ciased
1ST6-The ironclad ship Ismeraire
- launched
1SS5-BatIle at Batoche.
1SS5-Six policemen KILLED by anarchists
in Ike Haymarket riots in Chicago.
190Cv-Peary discovered the northern
coast of Greenland
1902 Reyolutionists in San Domingo de-
posed President Jimincz.
1904-The japanese captured Fengwang-
cheng, the Russians retreating with
out giving battle.
1905-More than score OF lives lost in
a tornado near Marquette. Kan.
19O6-The Dominion government took
over the defenses at Esquimault.
1907-Ernest w. Huffcut. legal adviser
to the Governor of New York. COM
mitted suicide. !. Gen. Kuroki OF
Japan and the Duke of Abruzzi Wis
tied Washington.
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TRADE AND INnusTRY.

As a protection 10 the home merchants,
the city council Of Waterloo. Iowa, has
passed an ordinance regulating tie IL
censes for itinerant peddlers, auction pro-
moters and agents of that class, making
the price $50 day. In the past the
license has been s. day or $50 year.
One hundred and fifty Iaborers, most
of them Italians, abandoned their tools
and quit work on the Belle Fourche ir-
rigation project in South Dakota, and
the contractors are now looking for other
men to take their places The Aborers
claim they were promised $3.50 per day,
but received only S1.75.
T-hs big milling companies in Mime
apolis have given the Chamber of Com
merce spectators hard jolt when tsey
posted notices that they would take No.
? Northern wheat at fair and equitable
price differences, instead Of No. North
ern. the contract grade. A scarcity OF
No. / Northern is given IS the reason.
The Minneapolis stock Of wheat Of all
kinds in public storage ia $500, 13J bush
els. Duluth has 9,525,000 bushels and
Chicago 100000. How large the stocks
privately held is not known.
The strike Of be gypsum workers at
Fort Dodge, Iowa, has not been settled
- expected
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Driving coats generally have three
quarter length skirts, high waists and
picture sleeves.
For open front coats the waistcoat
made of pique, linen crash, cretonne,
pongee or antique brocade is in high
favor.
Dark red linen makes girlish dress
that can be worn with a coat or lin
gerie waist. The material launders
nicely.
Ruby, which was predicted as pop
ular color, is slowly giving place to
green, for, as the season advances, it
VIII be impossible to wear such warm
color.
From Paris comes the Pierrot ruche
Ia tight-ftting ruche of maline or taf-
feta, which ties either at the back of
the neck or under the left ear with a
big bow of ribbon.
Pockets are again the fashion. One
finds them in every possible position
on the flaps of embroidered vests, in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Of. She snubs her mother because she
thinks she knows more than her moth
err. She snubs her father because he
does not wear dress suit and go 20
parties, though probably il her clothes
cost him less he might afford to. She
snubs her younger brothers and sisters
They do not dress well. She forgets
that their share of the good things has
always been given to her because she
is the oldest. We wish some one would
tell her that instead of snubbing her
family her family should really snub
her. she is good-hearted girl and
we believe it would really do her good"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26
SIGN OF A BEATEN MAN.

Runner Who Looks Behind Almost
Sure to Lose the Race.
There are many more good dis
lance runners now than In my days"
said an old time champion after
watching the three mile scratch race
at the New York Athletic Club games
in Madison Square Garden But the
habits of the runners have not chang
ed any, for / noticed one little trick
in the final sprint for victory when
that used to attach to it.
To the casual onlooker there was
nothing to choose between the two
leaders when they were beginning the
last quarter of mile Right from the
crack of the pistol they were run
ming almost stride for stride with the
low, graceful, easy action of the real
long distance runner.
Neither had called into use the
reserve power which must be utilized
in the final sprint for victory when
they turned into the stretch for the
final lap. Then one Of them slightly
turned his head to see where the
third man was.
That man is beaten was the
thought which occurred to me at
once, and it proved true, as always
for when the dash for the finish be-
gan he allowed his rival to get a
lead OF FIVE yards before going after
him in earnest pursuit.
From that point to the finish there
was no perceptib1e difference in tie
speed Of the men, but the man who
had turned his head to make sure
that he would get second place, in
stead OF bending every energy to win.
of course landed where his thoughts
placed him. New York Sun.
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NOTES on cuERENT EVENTS.

The Dehlohnega Springs stage, which
makes regular trips between Bakersfield,
Cal, and the mountain resort northwest
of that city, was overturned on q steep
canyon grade and Driver Ed Smith and
two passengers were injured.
Fred Miller, general passenger agent
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and 81. Paul
railroad, and Jsmes II. HilaEd, traffic
manager of the same road. have returned
to San Francisco from japan, where they
went to arrange for service by way OF
Seattle.
DIR. Francis Brown, director for the
Oriental school at Jerusalem, has been
elected president of Union Theological
seminary to succeed the late DIR. Charles
Cuthbert Hale.
Stewart B. Mills Of New Hampton, n.
Y. who had insisted to the police that
be was a great criminal, has been COM
mitted to the Middleton State hospital
for the insane.
Twenty-Five policemen, comprising the
entire day watch at Pensacola, Fla, were
dismissed for refusing 10 board tie cars
of the Pensacola Electric Company and
protect the non-union men operating
them
A court decision has made Alderman
G. ID. BestSie of Helena, Mont, heir of a
pet dog. The alderman and the dog were
co-heirs OF the property Of Mrs Mary
A. Pryse- Now Beattie gels il all.
The American line has subscribed 81
500 to the relief fund for the families
Of the men who lost their lives in the
collision Of the cruiser Gladiator with the
steamer ST. Paul OF the English coast.
Fire at Houston. Texas. practically de-
stroyed the Shaw building, San Jacinto
and Congress streets. in the heart Ct the
business section Guests Of the Houston
Hotel had narrow escaSes. Two women
and two girls are beiievAJ 20 have per
ished Loss $4,000.
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Roseben, once a peerless Splinter was
badly beaten at the Aqueduct track In
his first start this season.
The two Cornell four-oared SHELLS
crashed into each other on the river and
both were put out of commission.
There seems to be every probability
that an English lawn tennis team will
play in America during the coming sum
mer.
Many turfmen believe that a hard fight
will be made in the Tennessee Legisla-
ture next winter to repeal the anti-pool
selling laws.
The farmers at Ames. in their track
squad, are developing some men in the
weight events who may make a showing
in the conference meet in Chicago.
Tom Jones leads the first basemen OF
the American League with sol; Williams
leads the second basemen with 1000;
Lord leads the third basemen with 1000.
and Wagner Of Boston the shortstops
with 1000.
Notwithstanding the anti-race track
laws enacted in the last Legislature in
Tennessee, Montgomery Park and Bill
ings Park. respectively. the homes Tor run
nirg and trotting horses at Memphis, win
remain open as homes for the horses.
Indiana university is to have another
worlds champion IL present prospects
prove a success. Long John" Miller,
the varsity high jumper bids fair to win
as much fame az lie Roy Samse. who be-
came the worlds champion pole yaulfer
while a student there two years ago. Mil
Ter recently cleared the bar in the high
jump at 6 feet inches.
Lucien Lyme, who rode Wyeth to vic
tory in the American Derby of 1902 at
Chicago, has been engaged by Richard
Croker to ride for him on the British
turf this year.
Packie Mcfarland intends to retire
from the prize ring after two more bat
ties, and will Try his luck at the stock
yards. where he first got bis start, but
in an entirely different role.
In the National League Berger leads
she catchers, Camel the first basemen,
Pattee the second basemen. Leach the
third basemen. all having averages OF
1900 Joe Tinker leads The shortstops
with .976.
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A Bulletin on Rabies.

Rabies and Its Increasing Prevalence"
is the title of bulletin issued by the
Department of Agriculture 1t ridicules
the idea commonly held that the mad
stone is a specific against rabies and de-
clares unwarranted the common belief
and that If dog crosses stream II is
proof that he is not afflicted with rabies.
1t is asserted also that there is no such
thing as dog days in connection with
this disease, the period from July to the
middle of August being so called because
then the dog star, Sirius, is above the
horizon with TIL, sun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26
WOMAN SLAYER NOT GUILTY.
Mrs. Metsker Set Free After Trial
for Murder at Cassopolis, Mich.

Mrs Christina Metsker. of South
Bend, Ind, on trial at Cassopolis. Mich,
was found not guilty of the murder of
Carlton W. Morgan also of South Bend,
at Casscpolis on the morning of April
10, following a night of revelry in
which Mrs Metsker's husband and Nor
gan, in company with Mrs. Maud
Rerhner. author of the famous merry
widow" letter. and Mrs. Mae Green, are
alleged to have taken part.
Mrs. Metsker tainted away on hear
ing the verdict. and the audience broke
into cheers despite the action of the
court. The spectators ran to the pub
lie square to spread the news. and for
twenty minutes following the announce
ment of the verdict cheers for the jury
and Mrs. Metsker resounded through
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26
The weddinx Gown.

Exaggerated simplicity is the keynote
of modern wedding gowns.
Often the silk is embroidered in gold
or silver thread.
Lace at neck and sleeves is, however,
all that is needed.
Ivory white satin continues to be the
favorite material
Nevertheless, messaline, chiffon and
olga cloth are all used.
Satin crepe de chine makes an eco
nomical selection.
There has been a return recently to
the court train.
A high collar should be placed on
the yoke of the gown.
Practically any length Of sleeve is
now permitted.
Whatever their length, they should
be extremely soft.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26
Rebuke. Cor Rude women.

Men often confess to deliberate plans
for checking feminine rudeness. When
women tread upon their heels and 60
not take the trouble to apologize, they
sometimes wait for an opportunity and
pay them back in similar coin, addin;:
a polite word of regret meant to teach
them lesson. When women refuse to
lift trailing skirts men walk upon them
regardless of damage, but with apollo
giles which can not be overlooked by
any woman with the least pretense to
good breeding. A woman who attempts
TO crowd into seating space that will
not nearly accommodate her fares well
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26
vent,ra,a without Drafts.

To properly ventilate room at night,
at the same time shut out early moio-
ing light, lower the shade and fixtures
eighteen inches, then as close as posi-
BILE above place another shade to roll
upward and away from the window
with catch pulley in ceiling eighteen
inches from the window. The window
may be dropped from the top any dis
lance, allowing free passage OF air.
which cannot blow directly on the
child.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Successful experiments have been
made at the Royal thea:er In Stuttgart
with new apparatus designed to dis
tribute ozone at Fixed intervals throg III
out the building. The ozone is con-
Quoted by small tubes to all parts OF
the house and turned on. rrsulated and
turned OF at will. The res, II has been
excellent. the air being completely pun
flied within few minutes
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Don't eat when fatigued or over
heated.
Don't battle the body for at least an
hour after eating.
Don't eat an excess of sugar. sweets
and starchy foods.
Don't est foods that disagree with
you.
Don't be gloomy at meal time.
Don't eat too much OF highly season
Cd food.
Don't eat between meals hahimaliy.
and learn to eat fruit before breakfast.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

A very common form of bribe-the
most common in Washington since rail-
road passes went the way-is the tele-
graph and telephone frank. This Is
how the wire companies keep congress
and government officials dulled to the
need for federal regulation or owner
ship of these great utilities. Not to
nave telegraph frank book, il one
lives in Washington, is to be quite
small potatoes" Every member of
the House of Representatives as well
as every member of the United States
Senate, Democrat or Republican, has
one. When he uses up a book of
franks he returns the cover and gets
another. But not only is every Con-
gresham so provided. Every bureau
chief, every subofficial of the great ex-
ecutive machine of the government, al
most every newspaper man, lobbyist
or ex-member of anything is on the
Postal and Western Union list for the
little blue book. 1t is doubtful if the
average member of Congress knows
that the telegraph trust has advanced
its rates within the last year some 80
per cent The Congressman sends
hundreds OF political and personal
messages over the wires, and is never
asked to pay anything. SO it is not
important to him that it costs so cents
to wire ten words to Chicago, where
before it cost 40. A good deal of busl-
ness is done nowadays over the long
distance telephone, and the Senate and
prominent members of the House of
Representatives have phone franks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26
Keep Bed Covers Snug.

In making up a brass bed one finds
1t quite impossible to arrange the COW
erlets so that they will remain tucked
in as in other styles Of beds. When
you have the bed all made up excepting
the spread, take blanket and put half
of 1t lengthwise under the mattress and
the other over the .coverlets. Then tuck
the sides tightly under the mattress and
you will find your bed snug and warm.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26
no Clcan Mastinr.

A soft flannel cloth and Salted water
should be used for cleaning mating.
II there are spots which are soiled rub
them first with dampened corn meal.
then wash the mating with soft fan
mel cloth and cool salt wafer. allowing
n quart of salt TO each Isl of water.
Lastly. wipe of all moisture with a
damn cloth. Mating kept clean in this
manner will not turn yellow.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Printed Persian and Indian cottons
are used considerably as trimmings on
coarse cotton net skirts. white or but
ter coIored. bit of the printed cotton
trimming the blouse. and the JACKET
made entirely of 1t and trimmed with
scalioped lines of black velvet. ITS I'm
lGg OF white lawn edged with plaitings
of lawn and lace.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

enough with the women who are rem
dered miserable, but is likely to remeni-
Der the conduct of the men on either
side of her. Nobody has the least SYM
pathy for her; on the contrary, there is
considerable delight in the spectacle Of
deserved punishment. Women have
much to gain by being pleasant and
well-bred, but they can not all be-
brought to the point of believing it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26
Ground for Hone.

For the young wife who does not
know how to cook, but is willing to
learn, there is good ground for hope
that she will do better, but for the one
who neither knows nor cares and, add
ed to this, Is possibly slipshod and in
different, the husband has just ground
for complaint.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26
Keen skirt and waist Adjusted.

Take a piece of tape long enough 10
go around the waist. stitch to me waist
line for about six inches In the back.
leaving the ends to tie in the front
Then sew on three good-s,xed brass
eyes. equal distance apart. Sew on
ihe skirt band corresponding hooks.
These can be sent to the laundry with
out fear of rust. or in any way dam
aging the finest lingerie waist.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Between the ~oId maid" OF the 'nt-
ties and the bachelor woman OF to-
day yawns a vast gulf The mere
change Of appellation indicates some
thing Of the bettered position Of spin
sters nowasays.-GentleE
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CIeaning Came Chair..

To clean and restore the elasticity
of caDe-bottom chairs, turn the chair
and with hot water and a sponge satu-
rate the ceue-work thoroughly. If the
chair is dirty, use soap Afterward set
the chair to dry out of doors and the
seat will b., as taught as when new.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Old and worn typewriter ribbons can
be used 70 good advantage by max
Ing writing ink from them. Remove
the ribbon from the spool and place 1t
in . tumbler three-quarters full OF
water and LET soak for twenty-four
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Mrs. Goodsole--I haven't seen you,
think. since las. fall Begging again,
are you?
Ruffon Wratz with deprecatory
coughl-Yes. ma'am- I'm one of de
harbinJaires of spring Chicago TTib-
une.
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Lover. and QuarreIs.

Mary lovers quarrels, and even bro
ken engagements might be avoided,
says an observer, If lovers would SIM
ply refrain from seeing too much Of
each other. No two people can be to-
gether all the time without boring each
other, and wien this point is reached
a shadow is cast upon loves young
dream, and the most trivial clrcum-
stance may wreck it. II Romeo spends
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Mixed Bathing in Hawaii.

In one respect Honolulu is more
Japanese than Japan The mingling
of the sexes in the public bath houses
in japan has been prohibited by law
for several years. In Hawaii it oc-
ours as uninterfered with as it did
in Japan for the many centuries be-
fore western social ideas were adopt
ed there. In Honolulu and all parts of
Hawaii there are large numbers of
public bath houses, patronized exclu-
sively by the Japanese. These are
provided with hot water baths. kind
of bath not called for by other nation
alities to an extent requiring many
establishments of the kind In these
Japanese bath houses the men and
women mingle freely without inter-
ference. The federal grand jury. it
Is said. has taken the matter up. and
the authorities will undertake to
abolish this custom.-New York
Times
HcTss in Stall Fifteen Years.
Plus Inflow. drayman, recently
bought a Gorse that had been impris-
oned for fifteen years in his own
er's stable because the animal ran
of and threw the occupants of a
buggy into the road.
The owner became so angry with
the horse that he registered a vow
never 10 take the animal out agaia
The horse has stood in his stall from
that day to this, being fed and water,
ed regularly. Lack OF exercise made
the horse so weak he could hardly
walk He was also handicapped by
his hoofs, which had got to be
foot long Before the animal could
be shod eight inches of each hoof was
cut away-Altoona Dispatch to the
Philadelphia Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Melted butter is very good substi-
tute for olive oil in salad dressing.
Many prefer the butter to oil.
Some cooks claim that the flavor of
cocoa is improved by little cinnamon
sprinkled over the top just before serv-
ing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Saw the handle from a broom. and
insert the end in the hollow tin handle
of the dustpan. This enables one TO
use the dustpan without STOPPING.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Wide sashes OF black satin. with long
frhiged ends. are seen on exclusive mod
as in cashmere visiting gowns. These
are draped in high eorseiet fashion
and fit snugly to the figure.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26
save Hat Banda.

Do not throw away the silk hat bands
on mems straw hats or soft felt hats,
as they make excellent belts to be used
in buckle or take the place Of betting
for SkirtbandS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Before polishing the stove wash It or
with vinegar. 1t removes all grease,
leaving the surface smooth. and keeps
the blacking from burning OF so quick
IL. saving much time and labor.
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washing Ties.

When washing four-iE-nand ties run
basting thread lengthwise through
the middle of it, so that the lining win
not wrinkle during washing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Says the Atchison Globe: There Is
a girl OF "A in Atchlson who snubs her
whole family. There N ay be more like
her, but she Is the onl one we know
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an evening with his chums once in a
while and Juliet seeks the society of
her girl friends, both will enjoy each
others companionship all the more
when they meet again.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Robert Jones. surgeon OF Liverpool.
advocates that In cases where the pa
tent cannot take other anesthetics tho
spinal cord be treated with cocaine