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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
WHY PEOPLE LIVE LONG.

Secret Is to BE Found in the In
herited Cells of the Individual.
The secret of longevity Is to be found
in the inherited cells of the Individual
and not in any special method Of life,
says a contributor to the New York
Sun. The Irish and Jewish races, ac-
cording to New York's Board of Health
reports, have furnished us with most Of
our centenarians These are two races
most prosecuted in the past. The weak
er ones having died out, the stronger
survived to breed succeeding genera
lions. Thus increasing vitality of mind
and body was generated in the faml-
lies and these have handed down re-
sistance to circumstances of life and
climate. The httest always are prone
to live.
The sane man lives and will adapt
himself to changing environments; an
insane one will destroy himself. Thus
1t Is with the body, too With these
cells to begin with, man may live
long in 5pite Of inimical circumstances.
belong to specially long-liyed fam
lily whose members have always lived
to the COS and zoos, one even to 107
Yet these grandfathers and grandmoth-
ers never set the world on fire, never
strained themselves beyond their nat
ural and limited capacities of mind
and body. They were satisfied with
life's sunshine or shadow as God sent
it to them. They kept out Of the lime
light took their back seat in the
worlds affairs willingly, ate plainly
what was found to be good for them,
and IS old age crept ever them they re-
iinquished one by one for their own
salvation the good things of life and
patiently took natures whippings with
out murmuring. Mental discipline and
activity were with all of them until
the end came They tortured not their
soul with yearnings for what their ca
pacity or capabillty did not entitle
them to receive. And they died. some
of taem. of burst apoplectic decrepit
arteries, the result of too much meat
or too much starch. as the atheroma, or
turning into bone, OF old blood vessels
would imply. but they lived out their
days according to the life of the cells
and their demands made upon them
through natural appetites entitled them
to do.
What is born in the flesh cannot so
easily be put aside. Live naturally and
not by rote and rule, and strictly ac-
cording to what your own mental and
bodily inclinations show your nature to
be, and you will live long and be happy.
Do nothing to cause yourself uneasi-
ness; be moderate and fair in your
dealings with your fellow man. Be
just. be conscientious, do your duty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

porous condition to one Of almost seryi-
tude and with actual want staring
them In the face.
Finally the dark tobacco growers or
ganized as the Planters Protective AS
ISOLATION and pooled their tobacco.
They held out for two years before sell
Ing a pound. Then the raw material
In the market became exhausted and
the trust was forced to come and buy
at the pool price Of 8 cents instead Of
its own price of 3 cents. These organ
lied producers and the American To
bacco Company are now working I'M
der fairly harmonious agreement and
have been fer two years
with this splendid example Of the
power Of union before them the op-
pressed and individually helpless farm
ers of the great white hurley district
In November, 1905. organized as the
Kentucky Union of the Society OF
Equity. Each member agreed to pool
his crop with the others and to sell
only through the officers Of the organi-
w dIcuOuSeS were QuTcDI-eQ or
erected in various places. The pooled
tobacco was either brought to these
warehouses or stored in the producers
barns. At Winchester samples Of all
pooled tobacco were kept and the Equi-
ty farmers demanded that the pur-
chaser, instead of going to the farmers
or having the farmers come to him,
should purchase by sample of the Equi-
~ officer. At the beginning the Equity
people, when the Trust price was or
61s cents, made out price list which
would make the average price on all
grades Of an average crop Is cents,
some higher and some lower
OF course, by no means all Of the
growers came into the pool. Many re-
fused and continued to sell to the trust
at the best prices obtainable. But,
owing to the pooled and stored tobacco
making a scarcity In the market, the
trust was forced to raise its price from
6 to 10h cents and 13 cents. This was
highly satisfactory to the on-Equity
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

farm products. In many respects Ii is
to the craftsman
The American Tobacco Company.
otherwise known as the Tobacco Trust.
is an organization of capital which well
nigh controls the manufacture OF to-
bacco in this country. which Is gradu-
ally invading the retail cigar and TO-
bacco trade, and which has such
strength and such extensive ramifica-
tions that II dictates the price OF raw
material to the grower.
So much fer the fundamentals OF a
condition which has produced the pres
emit tobacco war in Kentucky.
When the tobacco market was an
open one-that is, when there was OPP
position among the bidders for the raw
leaf---the price OF white hurley was
about Is cents per pound. and of the
dark tobacco about or cents. Then
came the Tobacco Trust. Opposition in
bidding was eliminated and prices
were hammered down and farther
down until the dark tobacco was bring
Ing cents and the white hurley 8
cents. Such reduction meant ruin
for the farmers. The actual cost OF
production. reckoning mans labor at
81 per day and teams services ar so
cents. would be Just about this figure.
There was no allowance for the terri
hia drain upou the land itself. for the
fact that In the rush seasons the farm
ers were forced TO hire extra help al
s1.20 TO 81 per day, or for the fact
that the work is the hardest and most
exacting Of all farm labor, and that
much OF 1t must be done in the mosi
inclement season.
The producers had nothing TO say as
to the price. The trust made its offsI
and 1t was a cass of take II or leave Il
alone. The farmers were rapidly eeins
reduced from an independent and pros
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

agree that it is better TO receive Is
cents pound for two years crop than
to be forced TO accept about 6 cents
for three years crops. Meantime they
would turn their attention to other
crops and, best OF all. give their lands
a rest.
The sympathy of the great mass of
the people is with the farmers In their
effort to force the trust 10 pay rea-
sonable and remunerative price fog to-
bacco. Defeat means starvation prices
and continued scarcity OF money. Vic
tory means prosperity for grower and
merchant alike. For this reason the
merchants are straining every resource
to carry their tobacco growing custom
ers on their books and the farmers are
cutting expenditures TO the lowest pos
slble limit. 1t is struggle In which
practically all OF Kentucky has vital
interest Everywhere one goes sc hears
word OF commendation for the Equity !;
the only condemnation Is for the ex-
cesses TO which the night riders have
gone.
But there is an excuse for the night
riders. Their mildest action is. Of
course, Illegal, but it is understand
able The law is slow. In every COM
munity in which there Is great strug-
gle for betterment. with consequent de-
privatlon and sacrifice. there are al
ways these whose cupidity prompts
them 10 take advantage OF the situa-
ton and reap personal benefit. even
at the cost of aiding the common enc
my. These individuals. though strict
ly within their legal rights. are neces-
sarily not popular with their neigh
bors. and TO al extent these neighbors
are excusable when. persuasion failing.
an appeal is made TO coercion. There
is the law OF the statute books: there
Is also the Law OF the community. In
| fraction OF the one may Be punished In
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

An unfortunate maniac was confined
in one Of the Scottish lunatic asylumS
his particular inhrmity being an I'M
shakable belief that every day was
Christmas day and that he was din
ing sumptuously on turkey or roast
beef and a good slice of plum pudding
His real diet. however. was OF the
plainest. he being served twice daily
with dish OF oatmeal porridge. After
daily describing to his attendants the
pleasures he had tasted In his cut OF
turkey or what not he as regularly
added. Yet. somehow or other, every
thing that eat tastes Of porridge.
This story II was which gave rise &c
the saying. AS palatable as the mad
mans porridge'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
ASSAULTED BY MAYOR.
Neillsville Executive Fined for As
saulting Temperance Worker.

Nei1IsviIle Executive Fined for As
saulting Temperance Worker.
Mayor Kent Listeman of Neillsville
was fined in justice court for asSaulting
an old man, Charles Hudson, on the
street. The assault was the outgrowth of
the fight which the temperance and liquor
factions of Neillsville waged before cleo
ton. Mayor Listeman. who is a brewer,
u'lished articles in the local paper favor
ing saloon license. In response to these
Hudson read an article at temperance
meeting, which was ordered printed on
handbills and scattered about the city be-
fore election. This aroused the ire of
Mayor Listeman. The two men met on
the street, and the Mayor, it is charged,
struck Hudson in the face. The latter
swore out a warrant. Mayor Listeman
pleaded guilty. The incident caused
sensation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
E1SaaaaHEs RHHEEEEHEHE
s POLITICS aaa a b
" ==OF THE DAY "
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OF cloth. Thus do the Republicans tax
the poor man more than the rich man.
but supposing you cannot afford to
buy imported cloth, and buy cloth made
by the Wooden Trust. which is not as
good IN quality. although it looks to
an inexperienced eye like the imported
cloth The high tariff tax having yir-
tually prohibited the importation of the
cheaper foreign made cloth. there is
nothing to prevent the Wooden Trust
from adding TO the price of the cloth
II produces not only a fair profit, but
also the 1868 per cent more. which
would be paid if the cloth was imported.
The trust. however. does not add quite
all the protective tariff tax to its sell
ing price. as to do so would leave the
margin too close between the retail
price of imported cloth and the trust
made cloth, and that would induce
people TO buy the imported cloth. SO
1T adds only about 100 per cent instead
OF the full protection of 1868 per
cent which the tariff law allows 1t to
add. Nearly everyone has preference
for imported cloth, as there is a gen.
eral impression that it looks and wears
better. and hence the trust and the
tailors have to sell the domestic made
cloth for a somewhat less price than
imported cloth
1t Will thus be evident that the tariff
protection to the trust adds about 100
per cent TO the price Of cloth, which
you pay to the tailor or clothier when
you buy suit of clothes. Virtually.
the Wooden Trust collector stands at
the door when you buy your suit, and
collects the tariff tax for the trust in
stead of the government Yet Repub-
lican Congress stands pat on this sort
OF protection.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

Four thousand dollars TO each of two
children and ST to each Of her other seven
children is the peculiar terms of the will
of Mrs. Carrie Gilbert, aged 73 years,
who died in Chippewa Falls Mrs. Gil
bert had intended 10 treat all of the
children alike but during the last two
years she had some disagreement with
them. The family moved there from
Iowa, and $4,000. the proceeds of the
sale of farms. is in an Iowa bank.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
TIED UP BY WOMEN.

Fond du Lac Man Imbibes Too Free
~ and Meets with Punishment.
When policeman called at a residence
in Fond du Lac the other afternoon he
found the man he was looking for in an
unusual condition. He was tied hand and
foot and was lying on the floor % his
residence. Near him stood two women
who are thought to have tied him up. 1t
is understood that the women objected to
the man being drunk and when he Gre.
,ated disturbance they promptly proceed
cd 10 tie him 90. The police took the
rope off his legs, nut left his hands tied
until he arrived at the police station.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
LOST MONEY IN CHEESE.
Cashier story of BelIviile Admits
His Shortage Reaches 100000.

cashier story of BeiIyfiie Admits
His Shortage Reaches 100000.
Cashier Edwin c.. Story of the Belle
vile Citizens bank, lost about $50. 300
of the banks funds holding up a friend
who had specialized la cheese, according
to his own confession to the State au-
thorities in Madison. lie has kept during
this time double set of books TO deceive
the stockholders of the bank The de-
faulting cashier in his desperation took a
dose of corrosive sublimate, the effects of
which are now wearing off. He is 40
years old. married. and has one daughter.
His salary for some years past has not
been in excess of 5000 year. Story win
be taken to Madison as soon as his health
permits it. The stockholders of the bank
have had a meeting at which they pIac-
tically decided to make up all the short
ages, so that none of the depositors would
suffer. Story was under a $4,000 bond.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
Fan Kills Legislator.

Assemblyman W. 4. Cernahan, AZ
years old. leader of the American So
ciety of Equity oi Wisconsin and father
of the law passed by the Legislature a
year ago appropriating $4,000 to estab-
fish binding Irvine factory at the State
prison. died from tetanus at a hospital in
Eau Claire, his home city. While cam
paigning in Eau Claire two weeks ago be
fell from a buggy. one of his legs was cut
and in few days tetanus developed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
Blow for Pure Food Law.

A suit brought to test the validity of
the State pure food law, following the
arrest of W. T. Sherer, charged with sell
ing camphor below the State requirements.
resulted in the acquittaI of Sherer in
GAINESVILLE
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
RABIES SCARE AT RIcHFIELD.
Mad Dogs Bite Six PeopIe-one
Woman VIII Die


Mad dogs have bitten six people in
Riehfeld and one woman. Mrs Archie
Payne, who was bitten in the finger some
time ago, has been taken to the Chicago
Pasteur institute, where it is said she has
no hope for recovery. John Cardo and
his infant daughter have received treat
ment at the Chicago institute and are
cured. The infant son of John McLaugh-
lin was bitten on the finger, but no blood
was drawn. The matter was neglected,
but the arm has now commenced to swell,
and the recovery of the lad is deemed
doubtful. Nelson Leach and one of his
children were also bitten. but SO far no
bad effects have developed. The board of
health has taken up the matter and cru
SADIE against dogs running around with
out muzzles has been commenced. TWEEN
ty-seven dogs were shot one day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
FUNGUS CLOSES PICKLE PLANT.

Growth Appears on Cucumbcrs,
Making Product UnmarlSetabIe.
A disease which has appeared in the
cucumber fields has forced a Manitowoc
picking concern to close its plant for at
least five years, say experts of the Agri-
cultural Department who have investigat-
ed conditions. The cucumbers are affect
ed by a fungus growth, which spots the
product and makes it unmarketable. Last
year less than 30 per cent of the pro-
duct grown could be sold. The condition
is said to result from atmospheric condi-
lions of the lake shore district.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
Crinnle Eound Dead.

Lying at the roadside a mile south Of
Manitoysoe. the body of an aged man was
found and the authorities have been nm
able to establish his identity. The man,
who had evidently died from Bright's dis
ease. was about 20 years of age and was
a cripple. two crutches being found on the
road beside the body.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
GONE, BUT NOT IMMUNE.

Judge yinje Decides Insurance Com
panies Can BE Sued.
Judge Vinje has decided that insurance
companies can be sued in this State by
serving summons on the commissioner of
insurance even though the summons be
made after the companies have left the
State. The decision comes as the result
of motion by an attorney for the Cen
trail Union Life Insurance Company to
have the judgment of Harry Richey set
Sido
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
WISCONSIN cows LEAD.
Dairy Production Record of Pure
Bred Kind ExceIs other states.

Dairy Production Record of Pure
Bred Kind Excels Other States.
That Wisconsin leads all the States in
dairy product on records of pure bred
cows is shown by the latest bulletin issued
by the University of Wisconsin, expert
ment station, prepared by Prof. f. w.
Wall and Roy C. Harris. The bulletin
gives an account of the official and semi
official testing of dairy cows in this State
during the year ended Oct. /, 1907, and
includes Ieports on tests of 233 pure bred
Holstein cows. 90 Guernsey cows, Jer-
seys, 8 Ayrshircs and A grade. cows,
total of $40 animals
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
Helpful Hiatt.

what would be s good motto for Q
young authorg- asked the youth with
dreams
First. be sure you typewrite and
then go ahead" replied the reader from
Psrnkton's publishing house--Kansas
CaE Tines
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
The Lesson os 1910.

Inc enormous extent of the prepara-
tions necessary for taking the census
of 1910 is being advertised by a dis
pute over the method of selecting the
agents and other employees of the Cen
sus Bureau. While the best results in
detail will depend on applying tests of
fitness rather than of partisanship the
general results as already visible are
too great to be obscured. The work Of
recording them will be the greatest of
its kim ever done in this country or
any other
The most important conclusion to be
established by the final totals when
reached is already apparent. The fu-
ture growth of the country in all di-
rections will be from its mdcontinen-
tai base. 1t is no longer true in the
same sense as formerly that westward
the star of empire takes its way" AS
empire may be understood to mean the
development of energy in Improvement
1t has ceased to be a movement from
the Atlantic coast westward. Except
as the Atlantic coast cities are for
warding agents for immigration popu-
lation, they get their principal support
and means of development from the
westward far more than from the east
ward The Atlantic coast of the flu
ture must owe an increasing balance
for its own progress to the midcontl-
mental United States.
The bases of future development are
SO far fixed in midcontinental States.
of which Missouri and Illinois are the
type, that they radiate support for pro-
gress in widening circles east and west
north and south, as, in the same way,
they receive it,
The next census will show the cen
ters of population. manufacturing, ag-
ricultural production and all industrial
centers either midcontinental already
or moving to become so. Centers of
railroad mileage, long-distance tele-
phone connections and other centers.
such as those of interurban trolley mile
age will show the same evidence of
the meaning of future history in the
United States.
While any single result thus shown
by statistics may be in a measure delu-
siye, the general result will show that
a great and finally decisive change has
taken place and that it is altogether
for the better, with the assurance of
continued progress in it for all parts
of the country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
A Hollow Bluff.

The Republican bluff about tariff re-
vision is a good deal of campaign
joke. In indianapolis the Republican
State convention solemnly resolved
that revision would now be benefi-
cial," and even pretended to insist
that revision be speedily done" The
insincerity of it's declarations was be-
trayed. however, by the announcement
that doing it speedily doesn't mean do
ing it now, but some other day That
is. it must not be before the coming
November election, but after election
perhaps.
These pretentious resolutions are
counted on to keep up the courage OF
Republican Congressman in Western
districts as they pass tremblingly
through the political graveyard where
many of them will stop for long rest
next November Tariff Commissioners
and extra sessions of Congress are not
the things the Western people want to
hear about. however They don't mean
10 be satisfied with promises of actioE
in the future when there is plenty OF
time for legislation now, If Congress
would just stay at work in Washington
instead OF adjourning to let its mem
bers go home and look after their po-
litical fences
Sensible voters who are earnest in
their demand for tariff revision will
not misunderstood the program of de-
lay II il is fact that revision would
now be beneficial" they want action
now. They ask for bread and the Re
publican party offers them stone-a
stone that will be more nourishing
eight mouths or eighteen months hence
than 1t Is to-day.
A tariff commission created to con-
struct campaign canards before cleo
ton and maintained after election 10
manufacture excuses for continuance Of
the "stand-pat'' policy ordained by the
tariff barons is not new political sn-
yention 1t has been invoked before
and both its purposes and manner OF
action are we'll understood II never
did fool all of the people. and 1t viii
delude fewer in this year 1908 than
ever before ST. iouis Republic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

Joe Perro, a Washburn laborer, who
for years has deposited his savings in an
old trunk, discovered that his money. con-
sisting of 5000 in bills had been chewed
to pieces by rats, which had made nest
of the remnants
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

While running after his hat. which
blew of in the wind. Frank Johnson Of
Eau Claire fell under a heavy dray. was
run over and had three ribs broken. be-
sides sustaining other serious injuries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

The corner stone Of the new $4,000
public school building IN Tomahawk was
laid with ceremonies in which State
Superintendent c. F. Cary the pastors.
city officials. members of the board of
education and school children took part.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
KIDNAP OWN DAUGHTER.
BIoO5aer Parents object to Girls
Working Hotel.

Working Hotel.
John Weir and his wife and son Gre
ated sensation at Boomer by "kidnap
ping" their daughter, Miss Minnie Weir,
while she was receiving treatment in a
dental Office in that village. Miss Weir
struggled, but the parents succeeded in
landing her in their buggy and driving
home with her. Ii appears that the
Weirs objected to their daughters work
ing in hotel in Bloomer and as she
would not listen to their arguments, they
took heroic measures.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

The doctrine that the government
has the right TO tax one man for the
benefit Of another is the essence OF so
cialissn- 1t is also the basis OF the
protective tariff. Of the subsidy sys-
TEN. and Of the Republican ami Social
1T parties In this country
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
INSANE CONVICT RETURNED.
Slayer of James Fielding Brought
from Oshkosh to ManitOwOc.

from Oshkosh to ManitOwOc.
Michael ]. O'Brien, a Maple Grove
man, has been returned TO the county asy-
lum in Manitowoc from Oshkosh after
eleven years at the Northern asylum
there. O'Brien's return recalls the MUIR
der of James Fielding, a crime with
which he was charged. Both men resided
in Maple Grove. Fielding had visited
O'Brien's home. and while returning
home. across fields. was followed and shot
by O'Brien, who was adjudged insane.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

Drowned In Rfv~f After Fan.

The wife Of farm labOrer near Exeter
has given birth 10 her twenty second child.
All the family are alive and we'll
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

Anton woIetz. GO years old tailor,
fell from his shop window in GAINESVILLE
icfo Rock river and drowned