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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
The Explosive Fore. of water.

Water. looked upon as the tamest Of
liquids. is as great an explosive as
dynamite. under certain conditions. In
one day water breaks up more earth
and rock than all the gunpowder. gun
cotton and dynamite In the world do
In a year. These explosives can be
controlled By human agency, but water
does not hold itself accountable to man.
1t runs into the ground. freezes, ex-
pands and spits the soil into little
pieces. Finding crack In a huge
rock. 1t repeats the same process,
forcing 1t asunder. II frozen in the
pores of tree 1t often explodes with
a report like gunshot and the force
of a dynamite bomb.-Dundee Adver-
tiger
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

have accepted the invitation. This is
a new departure in American politics.
Most of these diplomats are monarch
representatives of European or
Asiatic kings. Their influence at a
convention of Republicans would be
distinctly evil. The President, as the
head of his party. should forbid their
attendance and. no doubt, wouI1 dc so,
II he We're not himself monarcSist at
hearS There win be no imperialistic
ambassadors at the Denver convention.
Thai conSention may see fit to condemn
the presence of such ambassadors at
Chicago; and Nat may raise new
issue in our politics.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
INHERITs VAST ESTATE.

Appleton Patfernmaker Notified that
He Is Heir to German Estate.
Edward Witthuhn, pattern maker in
the Valley Iron works in Appleton, has
learned that he is heir to the estate of
his grandfather in Germany, worth from
$4,000 to $4,000 The owner Of the
estate left all of his legal papers in a
secret cupboard between the inner wall
of his home, and shortly afterward was
killed in the Franco Prussian war. His
wife died soon after he left for the front,
and the only child came to Appleton.
While making repairs to the German
homestead, the present occupants found
the papers and it is declared that an old
friend of the former owner notified Wit
thuhn, whose parents died in Appleton
some time ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
FLOODS NEAR ASHLAND.
Heavy Rain storm sweeps Northern
Wfsc0usin

Heavy Rain storm sweeps Northern
Wisconsin.
A violent rainstorm swept over north
ern Wisconsin the other night. the rain
falling in floods. Considerable damage
will doubtless be reported At Mellen the
dam went out at 4 O'Clock in the morning.
Hundreds of residents in the Italian quar-
ter and near the Foster-Latimer mill were
driven from their houses in the darkness
by the advancing floods and cows and
other stock drowned in the barns. Three
bridges were swept out, the power house
was flooded and the dynamo was destroy
ed. Communication between the two parts
of Mellen was cut off The public schools
and mills were shut down and the city
was in darkness several days on account
of the damage to the lighting plant. Fam
lilies encamped on the surrounding hills.
1t IL estimated that the damage done by
the food will amount to $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
CATHEDRAL MADE OF MATCHES.

A coal miner named Wilhelm Lem
pertz arrived here few days ago with
a cathedral-a cathedral made of
matches. He came from Port Arthur.
Texas, where he had been employed
until recently. The cathedral repre-
sents two years Of Lempertzs labor,
such painstaking labor as few men are
capable of performing.
For 20 years Lempertz has been a
coal miner. He worked In the mines
of Germany and America, but few
years ago he had to give up mining on
account of Ill health. While he was i'll
he did various things to while away
the time. One day he started to build
toy cathedral patterned after a pic
ture he saw In a magazine. His build
ing materials were matches and glue,
his tools a pocket knife and a glue
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
story Of a War Trophy.

Bose Garth. of Clinton, probably
made the first corn shelter used in Mis-
souri, Fifty years ago, In 1858, he
devised one from wateroak plank and
tenpenny nails. He used it on his farm
until 1861, when Prices men came
through there, saw 1t was good thing
and took it down to Jackson's MILL
where it was used to shell the corn
which was ground into meal for Con-
federate soldiers. The old corn shelter
was lost track of for a number of
years by its maker. but afterward he
was informed that 1t was being pre-
served at Washington among other CO.
rious trophies captured from the South.
Clinton Democrat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
MICHIGAN WANTS SLICE.

Attorney General Says Mistake Was
Made in Wisconsin's boundary.
Attorney General Bird of Michigan has
been in Washington, d. c., with designs
UPON considerable slice of the State of
Wisconsin, which he suspects ought by
right to sail under the flag of Michigan.
His idea is that there was an error in the
original survey of the boundary made by
the War Department and that if it can be
Strengthened out Michigan will gain some
hundreds of square miles. Mr.. Bird call
ed at the War Department and the engi-
neers there are now engaged in trying to
find the report of Gen. Crum, who had
charge Of the lake surveys at the time the
boundary in question was surveyed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
WAS A LIBERAL ROGUE.

Robert Rose COnfesses Robbery
After Spending with Boys.
Robert Rose, who was taken into GUS
tody in Marshfeld recently. made con-
fession of being the man who was wanted
at Junction City for knocking a man
down and relieving him Of large sum
of money. He spent lavishly with the
''boys" and dressed neatly. When he was
in Marshfeld begging for ''hand-out,"
about $50 was found on his person and
later he directed the officers to a hiding
place where 5000 more was found under
an old log. He was taken to Stevens
Point, where the case will be sifted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
STORY OUT ON BAIL.
BelIvilIe Farmers Sign Bond of For-
mer Cashier, and Bank Is Opend.

E. G. Story, cashier of the Citizens
bank of Belleyille, was released on S.
600 bail, signed by himself and several
prominent farmers in the vicinity of Belle
vile. District Attorney Mason filed in
formation against Story, charging him
with embezzhng SOS, 355.05 and Of send
ing false reports to the State bank de-
partment for examination. The Citizens
State bank of Belleville was reopened the
other morning with Assistant Cashier
Ivan Ruff acting as cashier. The direc-
tors of the bank came forward and made
up the shortage.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
EVIDENCE POINTS TO MURDER.
Charles Abrams, Business Man, Re-
r.,apsaod a IaiI HxrlAha..4 Mn

Charles Abrams, Business Man, Re-
manded to Jail without Bail.
Circumstances have been revealed that
in the opinion of officers lend support to
the theory that Mrs. Carrie Shaw, a
wealthy young widow of Hortonville, was
murdered there on recent night. 1t was
discovered that gold front tooth had
been knocked out. her lips were cut on
the inside. and the fingers of her left
hand were severely lacerated and bruised
Charles Abrams. a New London business
man, who is charged with knowledge of
the death of Mrs. Shaw, was arraigned
in Appleton and remanded to Jail without
bail.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
KNEW BELLE GUINNESS.
eau Claire Man Used 10 See Her
x-s4t~ E.xho- a.. No~-o

Eau Claire Man Used 40 See Her
with Father in Norway.
Olaf Lind of Eau Claire states that he
knew Mrs. Guinness, the Laporte, Ind,
ogress, when she was a child and lived in
Norway. She was Belle Paulson and her
father owned a small circus, which trav-
eled over Norway and Sweden. Belle was
then 6 years old, was handsome child
with curly locks, child acrobat. Two
of her sisters and her brother were also
in the show. Mrs. Paulson, the mother,
sold tickets for the circus. Mr.. Lind
again saw Belle few years afterward at
Stockmarkness, Norway,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
BANKERS SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY.
BY Senator Depew of New Y

Bankers do not claim that they are
in business for philanthropy or their
health. They do not deny that they
desire to make all the money they le-
Ultimately can, to pay good dividends
to their stockholders, and strengthen
their institutions by adding to their
surplus. But no stnd snt Of finance
can rise from study Of what the
bankers, not only of New York, but
Of Chicago and other large cities, did
n the recent crisis without feeling
that the banks cf the country are Of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
Father Of Twensy-one Dies.

Leonard Bertrand. father of twenty
one children, died in the farm house at
the Day Settlement, Brown county, from
Bright's disease. He was 6S years old.
All of the children We're born of the same
mother and eighteen are living.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

Secretary Joan NJ True of the State
board of agriculture said thar the ,scent
rainy weather had greatly retar . the
Planting OF corn in the State tually
the entire crop of corn Is planted by May
20 he said So far. he said. not more
than Is per cent Of the crop has been
Dlansei
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
Child,. nodx fn Creek.

Coroner Hill is investigating a case of
infsnticiGs eleven miles south of Wan
kesha in he town of Muskego. where the
body OF female infant was found float
ing in : creek. The body had been care
fully sewed up in a woman's knit under
gsrmenf and, with a heavy stone as a
weight. cast into the stream.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

SENATOR tnat tIo odIlhS the country are Oh
fcered and managed by WISE eveheaded exceptionally
able and patriotic men.
No better public service be rendered by bank Of
fcers and directors than to keep the machinery OF
going anc to maintain strong and solvent the IN
sutions upon which the credit and business, the en-
poyment and the living Of the people depend.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

ouence to us Tat the final result should be the evolution
hlghe. noble: type Of man In America and not
deterioration of the nation
To this end process Of evolution should be carefully
studied and then controlled by suitable immigration laws
tending to undesirable clinical elements and
stimulate the admission Of elements assimated readily
by population and that tend to raise the standard Of
manhood here.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
By Prof AIexal

Thro's wide the gates Of marriage,
and wnere children are produced close
tight the doors of divorce. Every child
Is entitled, by nature, to a father and
a mother, and no people should pro-
duce children who are not prepared
to give them parental care for life.
The grand spectacle Is presented to
our eyes Of a new people being grad
ually evolved in the United States by
the mingling together Of the different
races Of the world la varying proper
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

Evelyn Nesbis Thaw has brought suit
against J. y. Regain, manager Of the
Knickertocker hotel in New York, for
s25. 900. alleging that her feelings were
outraged to that extent when she Was
sjectsd from the grili-room Of the hotel
March 3 last in company with E. x.
lhomas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

Mrs. G. z. Calhoun Of New York de-
clares that BIZ studying plants she has
solved the secret Of the determination Of
ser ana that she used il III her own lam
liz. causing the birth Of four boys In
succession when she had previously been
the mother Of three gi-is cnly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

Two big barns and 80 feet of stabling
were destroyed by a fire resulting from
lightning at the Sutherland farm in the
town of Pittsburg. The loss was S2.5Oo.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

Representative Fowler. Chairman Of
the House Committee on Banking and
Currency. proclaimed in speech in
the House Of Representatives the start
ling information that they have al
ready suspended gold payments. :"
They" means the United States Treas
ury. and the Fowler speech viii be
found on page 15.63S Of the Congress
slenaI Record for April 10th. This Is
the Republican way Of doing things. /"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

After an affecting scene at play
the men all blow their noses vigorous
", and the women pat their eyes. a
mans way OF crying Is to blow his
nose
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
DICKIE rs AT TT AGAIN.
Fond du Lac Boy Swallows Mercury,
Patent Medicine and Shampoo.

Patent Medicine and Shampoo.
Richard Bradley the 4-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Bradley of Fond du
Lac, had a narrow escape from poison
ing. He swallowed four bi-chloride of
mercury tablets and after a doctor had
given him an antidote. he ate all the
medicine the doctor had left, and became
violently i'll again. A week before the
boy swallowed sample of some patent
medicine on the front porch and had a
narrow escape from death. Two weeks
before that he swallowed some hair sham
poo and was taken violently ill.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

Rear Admiral Coghisn. whose vessel the Raleigh rem
dered such conspicuous the battle or Manila
Bay. tells the Philadelphia Ledger OF the important
changes which have taken place in the navy since that
memorable battle OF ten years ago.
The greatest change" said the Admiral, "has OF
course been the great increase In the strength
navy Never In the history OF the world has nation
increased its within period years
we have since the with Spain. We had then four
osttleships We have IS nearly all which are in
commission The four others which under consruc
ton should soon be ready for service You might en-
phsszg this that any OF these hattleships
whicS we have built the battle Of Manila would
have bean more than match the entire which
Admiral Dewey commanded
The other advances They have been notable and
many Thers IA the increase the rapidify OF fire. we
now have actual rapid IRE. But In those days such
appliances a. we were introducing might be described
a tsnding % well cay decrease Of Gre that
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
RETURNS HOME INSANE.

Manitowoc Man Back with Parents
After Thirty-Five Years. Absence.
After an absence of thirty-ive years,
Anton Elleffson, whose whereabouts were
unknown to his family until he wrote
home recently, returned to Manitowoc
and was picked up by the police wander
ing about the northern part of town.
Elleffson is believed to be insane. He is
45 years of age and it is said left home
when a boy of 10 years. Nothing is
known of his whereabouts of the last
years. His aged parents reside in that
o;tv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

Erving Federwitz. a young farmer re-
siding FIVE miles from Marshfeld. while
standing on a scafold painting. was over-
come by the heat. He fell to the ground,
fracfuring both arms at the wrists.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
MANAwA MAN DISAPPEARS.
Julius TeehIbach Lost Mysteriously
While Visiting Appleton.

julius Toehlbach. aged 65. of Manawa,
mysteriously disappeared while on a visit
to Appleton, and all search for him has
failed to reveal his whereabouts. He had
500 when he came to the city with his
nephew, Charles Hubener, and, together.
they entered saloon. Hubener stepped
out to purchase package of tobacco and
when he returned he found his uncle gone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

John Barker, vice president of the
North Freedom bank. accidentally shot
and killed himself while crawling through
barb wire fence. He was carrying .
rife
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

A leading tailor says thar many
young married women come TO them to
learn how TO pack their husbands
cloths.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

1t is argued that the compulsory
adoption OF the incandeseent system
Of electric lighting In mines viii great
" cut down the death roll
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

would be the best way to express what We're doing
then. Then minimum required between shots
Of the heavy pieces two and half minutes Now
the maximum is about 20 seconds.
~The improved gun mechanism permitted Of vastly
increased rapdty In firing The telescope sight brought
about vast Improvement in accuracy, especially when
firing at long range observer had become much
impressed with this accuracy that be sought TO tell
about IL in this The captain peerng through his
binoculars at ship just above the horizon to the
captain OF a six-inch gun: Hit that fellow the
bridge In the eye Aye aye says the gun captain.
which eyes'"
Among the numerous other Improvements the Adj
mral noted the advance in construction. prog
rss so great that the II inches which the Connec
cot carries has greater resisting power than the IS
Inches which the Oregon and her class carried Sun
another important advance Is the smokeess powder with
which our magazines supplied. this being vastly
superior the old smoking brown hexagonal with which
fought out the with Spain
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

making progress II the church did about the
conditions Of labor, tell you right I'd get out
of the church But the church does Christ gave
social system He set out to better the Individual
Josh Billings once said: Before you have
honest horse you must have honest human
and guess there lots of horse IN that
ment 1t Is not much question of mans surround
ings but what be is Within within himself that has to
do with composing the social unrest
The church herself created this increased social
unrest In showing people the heights which they might
attain That is Jesus Christ would have TIA health
fu dissatisfaction with personal conditions teach
how to rise higher
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
In Guarded Tones.
NIr....Ar. A., liz

Redundancy talks, you know.
Poorun-Yes. know; but when 1t
converses with me ii never speaks
above a whisper. Bits.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
THE cHURCH's INTEREST IN LABOR.

by KcV. CHafIeS SIefzfos
The labor union Is not the labor question.
If all the unions were wiped out Of exist
ence the question would remain. This Is the
era Of the common man. The common man,
the workingman, Is coming to his own. IN
less that victory is based on sound principles
the last state will be worse than the first.
The square deal for every man should be our
ideal We are making mistakes but we are
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

known as our emotions. All emotions should be
der control The choeric man. violent, exuberant is
feeble fellow at the mercy Of his environments With
him the nerves dominate abolish individual in
itative He is creature OF impulse, matter where
1t originates. He Is moral and social slave
The man that is too lively too petulant dspenses his
forces as quickly as they produced He has
but small amount of energy to concentrate some
thing really useful although he attacks his problems
with vim and with violence. who wishes to
have strength for right occasions must husband his
resources and hold careful watch his daily
ments.
Such man has the advantage In that oy his vic
tory of will power his emotional tendencies.
his animal centers instincts he has purified
his Judgment reinforced his mental powers and given
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
EMOTIONAL CONTROL BRINGS POWER.
BY Siivain Roude.

When we yield to an emotion our sentiment
always transforms itself into a movement.
Joy. fear, love, anger are expressed In un-
conscious gestures, in perfectly clear man
ner. The strong man Is master of his emo
lions and his unconscious movements. In or
der to expend our strength to the best advan-
tage Is is needful to give out as little as
nosslhla under that base form Of energy
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

himself the capacity for discrimination in many othes
useful and the idle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02

Sometimes there is trouble brewing
In brewery.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-28

to introduce it. The reading of the
document occupied nearly two hours.
It was a disgusting recital, which
Hooe has since declared has no foun-
datiOn in fact.
Welshons, a merchant. is accused
of having planned with Hooe for the
making of the charges and the prep
aration of several statements and the
final deposition to aid Hartje in his
divorce suit. and Hartje is accused
of having conspired with Welshons
and Hooe for the use of this testi-
mony. These accusations form the
basis of the case now on trial, the
three having been indicted for con-
spiracy and subornation of perjury
The prosecution, however. is being
conducted by attorneys for Mrs. Hart
ie, the district attorney and his assist
ants not taking any part in the case
because the district attorney and Mr..
Hartje are first cousins.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-28
PASSES BOGUS
CHECKS in CITY
Restaurants and Hotel People Are
ViCtimized

kitchen. he represented that he In
tended remaining In the city for some
time and that he desired a meal tick
ct. He again presented another of
his fraudulent checks for SIS and re-
ceiyed in return his change In cur
rency.
II was not until along about noon
that either OF the parties presented
the checks for payment, and then for
the first time they were made aware
of the fact that no such person as
Garrison had a bank account at the
Exchange bank. The police were i'm
mediately notified and given a de-
scription OF the man. but up to a late
hour this afternoon they had not sue
ceeded in apprehending him. The
swindler is described as a young man
Of about IS years OF age. well dressed
and of pleasing and attractive appear
ance.
Ii is rumOred that others besides
those above mentioned were also
swindled by Garrison. but when
traced down it could not be verified.
Two theories are advanced as to
the whereabouts of the swindleF.
Some are OF the opinion that he made
his way from the city on one of the
early morning trains. and that he now
is miles away Others are OF the
opinion that he Is still concealed in
the city and that he will make his
flight this evening.
The police have a good description
OF Garrison and in the event that he
has not already fed are satisfied they
will be successful in apprehending
him.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-28

A clever swindler made his appear
anee in the. city this morning and be-
fore the police could be made aware
of his operations succeeded in doing
several business people out of money
by the issuance of fraudulent checks
upon a local bank.
The swindler first made his appear
ance at Mothers kitchen, conducted
by d. H. Curry Here he secured his
breakfast, and after he finished eat
ing he remarked that he would re-
main in the city for some time and
that he desired to purchase a meal
ticket. He was given a meal ticket
and in payment for it gave a check
for SIS upon the Exchange bank.
The check was made payable TO cash,
signed j. c. Garrison, and upon pre-
senting it. probably for the purpose
of making its payment a certain
guarantee. the swindler Endorsed it
on the back with the same name.
The check was accepted in payment
for the meal ticket and the swindIer
given $40 in change
The swindler next visited the Mel
bourn rooming house. He stated he
desired to secure a room for a week.
and again gave a similar check,
drawn for the same amount. signed
and Endorsed the same. and on the
same bank. Hattie Melbourn was the
person dealt with at the rooming
house. and. like Curry. she accepted
the paper in payment for a week 4
room rent and gave the swindler $40.
The swindler next visited the Silver
Grill. At this place, as at Mothers