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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08
A Visit from SMa,y

The way in which an Oklahoma edi
tor announced that his mother was
coming to visit him may seem a trifle
breezy, but it is safe to say that there
isn't mother living who would not
be glad to have her advent hailed with
such genuine delight and pride. This
is the way he spread the glad tidings
abroad:
The editor of the News-Republican
is going to tog up little this even
ing. Going to change collars and put
on a pair of cuffs, if we can find any
Going to get shaved, and going to get
our shoes shined and the pegs cut out,
so we can walk right pertly.
Mas a-comin' down to see us. You
know who ma is? Ma is our only
ma, and she's a good one, too-one
of the old Ohio Quaker sort, you know
Ma lives in Kingfsher. She was our
ma when we were born; she was our
ma out in Western Kansas when we
hunted prairie coal; she was our ma
when we drank parched corn coffee in
old Oklahoma in 80, and she's our
ma now. She's the best ma we ever
had.
If you see us tomorrow walking
down the street with little woman
with a smile on her face you'll know
hats ma.
If you never had a ma you should
get one-and one like our ma, too.
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failed to get more than two or three
votes. W. ]. Calhoun enjoyed brief
period of mention. Edward D. Shurt-
left, starting with twelve Republican
votes, gained occasionally.
April and most of May passed with
out development. The second week in
May William Lorimer began actively
working for himself as a candidate
for Senator, having Mr.. Shurtleff' 5
support, and claiming sixty Demo
Gratis.
Up to the ninety-first ballot, 135
men had been voted for during the
deadlock, ia being Democrats and %
Republicans. Of the Democrats John
c. Eastman received the highest vote,
40, outside of Lawrence B. Stringer,
the regular nominee.
William Lorimer is a Republican
and is serving his seventh term in Con,
gress. He was born in Manchester,
England, April q, 1861, second son
of a Presbyterian minister, and came
to Chicago with his parents in 1870.
His father died in 1871, leaving the
family in straitened circumstances.
Soon after his fathers death young
Billy" began to earn a living. He
worked his way from selling newspa-
pers, shining shoes, through positions
at the stock yards, and as conductor
on the lines of the Chicago street rail
way to political control in the old
Sixth Ward.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08

Hog Cholera or Swine Plague as Ii
il sometimes called is a highly conta-
gious disorder.
When hog shows any symptoms OF
this disease, he should be isolated at
once and the pen fumigated in order
to save the other hogs if possible.
Mix one part Sloan's Liniment with
two parts milk in a bottle and give
every sick hog tablespoonful of this
mixture night and morning for three
days. Sloan's Liniment is a powerful
antiseptic, kills the disease germs,
soothes all Inflammation and acts as a
tonic to the animal.
A. ]. Mccarthy, of Idaville, Ind,
says: "My hogs had hog cholera three
days before we got Sloan's Liniment,
which was recommended to me by a
neighbor who was using it with sue
cess. l have used it now for three
days and my hogs are almost we'll One
hog died before 1 got the Liniment,
but have not lost any since"
Mr.. G. W. Balsbaugh, of Peru, Ind,
writes: II had four pigs that were
coughing and were not doing well. /
gave them some of Sloan's Liniment
and they got better at once"
Sloan's book on Horses, Cattle Hogs
and Poultry sent free. Address DR..
Earl S. Sloan, Boston, Mass.
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OVER THE FENCE.
Neighbor Says Something,

The front yard fence is ia nous
council place on pleasant days. Maybe
to chat with some one along the street,
or for friendly gossip with next door
neighbor. Sometimes it is only small
talk, but other times neighbor has
something really good to offer.
An old resident of Baird, Texas, got
some mighty good advice this way
once.
He says:
Drinking coffee left me nearly dead
with dyspepsia, kidney disease and
bowel trouble, with constant pains in
my stomach, back and side, and so
weak could scarcely walk.
"one day was chatting with one Of
my neighbors about my trouble and
told her / believed coffee hurt me.
Neighbor said she knew lots Of people
to whom coffee was poison and she
pleaded with me to quit it and give
Postum a trial / did not take her ad-
vice right away, but tried a change of
climate which did not do me any good.
Then I dropped coffee and took up
Postum.
Ny Improvement began immediate
ly and l got better every day 1 used
Postum.
My bowels became regular and in
two weeks all my pains were gone.
Now an well and strong and can eat
anything / want to without distress.
All of this is due TO my having quit
coffee, and to the use Of Postum regu-
larry.
Ny son who was II 1ubled with In
digestion thought that II Postum help
ed me so. it might help him II did,
too, ami he is now well and strong
again.
We like Postum as well as we ever
liked the coffee and use IL altogether
In my family in place OF coffee and all
keep we'll" There's Reason" Read
The Road T. MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full Of
human interest
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

Fruit promises to be good crop in
Minnesota this year.
Near Fergus Falls, Mimi. prairie
fires have done lot of damage.
Agriculture is to be taught in the
public schools of Warren, MINI.
Slot machine accident insurance pol
icies cannot be operated in Minnesota
This is the opinion of State Insurance
Commissioner Hartigan.
About one hundred officers of the
National Retail Grocers' Association
left st. Louis in a special car er
route to the Alaskan-Yukor s4posi
ton.
The Superior, Wis, Commercial
Club has Endorsed the lakes to the
gulf canal scheme and pledged the
support of the organization and the
individual influence of the members
of the club to its agitation.
The Alfalfa Food Mill at South
Omaha for the preparation of stock
food, belonging to the NJ. c. Peters
Mill Company, of Omaha, has burned
The loss is estimated at $125,000.
With the closing of the National
Tube Works at McKeesport. Pa, last
Sunday, the United States Steel Cor
poration took the first step toward
what is understood to be the discon
tinuanee of all Sunday work in its
mills in the Pittsburg district anc
later throughout the country.
London reports that an information
al combine is being formed to control
the worlds supply of lead, and that
when the organization is completed
the price is to advance from S6S.I5 to
s95 or 800 ton.
At a meeting held in Uniontown al
which 70 of the 81 independent coke
plants Of the ConnelIsville and Klon-
dyke fields were represented, state
ments were made warranting the be
lief that within a week owners of ev-
cry plant in the two fields VIII have
signed an agreement for S65.000,oeG
merger.
In the current number Of the
American Federationist President
Gompers publishes copies of original
documents showing that James "
Van Cleave. the former head Of The
Citizens Industrial Alliance. Rad been
in correspondence with th7 Turner
Information Bureau OF Cleveland for
the purpose of urging scheme &c ges
the Iron holders Union 10 commit Al
overt act
The board OF regents Of the Mime
sofa State University has arranged E
train teachers for positions in tie a.
ricultural high schools Of the STATE
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I'M 2I>|tIlH /.
N~~0N0~~NNN

Dr. Hugh Ross. aged Ga, a pioneer
among medical men on the Pacific
coast, is dead in Seattle, Wash.
An ice skating rink is to be installed
in the Plaza Hotel, New York, for the
use OF patrons in hot weather.
Fire at Barnet, B. c., wiped out the
buildings of the North Pacific Lumber
Company. The loss is $3.50, 600.
Two men were arrested in Brooklyn,
n. Y, on ssupicion of having killed An.
tonic Malfetti, years old, and thrown
his body into the East River.
The name of La Baca, the Pacific
terminal of the Panama Canal, will be
changed to e. lboa, in honor of Vasco
Nunez Balboa, who discovered the Pa
cifie Ocean.
At a meeting of the Seattle (Wash.)
Restaurant Keepers Association a
pledge was given 10 /. A. Madeau, di-
rector-general Of the Alaska-Yukon-
Pacific exposition, that prices would
not be raised above the present stand
ards during the exposition.
David Belasco. theatrical manager,
who has spent $1,000. 900 in resisting
efforts of Klaw 6 Erlanger TO collect
$4,000 of the profits of The Devil
Auction" has signed a peace agree
ment with them. The appeal from the
Judgment against Belaseo has been
taken out of court.
J. E. Chilberg, president of the
Acknowledgements exposition. has
sent invitations TO Western Governors
and memhers of Congress to attend a
eonfereace 10 bring about an agree
ment for concerted action in legisla-
tive subjects affecting the far West
W. T. Iopp. superintendent of In
dian schools and reindeer herds In
northern Alaska. has returned to Sc
attic. Wash. from a trip through his
district He is convinced that all OF
the territory between Point Barrow
and Cold Bay Is adapted for reindeer
breeding
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a Possible ReaAon.

One never knows just what is the
power behind the throne. The true
motive often lies buried deep under
pile of Probabilities. Perhaps the
clergyman in the skit taken from Lon
don Opinion probed down to a true
spring of action. The good parson was
summoned for driving his automobile
beyond the speed limit.
Now" said the magistrate, you
say you were going at only eighteen
miles an hour, but the constable de-
clares you were travelling at thirty.
Now I don't like to doubt either of
you. Can you think why he declares
you were going at that rate? Is there
any grudge he owes your
mo" replied the clergyman, mo,
can't think of anything unless it is
that l married him three years ago."
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it. Before 1 had taken one bottle 1
was better, and now 1 am completely
cured LENA V. HENRY, Route No.
8, Adrian, Ga.
Why will women take chances with
an operation or drag out sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths of the joy of living, when they
can find health in Lydia L.. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound2
For thirty years it has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
has cured thousands of women who
have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, fbroid tumors, Irregular
ties, periodic pains, backache, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostration.
If you have the slightest doubt
tlrat Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help you,
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass, for advice.A Your letter
will be absolutely confidential,
and the advice free.
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oLD-TIME CUP TOSSING.
Carried Back to- Old Dominion Gu

Carr1ed Back to Old Dominion Gus
toms by n Visit.
Yes, l confess to having passed ona
of the most enjoyable weeks of my
existence" was the remark of Wash
ington woman who has just returned
home after a weeks visit to the place
in southwestern Virginia, where she
was born and grew to womanhood.
How did / pass the timer" she re-
Piled to question from one Of the
company. well, / was at home, you
kro~, so just romped with my sis
ters and cousins, some of whom are
happy grandmothers. OF course, we all
had our afternoon nap, but the fun
came at the supper table, where we
all made merry with cup tossing, as
we used to do every evening in the
long ago."
1--WE were not all cid people," she
remarked. There were several chill
dren about 25 or 80 years of age, who
were enthusiastic cup tossers."
What is cup tossing" said one Of
her hearers who is a native of the
far West.
"Of course, poor child" said the
Washington woman, 81 might have
known you, being from the West,
would not know of it. Cup tossing, my
child, is finding your fortunes depict
ed in the dregs left in your tea or
coffee cups. 1t is as aristocratic pas
time as the game of whist, and came
to us from our English ancestors.
Now, at one of our fortune-telling
fetes one of the young and unmarried
girls found in the dregs at the bottom
of her cup the well-defined picture of
a dog. oh, fidelity!' the girl shouted
at the rest of us. Here is the dog.
which represents faithfulness. Don't
tell me- she said, that Joe is going to
prove false, even if he has not called
for a week The fortune came true"
said the old lady, for Joe called that
very evening.
Zone of the boys found lot of mon
ey, represented by coffee grounds, in
the bottom of his cup, and, sure
enough, stranger called on him next
morning and purchased a quantity Of
farm material. They all believe in cup
tossing down at my old home, and
often indulge in it.
'"The rest of the time while I was
there we passed in talking over the
past and just such things; played
euchre little, and just rested. Even
with my advanced years" she said to
her friends, 81 feel that my visit to
my old Virginia home has given me a
new lease on life. "-Washington Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08

Eastern Colorado offers the best in
ducements to settlers at the present time
of any part Of the country. Land equal
to that in the older states can now be
had from $1,000 to $1,000 per acre.
Crops of<all kinds that are raised fur
Their east are raised there. Hundreds of
farmers in tie older states are selling
their high priced lands, and investing
where the prices are advancing rapidly.
Lincoln County is one of the best Agri-
cultural Counties in the state. w. s.
Pershing of Limon, the County Survey
or, who has surveyed the lands for the
q. P. Railroad and the Government for
the last twenty years, is familiar with
the whole country, and is assisting many
to secure good locations. No part of the
country offers better inducements to set
tiers or investors at the present time
than Eastern Colorado
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08
Students Eating Alfalfa.

Recent practical experiments at
Creighton University, Omaha, Neb-,
have been conducted TO test the food
value of alfalfa for human beings. A
number of the students consented TO
try a diet of this cattle forage and
with most astonishing results. for they
grew fat on it. The tender leaves and
the upper portion of tho plant are
ground into kind of meal, which Is
used as any flour would be used, be
ing cooked into various pleasing forms
of bread. mullins, cakes. puddings and
So on
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08
ELECTION Of SENATOR
ENDS LONG DEADLOCK
Short Story of the Great Illinois
Battle Ending in Senator
Hopkins Defeat.
LoRIMER's RISE IN POLITICS
New Official Is Chosen in Spring
field by the AID of Many
Democrats.

The deadlock on the United states
senatorship, which ended Wednesday
with the election of Congressman VIII
lam Lorimer of Chicago and which IS
without precedent in Illinois political
history in many important particulars,
began Jan. 20, when the first ballot
was cast in joint assembly, Hopkins
receiving SO votes, Stringer 76, Foss
16, Shurtleff II, and Mason 6.
Many attempts were made during
the first month of the deadlock 20
break the Hopkins strength. Frank
o. Lowden sent an agent to Spring
field and Unanswered for a month in
the hope of breaking in. William B.
Mckinley and Lawrence Y. Sherman
were introduced as dark horses, but
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08
Naming the Twins,

You have heard of the twins, Kate
and Duplicate? earnestly inquiries the
Kansas City Times. So had an Arkan-
sas mother OF twins, who like the
idea and wanted to adopt 8. Her
name being Kate. it was easy to name
the girl twin in her honor, but Dupli-
cate seemed hardly to fit the boy.
This proved stumbling block for
some time, but after considerable dis.
cussion it was surmounted. In deli.
cate compliment to the boys father,
who was a moonshiner, it was decided
to call him Lubricate.
This story is just made up. of
course. but it is as true as most Ark
ansas stories.
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ROB GOTHAM CAFE IN DAYLIGHT


Four Thugs Fold Up Twenty Gus
toners, Collect $3S and Escape.
Four armed men invaded a restau-
rant at 444 7th avenue, New York,
held up the twenty customers and
after robbing two of them of $3S es,
capped. One of the robbers guarded
the door, another covered the cashier
with his revolver, while the two 9th
ers with revolvers proceeded to rob
the customers. The robbers searched
two of the men and took what money
they had. After warning the victims
to make no attempt to follow them on
pain of death, the robbers disappeared
on the run. They are believed to be
members of a notorious east side
gang.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08
TORE HIS SKIN OFF
In ShredS--ItchinR Was Intense
Sleep Was often Impossible
Cured by Cuticura In 3 Weeks.

Sleep Was often Impossible
Cured by Cuticura In Weeks.
AT first an eruption of small pus-
tules commenced on my hands. These
spread later TO other parts of my body,
and the itching at times was intense,
so much so that I literally tore the
skin off in shreds in seeking relief.
The awful itching interfered with my
work considerably, and also kept me
awake nights l tried several doctors
and used a number of different oint-
ments and lotions, but received prac-
tically no benefit Finally l settled
down to the use of Cuticura Soap,
Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills,
with the result that in few days all
itching had ceased and in about three
weeks time all traces of my eruption
had disappeared. l have had no trou-
BILE of this kind since. II. A. Kruts-
koff. 5714 Wabash Ave, Chicago, ILL.,,
November IS and %, 1907"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
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melancholy. 1 rapidly lost 40 pounds.
My doctor advised an operation, but
l would not submit to it. Gravel was
forming and the urine had almost
stopped. 1 began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills and after taking one box
passed a stone half an inch long. l
kept on taking the pills and passed
smaller stones one after another until
forty had been elected. 1 recovered
rapidly then and was soon as well as
ever"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Oster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. n. Y.
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Not all that glitters is gold, and not
all who lean over the rail are seasick.
One of the lessons of life is not to
take too much for granted. However,
in the instance mentioned by F. j.
NJ. Smith in "The Hades of Ardenne."
the sympathy was as genuine as if the
object has been more deserving.
Night was falling as Daubiton
paced the deck. One by one the pas
sengers had gone below. One lady re-
NAMED in the stern leaning over the
rail gazing sadly over the sea. Daub-
iton could Just make out her outlines
in the dusk.
As he drew near her on one of his
rounds, heartrending groan startled
his ears. He looked wistfully at the
graceful figure shrouded in its long
garment. He could make out the small
head bent over the foaming water in
exquisite feminine grace. If he could
only help her,
Back and forth he paced. She was
evidently suffering from the worst
form of seasiclSness. 1t was sad to
think Of her all alone with no one to
comfort her. Daubiton debated. Per-
haps she preferred to be left alone.
The boat suddenly gave roll and
plunged wildly. There was a shrill
Shrek. followed by a terrible groan.
Dau5iton could stand 1t no longer He
went to her and spoke respectfully:
''Can / do anything for your"
There was no answer
"She seems unconscious" he said to
himself, and laid his hand gently on
her shoulder. Then he started. 1t
was no lady. 1t was fender, and the
groans were made by the chains which
led from the rudder to the steering
house.
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A huge American flag, the largest
in the world. measuring S0x60 feet,
has been contracted for by the city OF
Pittsburg, for use on July 4. This
flag is TO cost $1,000. 1t will be %
per cent larger than any other Ameri-
can flag ever made. and 400 times
larger than the standard storm flag OF
the army. Ninety thousand feet OF
thread and 1000 feet of tape will be
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The ultimate Consumer.

Now here" said the man in authority
al the public library, sis rare old
book that cost us $3.50, and we were glad
TO get it even at that"
''Shade of John Gutenberg exclaim-
ed the frequent visitor. Does anybody
even want to look at it?"
No
Then what satisfaction is there in
having it on handY'
20, well, perhaps hundred years
from now some antiquarian viii find it
here and will be half tickied to death
TO look it over."-Chicago Trlb Inc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08

A most novel accident befell the two
little sons of ]. H. Rifel OF st. Mary 5,
Ohio. Joseph. aged 9. accidentally sew
cred his little brothers great toe with
q spade. Next morning Joe's nose was
nearly removed by a bite from
horse, which apparently made an ef-
fort TO bite a pup which the lad had
in his arms. The nose was afterward
stitched back into place
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08

16S9-The Council of Virginia pro-
claimed William and Mary Lord
and Lady of Virginia"
1743-American Philosophical Society
founded by Benjamin Franklin.
1775-Meeting of Provincial Congress
at New York:
17S2-Washington refused to become
King of an American monarchy.
1785-Date of the charter of st. John,
n. B., the oldest incorporated town
in Canada
17S7-A national constitutional con.
vention met in Philadelphia.
1S31-Imprisonment for debt abolished
in the State of New York.
1832-Indian massacre at Indian
Creek, Ill. First so-called Demo.
cratic convention met in Baltimore
and nominated Andrew Jackson
for President.
1S34-Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed
Emperor of the French.
1844-First telegraph message sent by
S. F. B. Morse
184S-Democratic national convention
met at Baltimore and nominated
Lewis Cass of Michigan for Presi-
dent. .Cession of California and
New Mexico ratified by New Mex
leo and the United States.
1S50-First tract of land located for
Oakland, Cal.
1S55-Ship canal completed around the
falls of st. Mary's river, Michi-
1856-Senator Summer began his ia.
nous speech on 1.-THE Crime
Against Kansas" Charles Sum-
ner assaulted in the Senate cham
Der, Washington.
1S65-President Johnson procls imei
the opening of Southern ports
1868-Heavy hailstorm in the vicinity
of San Antonio, Tex, did great
damage to crops.
1869-Old South Church, Boston, cele-
brated it's 200th anniversary.
1S72-The amnesty bill passed Con-
gress.
1874-Marriage of Nellie Grant and
Algernon Sartoris took place in
the White House.
1SS0-Alexander Mckenzie resigned
the leadership of the Liberal par
ty in Canada. e. Nashville, Tenn,
celebrated the centennial anniver
sary of its settlement.
1SS4-Suspension bridge across the
Ohio river at Portsmouth fell. -.
The Alert sailed from st. John,
N B., in search of the Greedy
party.
1SS7-Yale College became a univer
sity.
1S90-House of Representatives passed
the Mckinley tariff bill.
1S91-Queen Natalie of Servia expelled
from Belgrade.
1S92-Eight thousand people made
homeless by flood wave at Sioux
City, Ia.
1S9S-Earl of Aberdeen appointed Gov
ernor General of Canada.
1S95-Explosion of nitro-glycrein in
Pinole, Cal, killed fourteen men.
1S9S-The monitor Monterey ordered
to Manila to reinforce Admiral
Dewey The President called for
$4,000 additional volunteers for the
war with Spain. The first Cali
fornia regiment embarked for Ma
Mia.
1S99-First celebration of Empire
Day" in Canada.
1900-Foreign diplomats called on the
Chinese Foreign Office to take
more stringent measures against
the Boxers.
1901-Norwegian Parliament conferred
the franchise on women taxpayers.
fe03-Corner stone laid at Portland,
Ore, for monument to Lewis
and Clark. The first British
Trapsvaal Parliament opened.
1880. C. Magoon inaugurated gov
ernor of Panama Canal Zone.
19O6-Northern Michigan swept by for
est fires.
190S-Thirty persons killed by land
slide at Notre Dame de Salette,
Quebec