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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

Leok a-here. Mary Ann,
You stop your cornplainin',
1 know it's a-rainin'
Az hard as it can.
But what are you q Kin
LIST tn Lord you are trainin'f
Weii-he amt expls min
His reasons to Man
Look a-here, Emmy Lou,
know its Monday,
But in six days comes Sunday,
So quit bein' blue
You'd think by the whinin'
There warn't no bright linin'.
Wasn't yesterday shinin!
Amt Zeb courtin' you?
LIES chock full O. Sundays
To make up for Mopdays
Emmy Lou--Mary Ann,
Jes' you smile while you can!
Jean Dwight Franklin, in Harpers
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
SUPERIOR IN PROTEST.
Com ma ercial Club Objects to Northern
Pacific Building Bridge.

The harbor committee of the Superior
Commercial Club has entered a protest
against the proposed rebuilding of the
GrasSe Point bridge by the Northern Pa
citic unless the company adds a free foot
and wagon feature to the structure.
When the steel corporation got permits
sion to build the bridge that is to connect
its Superior and Duluth holdings there
was quite little furry before Senator
La Toilette finally got the company TO
agree to have such clause put in the
bill. The Commercial Club then decided
that in the future il would demand such
concessions from all parties seeking
rights in crossing the st. Louis River.
Senator La Toilette has asked the war
department to delay decision On the per
NIT to rebuild the Northern Pacific
bridge until Superior has been heard.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
70 Mirror i'm Sick Room.

A trained nurse OF long experience
emphasized the necessity OF keeping
mirrors out Of the sicllroom. The pa
tient should never be allowed 70 look
at one. as the ravages wrought by III
ness in ones own face gives a shock
which il is hard Tor the nurse TO
soothe away. Cases have been known
in which patient being allowed a
glimpse Of himself at critical point
of the illness took turn for the
worse. and from that time forward
sank rapidly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

The most general fashion during the
last season among smart women has
been to have two skirts TO the desira-
BILE tailor-made suit Thus for street
wear the well-drcssed woman appears
in a walking skirt; then IL she wants
to go to bridge party or tea In a
hurry, all she has to do Is TO change
her blouse. slip on another long skirt
TO be used with the same coat and she
is suitably gowned for any dressy oc-
casion. 1t is fashionable economy TO
make the same coat do for two skirts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

Pencil marks can sometimes be re-
moved from white paint by gently
rubbing them with bread crumbs in the
direction of their course (not across)
or by rubbing with a slice of lemon or
raw potato. In more obstinate cases
all traces can be removed with a soft
piece OF linen moistened with pure tur-
pentine, or benzine, taking care to
wipe 1t off quickly with dry rag af-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
Wisconsin
Legislature
~~~~~~~~-~~o~
Brewers Ask Drastic statute.

Brewers Ask Drastic Statute.
Wisconsin bids fair again TO take
the initiative in legislation. the sub
Ject this time being the control of the
liquor traffic. The Assembly State at
fairs committee has favorably consid-
cred bill creating Safe board OF
license revocation. The bill is the re
suit of long consideration by experts
under pay from the Wisconsin Liquor
Dealers Association and the Wiscon-
sin and Upper Peninsula Brewers As
ISOLATION. II was presented to the COM
mittee by w III. Austin. counsel for
the latter organization. Briefly, under
the terms of the Austin bill, the newly
created board is to have authoNty TO
revoke the license of liquor dealer in
any community of the State tor any
of the following reasons:
If lieensee maintains disorderly, riot
Gus, indecen, or improper house
If he permits gambling upon the prem
Uses.
If he sells to minors without order
from parent or guardian. to Intoxicated
persons or TO habitual drunkards
If he permits girls under IL years un-
accompanied by parent to participate in
any ball or dance adjacent TO or within
premises on which liquor is sold.
If he has failed to observe and obe<
any order of supervisors. trustees or al
dermen or county superintendent of poor
made pursuant TO law
Any citizen under the terms of the
proposed law may make complaint to
the State board of five members upon
which ii is required to start an inveS-
tigation If the defendant fails TO APP
pear or the complaint is proved. the
license may be suspended for ninety
days. The board is IA have the option
of suspension or revocation, as it sees
fit, and revocation in all cases is TO
be for one year, without rebate of the
license fee. Provision for appeals by
defendants TO the Circuit Court is pro-
vided. The Austin bill created Il
board of five members TO be appointed
by the Governor for terms ranging
from two years to ten years. the regu-
lar term being ten years Members
must not hold any other public office
Compensation of members is TO be So
600 year and actual expenses. and it
is provided that the committee, while
having its headquarters in the capitol,
may hold sessions anywhere in Wis
consin. Money for the support of the
board is TO be raised by collecting each
year from every town, village and city
treasurer per cent of all saloon Ii
cense money paid in.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

forward. The polish can be restored
to the surface by lightly rubbing with
a soft rag dipped in very little lin
seed oil, or by just polishing with
Il little whiting If the pencil has left
indentation marks they can be got out
by laying a piece of felt that has been
wruag out of water over the place,
then pressing a very hot iron over the
felt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
ROBBERS ARE GUILTY.

HoIcombe Bank Thieves Sentenced
by Judge Sinje to Ten Years.
In Circuit Court in Chippewa Falls.
Judge Vinje denied the motion of AttorO
ney James to set aside the verdict of
guilty in the case of w T. Howard.
Mike Birmingham and Tom Burns. con
victed of robbng the IIolcombe State
Bank. Attorney James then made and
argued IA motion for separate trials for
each man. Judge Vinje denied the mo-
ton and then sentenced eacL robber to
ten years at hard labor at Waapun.
Sheriff Walker had made arrangements 10
gin sentence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
CUTS THROAT IN COURT ROOM.
KidgewaS Prisoner Feared Death
Sentence for Killing.

Ridgewa= Prisoner Feared Death
Sentence for Killing.
Fearing a sentence of death vas l0out
to be imposed on him. Arch Smith. on
trial on charge of Staying bis brother
in-law. slashed his throst in the crowded
courtroom in Ridgeway. while the judge
was instructing the jury His lawyers
rushed to his side as h. fell to the floor.
blood gushing from the wound. Several
women in the audience tainted. The
judge. after waiting but brief interval
for the excitement TO subside. continued
his charge to the jury as if nothing had
happened. while d deputy sheriff sum
moned a doctor. As the jurymen were
told the punishment they might impose,
IN case they found the defendant guilty.
he sprang from his seat and. with an in
articulate cry, drew the blade of a pocket
knife across his throat Almost before
the doctor had Stanched the flow of blood
and finished dressing the wound. the jury
had agreed on verdict of guilty, and
fixed Smiths punishment at fourteen
years in the penitentiary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

1t would pay pleasure seekers TO
try the old plan Of looking on life as
a duty, where pleasures came by acct
dent or kindness, and were heartily,
gratefully enjoyed Ii stands to rea-
son that IL you are deliberately ar
ranging to get pleasure, and plenty OF
It, you can not enjoy 1t as much as
IL your life consisted of duties, and
your pleasures came by the way.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
FORMER BADGER LEADER DIES.
Edward Solomon. Wisconsin Gov
ernor in 1864, Expires.

Edward Solomon. wisconsin Gov
ernor in 1864, Expires.
Edward Solomon, Governor of Wiscon-
sin from 1862 to 1864, died in Frank
fort-on-Main, Tuesday. Forty years ago
Edward Solomon was one of the foremost
men in Western politics and reform
movements. Born in Halberstadt, Ger
many, on Aug. II, 1927, he was grad
uated from the University of Berlin and
came to the United States in 1919, set
Ting in Wisconsin, where he was admit
ted to the bar in 1850. He was elected
Lieutenant Governor in 1861 and sue
ceeded Governor Hardy the following
year because of the death of the latter.
For score of years from 1869 until he
returned to Germany TO reside he was
active in reform movements in New
York
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
Frlnxed Ruching AGAIN.

Some Of us remember the frinsed
silk ruching which trimmed our moth
ers gowns and nantes nearly a score
of years ago. Those ruches were made
OF stiff silk. raveled out at the edges
and plated into full ruche. Now
the raveled ruche comes back. intro
duced by Doeuilldt. a Paris dressmak-
er. and the frock on which the ruche
is used is called appropriately a
"polonaise"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

Expedition OF work on the new capt
tol is provided in an Assembly bill in
troduced by the capitol committee. The
bill gives the commission power with
the Governors approval. 10 draw mon
ey as the treasury's condition permits
The annual Withdrawals. however. be-
ing limited 10 S1y000OO0. The bill de.
votes a special clause 10 allow for the
removal OF the famous capital dome in
such manner that IL may be- placed on
main hall Of university hill.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

To regulate the conduct OF county
fairs and See 10 il tilas no gamDiing
~ any devices u sw'indlIng charac-
ter are used. the comaIttee az claims
u the Assembly expects 70 reeommrna
the bill for county fair inspectors
These Inspectors also are a. have the
power e inspect the speed schedule
and sletcrgine what -a-neunt shall o.
paid rs the State q maintaining tar
county fair as an restitution far sae
eauea1iosi o. tie visitors. The !lea has
met with favor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

tive and are usually distributed In the
form of fine dust that Is blown about
by the air.
But consumption Is a preventable
disease. The germs are killed by sun
light and fresh air. In damp, dark
places they will live indefinitely. Peo-
pie who live In oyercrowded and bad
~ ventilated rooms are especially IL
able to to contract the disease.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
DRIVEN MAD BY PROHIBITION.
Cyrus snyder of La Crosse Taken to
Mendoza HOsnitaI.

Aid Cyrus Synder OF La Crosse. presi.
dent of the Wisconsin Liquor Dealers
Association. has become violently insane
and vas taken TO the State hospital at
MENDOZA the other day. Mr. Snyder was
one of the most efficient members of the
common council His insanity is said to
have been caused by worry over the adj
vance made By prohibition in the State.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
Rut That La Different.

. A London paper says: The Amerl-
can woman has no more use for a man
than to despoil him of his money"
Well agree to do the "Salome" dance
before the royal family if our London
contemporary will just name one of its
blooming countrymen who came over
here prospecting matrimonially with
enough real money to pay his laun-
Dress Philadelphia Evening Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
Baby,. weight.

A 1-year-old baby should weigh 201a
pounds.
II healthy, the gain should be just
s pounds the next year.
At the weight should be 81 pounds,
AID al IS pounds.
The normal baby will weigh Al
pounds at 5, and As pounds at the age
OF 6 years
During the next four years-up TO
1o-the weight should be 49i2, 54l3.
10 and 66is pounds.
IL baby has kept close to his aver
age the chances for continued good
health are bright.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
Co.S. ana Wtves,

The London Teacher has been look
ing into the marriage rate at Manches-
ter University. and found that of $50
women who achieved degrees only 81
have married. At Manchester the
young woman and the young man sit
side by side And onlS u of the 56'i
have mated themselves with male grad-
yates.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

Dry thoroughly IN a warm oven and
then sift wen. first separately aud then
all together, two ounces of tartaric
acid, three ounces OF bicarb0nate Of
soda, and three ounces of potato -four
OF arrowroot- Keep in WEI corked
bottle. Half a teaspoonful . a pound
Of nour Is sufficient for pastry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
hickory OIL for BOYS,

An exchange gives this as the result
Of interviewing thirty business men
and thirty loafers: The thirty busi-
men had all been logged freely by
their parents when they were boys
while out OF the thirty loafers twenty
seven had been mammals darlings"
and the other three had been raised
by their grandmothers
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

When very hot cloth is wanted
for use in sickness. do not wet the
whole cloth. Take hold OF the endSs.
one in each hand. then drop the cen
ter in boiling water. twist the cloth
quickly. and the result win be a very
hot cloth and the hands not wet
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

girl who was fond oe scribbling
stories once asked a well-known nov
elist how she could succeed. and the
novelist answered: ''Oh. when you've
written something. just imagine some
body else did it-soIne one you hate
and go for 1t without mercy. Then
set to and write it over again indeed
write it again and again, always re-
peating the ruthless criticism part Of
the program.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
WILDER MAY GET HIGH POST.
Rumor That Madison Editor VIII
Receive Important Office.

Rumor That Madison Editor VIII
Receive Important Office.
DIR. Amos T. Wilder, consul general
to Hong Kong for the last three years.
comes to Madison in June and it is ex-
pected that he win not 90 back to the
great trade port of the Orient 1t is
confidently asserted by friends of the
well-known Journalist. lecturer and for
eign representative that he will be cho-
sen by the new federal administration
to occupy far more important place in
the diplomatic or consular service. DIR.
Wilder is Yale man and d classmate of
President Taft. The fact gives strength
to the rumor thai ne will be elevated to
an exalted post in the service abroad for
Uncle Sam.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
Two women ON University Board.

Women scored again in the Legis-
lature the other morning when tile
Hambrecht bill to place women on thu
University of Wisconsin Board of Re
gents was passed. Recently Mr. Ham
brecht put through his bill putting
women students on an equal footing
with men. II is understood that the
bill giving women two places instead
Of one on the Board of Regents will
pass the Senate without hitch, as joint
hearings have been heard on the meas
ure.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

Charles Crouch. comedian aud fBns-
bier with the Quaker Medicine Company.
eoBmitted suicide IN Ellsworth az 4
o'elocis on recent morning. IL drank
two ounces Of carboiic acid which be 80
cured by forging doctors name Al 10
cal drug store. Ills home j. II Rock
Island IN
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
SALOONS WILL HEED WARNING.
Kaukauna Dealers May Close Every
Night at IL O'clock.

Aaukauna DehieFs Why CAOse Every
Night at IL O'clock.
The saloons in kaukauna may soon be-
gin closing every evening at II. Vicar
General r. j. Lochnan and rather Stein
brecher of ST. Mary's Church joined in a
petition to Mayor Martin to close all sa-
looms at IL o'clock. to enforce the Sunday
closing ordinance until p. m, not TO
allow minors, children or women TO buy
cans" of beer, and to remove screens.
All Rhinelander saloons will be closed
promptly hereafter at | a. m. Sundays
remaining closed until II o'clock noon.
This is the result of an agreement be-
tween the saloon men comprising the
members of Local Al, Wisconsin Liquor
Dealers Protective Association, with the
approval of Mayor Audrie
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
No More Children.

DR.. Walter F. Wilcox. head OF the
department Of statistics at Cornell
University. says that in the last fifty
years there has been decrease of
about thirty a year in the proportion
of children to every thousand women.
and If this rate is TO continue for a
century and half more there viii be
no children left
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
Gothenburg BIN Appears Again.

r GOthenburg Bill Appears Again.
An ancient acquaintance of Wiscon-
sin legislators, the famous Gothenburg
liquor bill, made its bow the other af.
ternoon. The 1909 debut was made
with Herman l.. Ekern as sponsor and
Charles A. A. MCGEE, representing the
liquor dealers rs chief Objector to the
intrusion of the biennial debutante of
Swedish extraction. The hearing ON
the Gothenburg bill, which is designed
to create radical changes in the con
duct of the liquor traffic. was held he.
fore the Senate committee on State af-
fairs. The bill this year was intro
duced by Senator Stout at the request
of Mr.. Elkern, its author. The latter
was on hand to speak for the measure
and large audience was on hand to
hear the scrap" that was widely adj
vertised. Mr.. Niece was on hand TO
oppose the bill and at times the fight
assumed serious appearance, Mr..
McGee's voice rising loud in protest
over Mr.. Ekern's utterances.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
Mhatn rubercule =.

1t is the ever present seourge Of
the human race. 1t is called consump-
ton when the lungs are affected,
Taken ia all its forms, IL is the cause
OF one seventh OF all deaths. The
germs Of the disease are most often
carried In the sputum Of a consump-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
seven Head OF Cattle Condemned.

seven hear of cattle afflicted with tuber
culosis on the farm of o. Larson near
Stanley One animal vas slaughtered to
be used in demonstration to 200 Chip
pewa aud Clark County farmers showing
the effects OF the disease. The other six
animals were shipped to Madison for
slaughter
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

ton Moreover, those thus athletes
who persistently employ the right
method recover, unless they are in ths
advanced stages of this dread disease.
A few simple exercises employed every
morning on rising before an open win
dow or In a well-ventilated room VIII
have marked effect. Try this for a
week at least and note the results.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

The case against Elmer f. Ellsworth.
who is charged with obtaining money un-
der false pretenses from Mrs. Kate Ken
nedy. was started in Cireuit Court in
Jan. svilIe. by the drawing Of a jury.
The case promises to be one of the most
sensational ever heard in GAINESVILLE
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

OF white lace, a ruffiing of which APP
pears at the elbow. The embroidery
which encircles the corsage and bor-
ders the tunic-like overskirt is of pale
blue and silver. The hat for this cos
tune is of dull blue panne velvet, with
marabout to match and a pale gray
aigrette caught with a huge white
stone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
StarveS Himself 10 Death.

John Burger. aged ~ years. for two
weeks has been practically starving him
self to death by refusing all food. deciar-
ing be wanted TO die. lie passed aGS.
in Beloit. Burger came 10 this country
in 1856 from Germany.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

The residence of Charles Keeder.
prominent Janesville attorney. was struck
by lightning during an electrical storm
and was badly demolished. Mr.. Reeder.
his daughter and his mother-in-law were
affected by the shock
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

john Stave. 4 resident of the town Of
Scott committed suicide by hanging him
self in his fathers sss5ss. Domestic trou
Bile was the cause. His age mas 40 years
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
.ttackx wffes KIN. HIMSELF.

Au=us Wirk. an aged German farm
CT. committed suicide with cs-bolie acid
in JaneSeille. after attempting to nuT-
dsz his wife Sac will I've.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
Camera Lens causes Fire.

A snall FIRE in the Photograph gallery
Of Peter Skogen in Rio was caused. az
.eording 10 the owner. by the sun shining
on the lens of his large camera.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

Algy-Mvrtle. what are your objec-
lions 10 marrying mes
Myrtle have only one objection.
Algy. I'd have to live with you
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

Walter Smith. Hnemch for the Hons
Telephone Company. fell from the TOP
of a fovty-foet pole in Ashland. and was
Instantly. Killed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

II is now generally conceded thar
people who breathe deeply and so use
their lungs to the fullest capacity sci
dom become the victims OF consump
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

Pass Nor-Pnrfisnn Election Measure.
were brought ne;lrer a possibility by
the Senate when it passed the Boden-
stab bill with this object This is
one of the bills drafted by the Mil
waukee charter convention and intro
duced by Mr. Bodenstab.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

Mrs. Sallie Moon. resident 81 Eau
Claire Eor over hffy years a.d 4 widow
q Deios Il. Moon. died The cSiser night
al the AZ Of - years. Sac leaves three
sons and two daughters
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

This stunning frock is adapted frouh
the Directoire modes, with the high
wasted skirt OF the Empire and the
tichu-like drapery of another time
charming merged into one. 1t Is of
pale blue satin, yelled with gray chif-
fon. The upper part of the bodice
and the sleeves under the chiffon are
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
HUNTER rs NEAR CITY.
Police Make Vigorous Search, but
Fail TO Locate Escaped Negro.
Ered Hunter the insane negro murder

Fred Hunter, the insane negro murder
er who escaped from the Northern hos
pital at Oshkosh, is thought to be in hid
ing some place between Fond db Lac and
North Fond du Lac. Hunter was seen
al Van Dyne about II o'clock the other
night. and at 4 80 o'clock in the morn
ing Northwestern call boy saw the ne
gro crossing the fields near North Fond
du Lac. The police made a vigorous
search for the negro but were unable to
find his hiding place. The search will be
renewed. When he was seen Hunter
was carrying a large blanket under his
arm
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

The pike are running up TIE Fcx RlF-
er n larse anmaezs for the spewninE sea-
son and Oshkosh fishermen zr~ ha1inS )
Eoranza long the rivez f.oat.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
Reducing Your weight.

The following familiar table Of
heights and weights may be lowered
with advantage fully five to ten
pounds in every instance in the
weight of women:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

The bodies of X. II. Thompson and
Philip Rogner. both missing for six
weeks. we're found in the river at James
vile
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04

Whether the unknown woman be
married or unmarried. she should b.
ADDRESSED Dear Asasam.y