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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27

euler germs. Prior to the civil war
the death rate from the disease
among negroes was less than
among whites proportionately Since
the war it has steadily increased
among the whites and enormously in
creased among the colored people.
Before the war the negro was the
property of the slave holder-now he
is not-and the laXity in the welfare
of the black man by the white folks
has been responsible for the increase
of the disease.
One chart shows that those engaged
in indoor ayocationS are much more
susceptible to the disease than those
employed outdoors. In our own trade,
that of printer, it is shown that forty
per cent of one thousand die of con-
sumption in single year. In country
printing offices where there is more
light and ventilation than in the
large city Offices the death rate is not
SO large.
A number of charts show pictures
of sanitoriums for consumptives in
different portions of the state and
United States-their different depart
ments and modes of handling patients.
In these pictures the outdoor or fresh
air treatment, which has proved SO
beneficial in its curative powers, is
exemplitied.
Models are shown of porch arrange
ment, sleeping shacks, tents, etc,
where patients can live night and day
and breathe the fresh air. Models
are also shown of ideal homes for
consumptiyes,
Charts also show the things which
make consumption a communicable
disease. One of these bearing the
| legend, mo spit, nc consumption,
| illustrates how the disease is trans
mitted TO healthy persons, by an in
fected person splitting on the floor OF
| in public places. The germs may be
carried by flies, or they may be trans
mitted through the air one breatheS.
/ after the sputum has become dried
and reduced to particles. House dust
| is also another breeder of the disease.
A picture of q germ of tuberculosis,
magnitied 1000 times is shown.
| 1t is shown that consumption Is
mainly a house disease, contracted
and spread in houses. As an instance.
the picture of one house is given
wherein lived half dozen different
| families. following one another, and
II
in each family deaths occurred from
the disease.
A health ordinance, and after death
quarantine notice and another pro
hibiting splitting on sidewalks, IN
force III different cities is shown.
Pictures of parks, driveways, play
grounds and other breathing spots,
under the control of the association
are shown.
Pictures are also shown of the forest
reserve section of the state, which II
is expected viii some day influence
the health of the people of the state.
Considerable pace is devoted tC
I tuberculosis in cattle which is OF in
I tereSt.
In showing that tuberculosis is 3
+, durable disease, importance is put
upon the fact that medicine or changs
of climate are not needed, but good
doctor, sunshine and outdoor life,
/ good food, rest and patience
One chart tells the story of Doc
tor Trudeau going up into the Ad
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27

One by one the early pioneers of
Central Wisconsin answer the last
roll call and pass to the great beyond
after a long, useful and eventful life
amid the surroundings that were SO
dear to them, and ever will their
memory remain fresh in the minds of
the later generations who knew them
in all the yigor of the midday of life.
The last to answer the great call was
Mrs. Robert Freeman, of the town of
Emmett, who passed peacefully away
at the age OF eighty years and eleven
months at an early hour Wednesday
morning. Mrs. Freeman had been in
failing health for several years past,
and short time ago was taken with
a siege of pneumonia which developed
into dropsy, and this, superinduced
by old age, resulted in her death. Her
husband and four children survive
her. They are: Margaret Ann Bowes,
VIM. Freeman, Mary Jane Dillon and
Ellen Warner, all of the town of
Emmett.
Helen (McShara) Freeman was born
in county Cayene, Ireland, August l.,
1928, and came to this country with
the Freeman family. Mr.. Freeman's
father and aunt landed in New York
on July l5, 1850. From there they
came directly to Wisconsin, stopping
for short time at Milwaukee, and it
was here that she was married to Mr.
Freeman in August of the same year,
1850. From Milwaukee the Freeman
family went to Green county and set
tied near small place called Belle
vile. Not being satisfied with condi-
tions in that locality, Mr.. Freeman
started out to seek permanent loca-
tion where conditions would be more
to his liking, and after visiting sew
eral localities decided on Marathon
county, coming here to Mosinee, then
Little Bull, October, 1851. He was
Joined here by his wife and oldest
daughter, Margaret Ann, who was
born during their residence in Green
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman lived
in the village of Mosinee until the
year 1861, when they moved out to the
homestead in the town of Emmett,
where they have since resided.
Mrs. Freeman was descended from
rugged Irish stock and was eminently
fitted for the hardy pioneers life that
awaited her in the wilds of Central
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS
EXHIBIT,
The People of Wausau Are Aroused in
the Fight Against Consumption.

The Wisconsin Anti-TuberculoSis
associations exhibit arrived here on
Monday of last week and was opened
to the public on Tuesday evening, in
the building lately occupied by the
several thousand people visited the
store, looked over the exhibit and
listened to the lectures. The exhibit
consisted mainly of charts, illustrat-
ing many things relative to the dis
ease, tuberculosis, also sections of
human organs in diseased condition,
preserved in alcohol. Each afternoon
and evening lectures were given by
those in charge and also by men
associated with the association and
by local physicians.
The charts illustrated many fea-
lures of the disease, of combating it,
of its spread, distribution, etc.
-Four of these illustrated "The Cap
tain of Death" as named by John
Bunyan- consumption showing the
inroadS made on the human race.
Another chart presented statistics
showing the casualties of the great
civil war, one of the bloodieSt of mod
ern times, as compared with the death
iatC 1AOAh III u AAhC mum
Der of years.
Milwaukee is compared with other
large cities, showing the death rate
to be about 400 annually from tuber-
culoSiS, very low rate One chart
shows 2 map of the city, with the dis
trlbution of cases in each block
marked
To show that the disease is no re
/ SnAPfnF of n liSf nf ~
some of the foremost and gifted peo-
pie of the world is given, who have
been victims of the disease.
A map of Wisconsin with dots
representing the number of cases anC
the locality, reported in single year
shows that the greatest number oi
deaths occur in the cities, but that
| the farming localities are not free
/ from the disease.
One chart shows that tuberculosis
is not only the greatest single cause
i of death, but claims its greatest
number of victims among Young men
and women when their greatest period
| of usefulness is before them. One
| half of those who die between tn,
ages of twenty and forty years die Of
consumption.
That pneamo,@ is 4 disease par
ticularly of baoleS and the ''natura
end of old men. and that tuberculoSi.
is disease of the young adult j:
exemplifed.
That racial characteristics anC
habits have a marked influence on tn,
death rate from this disease is showI
by pictures of three races who inhabil
this continent and figures Showing
the death rate per l 200 of each. Thi:
illustrates that the Indian. under hi:
present mode of living, is the mos
susceptible To the disease. The negrt
follows and then the white man. Fo
many long years after the white
lsettled ON this continent = case o
tuberculosis was unknown among th'
Indians. They lived in the open air
(which is the greatest enemy of tuber
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27

Wisconsin. But few persons who have
from time TO time made their home
in Marathon county were more highly
esteemed than was Mrs. Freeman.
Strong and robust of constitution, and
endowed by nature with loving heart
and benevolent disposition, she met
and overcome the hardshipS of her
pioneer days with a womanly forti-
tude that is found in but few people.
The early days of her life in Marathon
county were spent in more or less
isolation. Neighbors were few and
far between, and it became the duty
of the strong TO administer to and
care for the weak. In times of sick
ness doctors were not always to be
had, and simple home remedies ad-
ministered by the women of the set
tlement were in many cases the only
resource. These were the times that
tried the true metal of the pioneer
women, and established their true
value TO their neighbors. There are
no doubt today many men and women
in the Irish settlement that owe their
earthly existence to the patient and
skillful nursing during their infancy
by Mrs. Freeman, who we are told
was the administering angel in times
of sickness and want to the entire
settlement.
Living for so many years as she did
in the heart of a community that had
grown up around her, she was known
and loved and respected by everyone
in this section of the county, and her
demise, although coming at the ripe
age of four score years, has cast a
gloom over the entire community in
which she was for SO long prominent
and leading spirit. The funeral
services were held this forenoon from
ST. Patrick's Catholic church at
Halder, of which institution deceased
had been a devout member ever since
it's organization. Rev. Father Dick
oph, of Medford, former resident
priest and an intimate friend of the
deceased officiated. The pail bearers
were Messrs John, Joseph, VIM. Felix,
Thomas and Leo Mcguire. The
obsequies were largely attended, not
only by those from her home COM
munity, but by people from this city,
Edgar, Wausau and other points
Mosinee Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
SATURDAY, APRIL II. 1865.

Miss Aurora Engel announces an
unusual large stock OF fine millinery
goods
1t is reported j. E. Armstrong has
disposed of his interests at Pine river
mills and will make Wausau his
nome. We hope the report is correct.
AcCIDENT-Keyi Fleming, one of
the old residents of Marathon county,
while on a log roll above Jenny on
Monday last, got severely bruised in
the hips BY the logs breaking loose
and rolling over him. 1t was a won
der that he was not instantly killed.
he was brought to town Wednesday
and is at Forest House doing well.
tLeyi is still a resident of Wausau and
enjoys the distinction of being its
oldest inhabitant. He carries his SO
Years very gracefully, notwithstand-
ing the fact that his life has been a
Very strenuous one in the pinery.l
A concert given by Prof. Leland at
Forest hall was largely attended. Sew
eral duets, solos, choruSes, etc, were
finely executed and one piece, COM
posed for the occasion by the Prof.
and sung by Master Winnie Wylie,
'e"o q SOOA ukOiA Jul NAOALCho iOi
permitting our cemetery to remain in
the highway. Johnny Schmoker'
was sung in character by about twen-
ty boys, and the way in which they
handled their pipes, showed that it
would take but little training to make
good ''Schmokers'' out of them.
Gin this issue Herman Miller gave
notice that he had sold his store to
Otto Siegrist. Mr.. Siegrist for num-
ber of years thereafter was very
prominent merchant of Wausau. Ed J
SATURDAY, APRIL Is, 1868.
Eli r. Chase has resigned the Office
of postmaster of the village and R. f..
Parcher has been appointed in his
stead. The office has consequently
been removed to Parcher's store on
Main street.
q ACCIDENT e. Stoddard, ESQ.,,
an old resident of Wausau, while at
work on Saturday last preparing
'hardwoods'' for rafting, was struck
in the eye with chip, severely injur-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27


On Thursday last, Ben, Mac and
Frank Alexander, sons of Walter,
Taylor and Hugh Alexander departed
for Chicago in the Walter Alexander
Pierce Arrow automobile, with John
Shore as chauffeur. On reaching Chi
cago, they were joined by Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Alexander, who went
down from Wausau several days
previously. From there they went TO
various points of interest and event
ually landed at Bloomington, Ill,
where they are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter d. Alexander. They will be
absent from the city about two weeks.
VIM. +. Leitz and Miss Marie Goe-
bel both of the city, were married
Wednesday evening, Rev. 4. G. Grauer
officiating
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
Proper Treatment for DYsentery and
DiarrhOea.

The great mortality from dysentery
and diarrhoe is due TO a lack OF proper
treatment at the first stages OF the
disease. Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy is a reliable
and effectual medicine, and when
given in reasonable time viii prevent
any dangerous consequences IL mas
been in use for many years ana mas
always met with unvarying success
E or sale by W. W. AlbeTs-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

For the small sum of one dollar a
savings account can be opened at the
National German Ameri IAN bank, and
thereafter any deposit can be made at
any time TO entirely suit the con-
yenience of the customer.
Three per cent interest is paid and
IS compounded every six months.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27

The ground cleared was planted to
potatoes and vegetables, and the
smoke from his burning log piles was
as an incense pleading for bountiful
crops. In this way his farm grew
from year to year until those same
farmers retired in old age with nice
bank account and legacy to their
children.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
A Night Riders Raid.

The worst night riders are calomel,
1oton oil or aloes pills. They raid
your bed TO rob you of rest. Not 50
with DIR. Kings New Life Pills. They
never distress or inconvenience, but
always cleanse the system, curing
Colds, Headache, Constipation, Nal
aria, 25c. at w. w. AIbers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
Low Rates East.
Via the North Western Line.

Excursion tickets 10 New York CITY,
Boston. Toronto, Montreal. Quebec,
Niagara Falls, Atlantic City. Inc
best of everything enroute. For 1ull
particulars, apply to any ticket agent,
The North Western Line.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-14
Money
a Revealer
of
Character
By Rev. William Gardam,
Detroit.

There never time when the mission business money
ea engaged the world largely as There
meant much and when revealed
may know individual city, nation by the spirit
governs acquisition and the of money One gets the
ruling characteristics of people through the study of how they fill and
empty their purse.
The world is the Americans undoubtedly No citizen to-day has
kingdom of opportunity the Amer
workngman He has all abund His patrmony
the finer Of
thrift and for it born of Purnim And he is
rigid economist because the stress and strain Of life
him to it. He breads poverty and paupm the plague
has theory that to be to be mpront and incompetent
BOTH 1t is not because he much and gifted than his
European brother but he has much inheritance
choice of pursuits denied to the crowded and hard pressed wongman
Europe He dresses BETTER lives BETTER looks ahead with hope
confidence Family easily handled by him and he good
good pend Of he has his problems
and monopoc interests he has his battles both
battles yet be- but if he does hold his
the blame to conditions the nvabt of fe for the power
really In his hands, And interesting study will be note
how he his interests and conducts the his
and his kingdom the coming American economic world
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-14

THE northern end of the state
must have representation and from
now on should make it a point to
harp on the subject until it gets
its just dues. The Mortified
News has been particularly bitter
against giving northern Minnesota
anything but taxation and this in
view of the fact that about half of
Our people are without represent
alton. In this the News is assisted
by several me-too" newspapers
in the southern end. To show the
glazing injustice of the apportion-
ment as it now exists, it is only
necessary to take Rice county, the
Mortified News own county. Rice
county has senator and two repre-
sentatives for 26, PAT people. This
Eighth district with Chisago, Cass
and Sherburne counties added for
good measure, with population of
250,90S has six senators and four
teen representatives. Based upon
the representation of Rice county,
the Eighth district with three coun-
ties named, would have nine SEN
ators instead of six and nineteen
representatives instead of fourteen.
This is certainly taxation without
representation. This system of
representation is the means by
which the southern end of the state
would shift the burden of taxation
from their own shoulders to the
northern country and this in view
of the fact that St. Louis county
alone already pays 67.5 of the
whole taxes of the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-14

A FERTILE, MINI, man sent in
one to the News Tribune as follows:
An old farmer who is fairly
we'll off in this worlds goods, has
large number of cows and as his
cream checks are of a good size
each month he dislikes to reduce
them by hiring extra help so me
and me wife do the milking One
day the wife was too sick to leave
the house to milk the cows, but the
farmer, after considering the ques-
ton for a while, hit upon a solu-
ton. He carried his wife to the
cow lot and held her while she did
the milking"
The Fertile man omitted to men
ton that this fellow later was elect
ed to the legislature and that at a
caucus of a bunch of his fellow
members at the Bethel, where they
boarded, he was chosen chairman
as fitting recognition of his ability
and it was then and there deemed
the sense of the gathering that a
tonnage tax on St. Louis county
mines would be the proper caper.
The chairman after removing his
Rears- Sawbuck store teeth, to save
wear and tear, broke forth in words
of wisdom as follows: Eff Hanna
pen, Ramsey, en- SAINT Lois Coonty
pay vot taxes dey shood, mae
Coonty need not pay dam SAINT"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-14

THE Moose Lake Star reads the
Miner lesson last week and ac-
cusses us of stealing their heavy
matter. We admit that by some
manner not as yet fully clear,
credit was omitted from one item
taken from the Star but that the
other was a stock" item which
has been going the rounds of the
press for some time and which
under newspaper rules was public
property. 1t always pleases us to
have some one use our productions
as it shows Our efforts are apprec-
lated, but some men are constituted
on different lines and the Star man
is rather touchy on the subject.
No harm was meant, brother, and
we feel that it will not happen again.
In Our twenty-three years of ex-
perience in the newspaper business
we found that a good rule is to
boost and not knock" and after
the Star man has cut his eye teeth
in the realms of liberal nothern
Minnesota journalism he will also
come to this method of thinking.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-14
NO T ICE!

All persons are hereby notified
that the city scavenger will COM
mence work as soon as possible,
depending on weather conditions.
Every owner, tenant, lessee, and
occupant of any and every building,
from which garbage can be col
lected, especially hotels, restau-
rants, boarding houses, tenement
houses, dwelling houses, public
institutions, market houses, fruit
and vegetable stores, commission
houses, grocery stores and saloons,
should forthwith provide a suitable
stand in the alley or other conven-
lent place, on which they should
place sufficient covered barrels,
tubs, kegs, or cans, for receiving
and holding without leakage and
without being filled within four
inches of the top thereof, all rub
Dish, refuse, garbage, and liquid
substances of whatever kind that
may accumulate from said building
or place of business, so that the
city scavenger in his rounds may
conveniently collect said rubbish,
refuse, garbage and liquid SUBJ
stances of whatsoever kind and take
them to the dumping ground south
of the city.
All this should be done at once
for the cleanliness of the city and
the good of public health.
BOARD OF HEALTH,
FRED JAMES.
OLoF KNUrsoN.
O.. w. PARKER, Chr m.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-14
ApplicatiOnfOr Liquor
License

State of Minnesota,
County of ST. Louis. 90
Notice is hereby given that appli
cation has been made in wiring 10
lie city council of the city of Ely and
praying for license To Sell intoxirar
ing liquors III The lower front room of
the building situated on lot /. block
9, WhiIeside's Addition to Ely, and
10 the following named person. to- viii
JOHN SELISKAR
for the term of one year beginning
June 10th, 1909, and ending June
9Th, 1910.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said city council at the
council chambers in the city hall in
said city, county and state on Tues
day the 1st day of June, 1909.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said city this 14th day of May. 1909
IA 52l L. j. WHITE. City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-14

either to avoid controversy or to conduct it
and noise. Evasion and violence are the only expe-
dents. man must be deaf to his opponents argu-
mens he may be deaf and silent, and this is called
dignity; or he may be deaf and noisy, and this is
called 'slashing journalism" But both these things
are equally from the fighting spirit, which in
wolves interest in the enemys movements in order
to parry or to pierce them
The good conversationalist is good listener; he
is learned in the arguments of his adversary he wish
es to have every word of the speech which he is to
swer The object Of fighting is to hit not merely to
hammer. The swordsman who can only keep up
clatter with his own sword on the other sword is as
weak as he who drops his own sword and away
from the other. And most of the gladiators of OUT
press at present are of or type or the other.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-14

long as Joel Heatwole has power
enough to yield a pencil or as long
as ex-Attorney General Young is
cute enough to get some hoop
pole township" legislator to stand
for his "behind-your- back" meth
DDS, 1t is up to the northern end
of the state to get busy and educate
the southern end with view to
dispelling the ideas of the down
state granger that the entire north
ern end is one gigantic octopus
whose sole ambition is to dodge
taxes and saddle the expenses of
the state onto the undertaxed, over
roaded southern end. It is up to
the tax commission to look up the
SO counties in the state who receive
more than they pay and find out
the whyfore.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-14

AGAIN has the McC1in took Cros-
by combine shown up in the courts
in St. Louis county. A poor wom-
an from Arkansas sold her land to
the unholy bunch on false repre-
sentation for $50. The land at the
time was worth about 5000 and
is located near Chisholm and has
on it the Clark and Lenox mines.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-14
NOT ICE!


All persons are warned not to
dump any garbage, refuse, dead
animals, or nuisance whatsoever
from the City of Ely, along the
highways, streams, lakes, water
ways or any p1acewhatsoever. All
such material must be taken to the
dumping ground south of the city.
BOARD OF HEALTH,
FRED JAMES.
OLOF KNUTSON.
0. w. PARKER, Chr m.