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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
MERCHANTS MEET.

A meeting OF the Wausau Mer-
chants association was held this fore
noon TO consider a few matters. The
clerks union, at meeting held some
time ago, passed a resolution favoring
the closing of stores on Tuesday eveG-
ings. This was presented TO the mer.
chants association and the members
talked it over this morning, When II
came to vote the proposition of tie
clerks was voted down. While some
merchants favored the plan they were
Of the opinion that the demands of
the public for the accommodation of
Tuesday night opening should receive
first consideration.
The matter of observing the Fourth
was talked over and it was decided to
close stores at noon on July S, which
day will be celebrated as the 4th.
A few other matters of little interest
to the public were discussed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
SAVE THE TREES.

Municipal vandalism is still ram
pant in the city, large oak of a CEN
tury's growth, at the corner of Stew
art Ave. and Sixth street, having yes
terday been dug out by the roots by
order of the authorities, so the work
men say. A little perseverance along
this line will soon rid the city of the
last representative of the original
forest. No doubt the civic inn
proyement society can replace these
imposing memorials of natures handi-
work with imported shrubs that will
afford shade for bugs and reptiles,
and humans may find shelter under
merrywidow hats and umbrellas, but
what will become of Wausau, the
beautiful The present generation
will not live to see any worthy sue
ceSsorS of the noble trees that have
been so wantonly destroyed.
We need vigilance committee with
summary power of vengeance, not a
civic improvement committee of poul-
tice and plaster. Covering the ground
scar with lilac and sinking elder does
not heal the wounded landscape. An
ounce of preservation is worth tor
of replacement The right of unlim-
tied private spoliation ought in some
way to be mitigated. The sacrifice of
a noble tree in the interest of few
cabbage or potatoes might be stayed
by small annuity by way of compen-
sation. A fifty year old maple is an
nually worth more to the city than
the price of five bushels of potatoes.
Pardon me for abiding TO another
desperate wrong, the bill board NUS
ance. BY what authority is the pub
lies right to an unobstructed view of
the falls cut OF by peerless Tobac-
co" sign p The most striking view
of the falls from the street is obliter-
ated by that hideous sign and some
Others equally ridiculous. Mans God
given right to pure air on the streets,
as elsewhere, was long ago wiped out
by the callous Selfshness of the smok-
er. Must his right to sight of natures
beauty be also destroyed by the stingy
purveyor of smoke weed who is too
stingy to pay for legitimate advertis-
ing? Respectfully,
O. E. WELLS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
ASKING FOR A BRANCH ROAD.

A. L. Kreutzer and a number OF
business men from Marathon, Medford
and Athens, were in Milwaukee
Wednesday, to consult with certain
leading officials of the c. & n. w. Ry.
Co., with reference to having the
Co.'S railroad extended from Mara
thon to Medford by the way of
Athens. They, presented facts to
the officials concerning the shipments.
from the Athens district which fairly
aStounded them and there are very
good prospects of the road being ex-
tended as marked out. The branch
will be of vast Importance to Wausau
TO say nothing of Marathon, Athens.
and Medford. 1t win give the people
of Wausau and in fact this whole
section clear to Marathon, chance to
reach the points mentioned in short
time and TO do business and return
the same day. 1t would &C
through the richest part OF our
county The branch should be built
by all means.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
LOSS $4,000.

Fire destroyed about 10000 feet OF
hemlock and pine logs belonging to
Louis Schroeder in the town OF Easton
last week. Mr. Schroeder had several
rollways of logs decked which he was
going to have sawed, having hired a
portable mill to do the work. Last
Monday the fire started from sparks
from the engine, and although about
Is people responded to the fire caH,
they were unable to quench the flames
until o'clock Tuesday morning; they
however prevented the Ire from
spreading to the other roliways which
was hard TO do as the rollway which
was burning was between two others.
The loss to Mr.. Schroeder is about
g. 900 not covered by insurance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following were licensed TO wed,
by the county clerk, the past week;
Angus Z. Mcmillan, Colby, TO Bar
bara c. Schwartz, town of Ployer.
Frank J. Fisher, town Of Holton, to
Ella H. Adrian, town Of Hull.
Albert Larsen, town of Easton, TO
Alma Nelson, town of PloyeT.
Daniel Sullivan, Mosinee, to Emma
JAM, Dancy.
Ferdinand Knaack, to Ida Podratz,
both Of Mcmillan.
Geo. ID. Hanson, to Celia A. Buffers,
both of Spencer
Frank Lemke, Pine River, TO Anna
Belize. town Of Maine
VIM. Damrow, to Helen Hahn, both
Of city.
Albert Loering, Athens, to Anna
Johlke, town OF HaEsey.
Emil Garske, to Clara Knuf, both OF
Athens.
Louis Schmid, to Anna K4slk, both
Of city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.
F. L. HUDSON, ESQ.
Wausau, Wis.

The building of the Junkerman
garage on Third street is we'll under
way.
l.. A. Pradt received a car load of
his household goods from Washington,
ID. c., on Wednesday.
For SALE-A fine coal stove, cost
$500. Will be sold for $500 if taken
at once. Apply to VIM. Wilson.
Dr. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, Wednesday, June 30.
Callies' paris green is the death
warrant for potato bugs. 1t gets
them every time and gets all of them.
The brick building Tony Marks is
erecting on Third street for a barber
shop is bGilt up to the top of the first
story.
The outing and entertainment given
by the Amigo Knights of Columbus
last Wednesday, was largely attended
by Wausau Knights.
Houses painted in summer with
Callies' paints wear longer and look
brighter. Pure linseed oil and white
lead make the best paint.
Huffman & Brach guarantee all
their repair work on shoes and rub
bers to be first class. Corner Clark
street and Third Ave. If
A decree of divorce was issued in
court Friday to H. j. Knight of the
town of Brighton, who sought TO be
separated from his wife.Ida.
Many parties have picniced at the
Eau Claire villa and at Rothschilds
during the past few days owing TO the
very warm and perfect weather.
The sociable given to the Sunday
school of the Uniyersalist church by
A. l.. Kreutzer, Supt., at the church,
on Saturday was largely attended and
very enjoyable.
Why don't girls ear Nhiskers?
Because. Why do the majority of
paint buyers purchase of G. G. Pier2
Same reason. He has paint for
every use. Store 204 Scott ST., phone
l426.
A crew of men is at work making a
change in the city's wiring in front
of the court house for the fire alarm
system. The poles will be removed
and the wires run into the boxes
through another arrangement.
Mrs. b. f. Wilson and daughters
Misses Marion and Florence, departed
yesterday for Portland, Oregon. They
were accompanied by ChaIeS Gilbert,
Jr., who will go to Seattle to visit.
Mrs. Wilson win be joined by Mr..
Wilson little later in the season
and they will visit the Alaska ukon-
Pacific exposition and travel in the
west.
Do you want shingleSG If you do
call and look over our large aSsort-
ment and get prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury.

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derGnge the whole > ,
TEN when entering II through ths niocutls
sarfzces- such articles should never - 49,
rxsaI,t a., .sY,s.-riptions frun repstaisse pSy
SiciaIlS- as the damage they viii i ten to3u
To the good you can possibly derive from t.seil'
Halls Caf2Frh Cure. manufactured ID r =
Cheney & Co Toledo o. contains no Hlef
curry and i taken Internally acting oAressiiS
upon the blood and mncOlss sarI Aces OF tsie
System In buying Halls CAfArFn Cure -
sars xsu get the genuine IL Is taken inter
uaIIy ana made In TOlH-1o. Ohio % = j.
Cheney s. Co Testimonials free
sold by DRUGGISTS Price &C per oottte-
Take Halls + amtiF Pills for constipation
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
WENT UF TO DUDLEY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Alexander,
and guests Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ID.
Alexander of Bloomington. H., Miss
Minnie Smith and Jud Alexander, in
the Alexander automobile and Mr.
and Mrs. Lamar Sexsmith, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. Edmonds, Miss Florence
C.csby, and George Sexmith, in the
Sexmith automobile, went TO Dudley
Saturday afternoon and partook of q
dinner at that popular summer
resort, returning to Wausau in the
evening.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
NEARLY LOST HIS SIGHT.

Ingwald Nelson, c. G. Yawkey's
chauffeur met with an accident last
Friday which nearly cost him his eye
sight. He was about 10 use some
srlphuric acid and when he opened
the bottle the acid was forced up into
his eyes. The coachman had the
water turned on and was using the
hose and Mr.. Nelson rushed TO him
and told him TO turn the water into
his eyes, which he did The doctor,
who was afterwards called, said that,
the prompt action in thus forcing the
acid from Mr. Nelson's eyes, saved
his eve sight.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
TROUT FISHING.

VIM. Wilson, John komers and
Emil Braatz viii depart tomorrow
morning for Oconto Falls, where they
will meet Carl w. Carlson, who was
formerly resident of Wausau. in the
employ of the Z. 5. mail department,
but who is now with the Oconto Falls
Paper Mills company. and from there
all win 90 trout fishing on the Oconto
river.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
FLOWER DAY.

Friday, June 18th, is Women's
Christian Temperance Union flower
day. On that day the committee Of
the society will meet in the Presby-
terrain church at 3 p. m. and will
gladly receive any flowers that may
be brought in. Conveyances will be
on hand and the flowers will be dis
tributed to the sick and shut-ins of
our city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
AUTOMOBILE TRIP

Donald Murray, Mr.. End Mrs. New,
man Bells and Mr.. and Mrs. Clearance
Goodwillie departed on an automobile
trip TO Madison and other cities in
southern Wisconsin, last Friday. The
trip is being made in the Murray
automobile. They are expected TO
return today.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
OFF FOR MILWAUKEE,.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kickbusch and
son, August, will depart tomorrow
morning for Milwaukee in their auto
mobile. In that city they win meet
Miss Nina Kickbusch and Miss Helen
Gebhardt, who are on their way from
Houghton, Mich. They will all make
short tour of the southern part Of
Wisconsin and then return TO Wau
san
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
IN THE FIRST NATIONAL.

John Lull who is an expert and able
bookkeeper has accepted position
in the First National bank in this
city. Mr.. Lull has wide acquaint-
ance in this and adjoining counties.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
LEFT FOR SEATTLE.

This morning, over the G. & n. W.
road, Mrs. Hugo Peters, Mrs. c. 5.
Cone, Erwin Peters, Sylvia Peters and
Elmer Merklein, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
John Merklein, departed for the state
of Washington where they will visit
with relatives and take in the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition. They will
be absent about five weeks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
DUNCAN HAS OFFICE ROOMS.

NJ. II. Duncan now has off1ces over
Halder's plumbing shop, 3O3 Washing
ton street. where he viii conduct the
business of the Marathon County
Agricultural society's until after the
fair
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22

Hi, therel Speaking of the very
best horse shoeing--we don't do any
other kind. We're the experts and
the price is always right. Come and
see us. Nj. j. KAVANAUGH.
ml5-tf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22

WANTED-l00 men to peel bark by
the cord, or month, at Glandon, Wis.
BARKER & STEWART
LUMBER Co.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
FACULTY,

o. f. Wells, Rosalia Bohrer, Ellen b. Mcdonald
TRAINING SCHOOL BOARD.
A. L. Kreutzer II. j. blanchard. w j. Farrell
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
AN ITEM OF INTEREST

About SIX months ago suggested to the readers
of the Pmor that the month of December and the
early part of January would be good time to start
Savings Account with The First National Bank OF
WauSau A goody number followed our advice, and
are looking forward with great deal pleasure OF
the neat little increase their money in the bank shall
receive in the way of interest dividend as were
on their capital
We make this same suggestion again to those of the
Pmor readers who yet have no Savings Account or
money on deposit in the bank. Start your account
within the next few weeks and be ready receive SIX
months interest on the last of December next Pre-
pare now for your Xmas surprise.
First National Bank, WauSau
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22

Christiana Hudtloff Lulu SeidleF Mary
Freeman, Rose Egdahl
cbou,s The Lark r...- o,,
10 sweet and Low " aiiiiis A7eiiO0i
Presentation of Diplomas Hon. A. L. kreutzer
Glass Motto-"The World Marks Their Places
in its Betting Book" Oliver Wendell Holmes
Glass poet-Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Glass fioweF-The white rose
Glass colors-LaXendar and white.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
Tenth Annual Commencement Exer-
cises Of the Marathon County
Training School for Teachers.


The tenth animal commencement
exercises of the Marathon County
Training School for Teachers will
take place in the high school auditor
ium, on Wednesday evening, June
Both. Thexe will be no charge for adj
mission and the public is invited to
be present, including pupils above the
It'll grade Small children are not
wanted.
The alumni entertainment and ban
quet will be held in the training school
building, on Thursday evening, July
18th. The Alumni dance will be held
at Castle hall, Friday evening, July
I'd.
The following is the program of the
graduating exercises to be held at the
high school auditorium on Wednesday
evening, June Both;
Instrumental solo .-..... Eleanor Yonker
Invocation. Rev. q. q. Crippen
Grafton Universal Peace. Grace Peterson
Class Exercise .................L ottie Wienkauf
Neoma Foubare Hattie Munkwitz. Martha
Hudtloff Mary Freeman Laura Hueb-
ner, Florence knudSon.
7CAlcttc-
Gertrude knrtZweil, Anna Holt, Lucy
Brown. Lydia Strege, Mary Able
Erna Ehmke
ESSay-Our Glass Poet. ........ Matte Peterson
Oliver Wendell Homes.
The Dance of the Demons
IA .......... EStelle Wartm an, Matte Peterson
Class play-"The Girls of l776''
Madam Evelyn May fields Erna Edwards
Amanda and Helen May fields, ............
1900. Emma Plateau, Louise Guenther
Barbara Steele, bitter sweet Josie Yoshmik
Dolly Dafrah .....................Iy Iva De Witte
Grandmere" ayheldS .... .... l. Susan Dale
Honora Drake...................L Lillian Taicher
Anne Van Dresser. ........... Ludia Zamzow
Jacqueline V al Cartier. .......... Pearl Hughes
BetSey Ross ..................-...Lau Laura Hobart
Guests. Violet Rammel, Sigma Johnson
SLAVES.
Troubles .................. ...... Ina L. Anglois
Chloe ..............O ressa Mac Cormick
DaSsy ......................... Ida Runke
MinerYa Lulu Bentz
Glass Prophecy. So.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-05-06
"Three-Notch Roads,"

In the southern part of Missouri, where
the timber grows, and in northern Arizona,
'"three-notch roads" are numerous, says
a writer in the Kansas City Star. A three
notch road is public highway as distin-
guished from road leading to sawmill,
a church, schoolhouSe, or back in the
woods to farmhouse. A three-notch
road is sure to Ego somewhere" If you
travel far enough along it, you will reach
town some time.
The origin of this peculiar designation
is interesting. II seems that George Ill
required all the public roads to be marked
with his name. In England and its col
onies- public roads have so long been
known as the kings highway that no one
can tell when the custom started. When
King George desired his name TO be post
ed at convenient points on the highways
in America, the people, not being partic-
ularly proud of that duty, adopted the
policy of cutting three notches on trees
along the road, and emitting more speci-
fic reference to King George.
After the Revolution the name was left
out universally, but the three notcheS
proved useful as a means of marking pub
lie roads. II is said that the Virginia col
onists carried this system to Tennessee,
! Kentucky and Indiana, and that their chill
dren took it to Missouri.
At first there were no counties in Mis-
souri,, and later, when there were coun-
ties, the state realized that if the matter
were left to the counties there would be
little road building SO the state con-
structed the roads, and marked them with
three notches. Subsequently, when the
counties began to make roads, they were
designated in the timber country with two
notches.
Before and during the Civil War this
distinction was preserved, and three
notch roads were always through roads,
leading from one town OF some impor-
tance to another. Two-notch roads were
less important highways, and roads moi
notched at all were either railroads or
plank roads.
A railroad was road leading to some
camp where men were splitting rails,
while plank road led to sawmiil.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-05-06
Picking Out Twins.

The benevolent old gentleman stopped
at the sight of the two similar looking in
fants in the baby carriage and said in a
pleasant voice to the girl in attendance:
"Ahl TwinS?"
eyes, sir" replied the girl; "both
boys"
''So?" said the old gentleman. "How
do you tell them apart? Which is which?"
"This one," said the nurse, pointing,
"is this, and that one is that"
Dear me-" said the old gentleman,
chow very interesting! But" he added,
indicating the second one, might notthiS
one be this also? p
at might" said the girl after short
pause; "then, of course, thai one would
be that"
"Well, then" said the old gentleman,
chow do you manage to separate them?"
"We seldom do, but when we want TO
we put one in one room and the other in
another"
"Do you, indeed Which do you put
in one room ?"
Sometimes this one and sometimes
that"
"How do you know which one you are
putting in which room?"
"We look and see which is in the other
room and then we know the other is in
the which room.
every good" said the old gentleman,
warming up to the problem, "but if one
of them was in the house and the other
was away somewhere, would you be able
TO tell which was in the house ?"
"Oh, yes, sir" said the girl, earnestly.
"All we would have TO do would be to
look at him, and then we would know
that the ore we saw was the one in the
house, and then, OF course, the one away
somewhere would be the other. There
are only two Of them, you see, which
makes if very easy"
The benevolent old gentleman then
passed on.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-05-06
wn Jefferson County, West Virginia. Thursday May g. 1909
Dates For Examinations.

State Superintendent of Free Schools
Shawkey has announced that the dates
for the three uniform examinations will
be May 2O-2l, July 1916 and September
9-l0. The department of free schools
has had many inquiries relative TO the ex-
animation in elementary agriculture, law
passed at the recent session of the legiS-
lature. In response to these inquiries,
Superintendent Shawkey has sent out the
following letter:
"ln response to your inquiry permit me
to say that by an act-of the recent session
OF the Legislature, all applicants hereafter
will be required TO pass an examination
on elementary agriculture. Applicants
for the renewal Of first grade certificates
under the uniform system are required
likewise to pass on this branch. The ap-
plicants for renewal will take the exami-
nation in agriculture along with the other
applicants in the regular examinations.
"As yet no text book has been adopted
on the subject of agriculture, but the
leading publishers are all puttingout books,
most of which are adapted to the require
ments of the law Among the texts mosl
generally used are First Principles OF Ag-
riculture, by Golf & Mayne, American
Book Company, Cincinnati Agriculture
for Southern Schools, Macmillan, N. Y;
One Hundred Lessons in Agriculture, by
Prof. Nolan, of the West Virginia Univer-
sity, Acme Publishing Company, Nor
gantown.
"lnasmuch as applicants are permitted
by the new law to enter second or third
examination of the season and take any
number OF the branches they may choose
to select, up to seven, upon the payment
of $l.00, and since no grades are TO be
raised, iii probably advisable that young
er applicants, especially, enter the first
examination and continue at their studies,
bringing up their weaker branches in later
examinations.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-05-06
Prose Poetry.

A northern Missouri farmer whose hog
was killed by train wrote to the COM
pany's claim agent for settlement. he
penned his communication thus: "Dear
Sir-My razorback strolled down your
track a week ago today. Your twenty
nine came down the line and snuffed his
life away. You can't blame me, the hog,
YOU see, slipped through cattle gate, SO
kindly pen check for ten, the debt to
liouidate." He received the following
reply: "OId twenty-nine came down the
line and killed your hog, we know, bui
razorbacks on railroad tracks quite often
meet with woe. Therefore, my friend,
we cannot send the check for which you
pine. Just plant the dead. Place o'er
ifs head. Here lies a foolish swine.