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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-06
Good Use for seaweed.

A French patent covers process
for bleaching and drying seaweed so
they may be used for packing pur-
poses.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-06

The way of the transgressor Is
hard but smooth.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-06

Plain Words.
What do you think of her figure"
''It looks to me like a frame-up."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-06
DOCTORS
FAILED TO
HELP Her
Cured by Lydia E. Pfnkham's
Vegetable Compound

Pound, Wis. -"I am glad to an
nounce that / have been cured of dys-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-06

Natalie-Yes, he was paying atteIt.
ton to her quite a long time.
Estelle-Perhaps he hadn't the cour-
age to propose.
Natalie-Oh, l don't know. Per-
haps he had the courage not to pro-
pose.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-06

the other a transparency evidently
edited by Barney Doolin, which read:
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
EMPIRE VS.. HoosIER STATE.

II was a pompous New Yorker. and
when be struck Washington street
with his line OF talk he was one OF
the greatest men who ever crossed the
Aileghenies. says indianapolis Star
Why he sputtered. you folks out
here are way behind the times In my
town We have everything that makes
lie worth living We have our opera.
we have our clever men. we have our
wonderful buildings. We have the At
lanuc ocean. we have progress. civili
cation. lovely women, manly men. be-
wildering and beautiful restaurants.
the splendor Of which the poets could
not have described; marvellous sum.
mer resorts. where gay galaxy OF
merrymakers cavort and make the
night light with their jests and laugh
ter. We have the mighty captains OF
finance. who direct the nations re-
sources"
The grizzled old street cleaner. who
was listening to his airy persifage,
paid heed for few moments. then he
said.
You may have all that. but they's
one thing you amt got You amt got
no liteIachoor, and that's where US out
here in Indianuy Is strong"
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
CHAPTER u.
The Way Il Began.

1t makes me angry every time think
how | tried to make that dinner a
success. ! Cancelled n theater en-.
gagement. and took the Mercer girls
In the electric brougham father had
given me for Christmas Their chauf.
feur had been gone for hours with
their machine, and they had tele-
phoned all the police stations without
success. They were afraid that there
had been an awful smash: they could
easily have replaced Bartlett, as Lol.
lie said. but It takes so long 10 get
new parts for those fore !gn cars.
Jim had house we'll uptown, and It
stood Just enough apart from the
other houses to be entirely madden.
Ing later. 1t was a three-story affair.
with basement kitchen and servants
dining room. Then. OF course. there
were cellars. as we found out after.
ward. On the first floor there was a
large square hall, formal reception
room. behind It a big living room that
was also library. then den. and
back OF all Georgian dining room.
with windows high above the ground
On the top floor Jim had studio. like
every other one | ever saw-perhaps
little mussier. Jim was really
grind at his painting. and there were
cigarette ashes and palette knives
and buffalo rugs and shields every.
where. 1t Is strange. but when think
Of that terrible house. always see
the halls, enormous, covered with
heavy rugs, and stairs that would
have taken six housemaids to keep
in proper condition. dream about
those stairs, stretching above me in
Jacobs ladder OF shining wood and
Persian carpets, going up. up. clear to
the roof.
The Dallas Browns walked; they
lived in the next block. And they
brought with them n man named Har.
bison. that no one knew. Anne said
he would be great sport. because
he was terribly serious, and had the
most exaggerated ideas of society, and
loathed extravaganza, and built
bridges or something. She had put
away her cigarettes since he had been
with them-he and Dallas had been
college friends-and the only chance
she had to smoke was when she was
getting her hair done. And she had
singed of quite lot-a burnt offer.
ing. she called It.
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
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swears his tailor says his waist Is
smaller. but II It is he must be grow
Ing hollow In the back" But she
got tired OF It at last Well, on the
second anniversary OF Bella's depart.
ure. Jimmy was feeling pretty glum,
and as say, am very fond Of jim.
The divorce had just gone through
and Bella had taken her maiden
name again and had had an operation
for appendicitis. We heard after
ward that they didn't find an ap-
pendix. and that the one they showed
her in glass jar was not hers, But
II Bella ever suspected, she didn't
say Whether the appendix was anon.
ymous or not, she got box after box of
flowers that were, and Of course every
one knew that II was Jim who sent
them
To go back to the anniversary:
went to Rothberg's to soc the collec.
ton OF antique furniture-mother
was looking for a sideboard for ia.
theirs birthday in March-and | met
Jimmy there, boring into n worm.hole
In n seventeenth century bedpost with
the end Of match. and looking his
nearest to sad. When he saw me he
came over.
I'm blue today, Kit" he said, after
We had shaken hands. Come and
help me dig bait, and then let's go
fishing II there's worm In every
hole in that bedpost. we could 20 into
the fish business, It's good business.
Better than painting" | asked. But
he ignored my gibe and swelled up
alarmingy In order to sigh.
This is the worst day of the year
for me-" he affirmed, staring straight
ahead, "and the longest Look at that
crazy clock over there. II you want
to see your life passing away, II you
want to see the steps by which you
are marching to eternity. watch that
clock marking the time. Look ut that
Internal hand staying quiet for 60
seconds and then jumping forward to
catch up the procession. UGH"
See here. jim" l said, leaning for.
ward. you're not well. You can't 20
through the rest Of the day like this.
| know what you'll do: You'll 70
homo to play Grieg on tho pianola,
and you won't eat any dinner" He
looked guilty.
Not Gries." he protested fcebly.
Beethoven"
YOU'RE not going to do either" I
said with hrmness. you are going
right home to unpack those new
draperies that Harry Bayless sent you
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05

from Shanghai. and you are going IN
order dinner for eight-that will be
two tables Of bridge. And you are not
going to touch the pianola."
He did not seem enthusiastic, but
he rose and picked up his hat, and
stood looking down at me where l
sat on an old horse-hair covered sofa.
Il wish to thunder l had married
you!" he said savagely. You're the
finest girl know, Kit. without excep-
ton, and you are going to throw your.
self away on Jack Manning. or Max.
or some other"
Nothing Of the SORT" l said coldly.
land the fact that you didn't marry
me does not give you the privilege OF
abusing my friends. Anyhow. ! don't
like you when you speak like that"
Jim took me to the door and stopped
there to sigh.
II haven't been WELL" he said, heav.
lily. Don't eat, don't sleep. Wouldn't
you think I'd lose flesh? Kit"-he
lowered his voice solemnly-"I have
gained two pounds!"
said he didn't look 1t. which ap-
peared to comfort him somewhat, and.
because We were old friends. asked
him where Bella was. He said he
thought she was in Europe, and that
he had heard she was going to marry
Reggie Wolfe. Then he sighed again.
muttered something about ordering
the funeral baked meats to be pre-
pared and left me.
That was my entire share In the al.
fair. ! was the victim. both Of cir.
cumstances and Of their plot, which
was mad on the face Of It. During the
entire time they never once let me
forget that got up the dinner. that l
telephoned around for them. They
asked me why couldn't cook
when not one OF them knew one side
OF range from the other. And for
Anne Brown to talk the way she did
saying | had always been crazy
about Jim. and that she believed l
had known all along that his aunt was
coming-for Anne to talk like that
was sheer idiocy. Yes. there was an
aunt. The Japanese butler started the
trouble. and Aunt Selma carried 1t
| along.
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We had been the best OF friends
ever since. Two days before the we'd
ding he came around from his tailor's.
and we burned all his letters to me.
He would read one and say: Here's
a crackerjack. Kit" and pass 1t to
me. And after had read 1t We would
lay 1t on the firelog. and Jim would
say. II am not worthy OF her. Kit.
wonder II | can make her happy" Or
Did you know that the duke Of
Belford proposed to her in London
last winter"
OF course. one has to take the
woman's word about thing like that.
but the duke Of Belford had been
mad about Maude Richard all that
winter.
You can see that the burning OF
the letters, which was meant to be
reminiscently sentimental, a sort of
Observation-Disclosures &C.
casion. became actually a two hours
eulogy Of Bella. And Just when |
was bored to death. the Mercer girls
dropped In and heard Jim begin to
read one commencing dearest Kit"
And the next day after the rehearsal
dinner. they told Bella!
There was very nearly no wedding
at all. Bella came to see me in a
| fropzy tho pavf yporpip1 apd throw
Jim and his two hundred odd pounds
in my face. and although ! explained
It all over and over, she never quite
forgave me. That was what made 1t
so hard later-the situation would
have been bad enough without that
complication.
They went abroad on their wedding
Journey. and stayed several months.
And when Jim came back he was fat.
ter than every. Everybody noticed
1t. Bella had a gymnasium fitted up
h corner OF the studio, but he would
not use It. He smoked a pipe and
painted all day, and drank beer and
| Wouu Gol otAl SuVo VI - 30
that is fattening But he adored
Bella. and he was madly Jealous OF
her. At dinners he used to glare at
the man who took her In. although It
did not make him thin. Bella was
flirting. too, and by the time they had
been married year, people hitched
their chairs together and dropped
their voices when they were men
toned.
Well, on the anniversary OF the day
Bella left him-oh. yes. she left him
finally. She was intense enough about
some things, and che said 1t got on
her nerves to have everybody chuckle
when they asked for her husband.
They would say. Hello, Bella! How's
Bubbles? Still banting?" And Bella
would try to laugh and say. He
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
Road to Fame.

It was Nine. Highnote's first appear.
ance, and she was on her trial thrill.
The audience sat spellbound, says the
san Francisco Star. First came IL
cadenza, and then the high C. Would
she do It? Nine. Highnote thought
she wouldn't.
She was Just about to attempt the
note when a little brown mouse ran
across the footlights. The diva
shrieked. gathered up her skirts and
ran.
Once in her dressing room she
buried her face in her hands and
sobbed.
MY prospects are forever blighted."
she moaned.
At that moment there came fever
ish knocking at the door. 1t was the
managers assistant.
1.-The manager" he exclaimed,
wants to know whether you ran away
from the curtain because you were
iii?"
mo. am well. 1t was only"
"Ani he wants me to tell you that
high C you let out at the last was the
finest he had heard in years. and the
audience Ia crazy over you. You must
give an encore
II can't can't" walled the prima
donna. mot unless you can get an
ether mouse"
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
NEW UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

DR.. George Edgar Vincent, dean OF
the faculties Of arts. literature and sci.
ence. and professor Of sociology at the
University OF Chicago. has been cho
sen president OF the University Of
Minnesota by the board Of regents OF
that institution. He will succeed Pres.
ident Cyrus w. Northrup on April |.
at salary OF $4,000 a year. Dean
Vincent has been with the University
OF Chicago for eighteen years.
George Edgar Vincent was born at
Rockford. ILL.,. March 81. 1864. His ia.
ther, John H. Vincent, bishop In the
Methodist Episcopal church. was one
Of the founders Of the Chautauoua In.
stitution at Chautauqua. N. Y. After
graduating from Yale in 1885 DR.. Vim.
cent spent a year In editorial work
and year In European travel. In 1888
he became sice.principal Of instruction
at Chautauqua. In 1896 he received
one Of the first Doctors degrees grant
ed by the University Of Chicago. He
In 1900 and professor Of sociology IN
institution al Chautauqua In 1907. at
faculties at the University Of Chicago.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
KINDLY TRIBUTE FOR MOODY

A touching incident In connection
with the retirement OF Associate JUS
tice William H. Moody from the Su
preme Court OF the United States, on
account OF Ill health. became public the
other day when the court spread upon
its records letters which had passed
between the court and Justice Moody
In regard to his resignation.
The members Of the court who sat
with Justice Moody sent him letter
to which Justice Lurton and Justice
Hughes, appointed recently. concurred
In postscript. The letter. signed by
Presiding Justice Harlan and Jus.
tees White. McKenna. Holmes and
Day, reads:
Dear Brother Moody: We cannot
let you leave US without an expression
OF our deep regret. The too few years
during which we sat together on the
bench already had confirmed the
prophecy of your arguments at the
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05

county young
Mostown and there
president OF Western Union passed 4
position
after went Iowa and Vail place with the Union Pacific railroad
small OF the Missouri river
addition at
his
commanded the Grenvie engineer
the Union Pacific later he made
the railway
became Graham telephone
his request resigned from the mall join him telephone
business his uncle had developed
before Vail 1873 develop
N Vail responsible Telephone Telegraph
Of today. which controls the Western
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05

President Taft's plea for economy
was so strong that San Antonio man
sent along a dollar to help out the gov.
eminent. Many minister wishes he
had the Taft power Of exhortaton
when the collection plate is passed. :
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
EXPLAINS THE "WAR SCARE"

Secretary Of War Dickinson, whose
suppressed report to congress caused
the war scare" which set Washington
official circles topsy turvy for few
days, has offered an explanation as to
how 1t all came about. The disclosure
OF cross purposes in connection with
the report Of the secretary Of war. It
seems. was occasioned by something
that went wrong in bureaucratic rou.
tine.
The president was entirely ignorant
Of the contents of the report sent to
congress by Secretary Dickinson and
afterward suppressed. Secretary Dick.
inson understood that the president
had seen the report and approved Its
contents.
The report was prepared by Mai.
Gen. Wood during the absence Of the
secretary In his trip around the world.
General Wood directed the submission
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
National Western Stock Show at Den.
YER, January 16 to e..

A special rate Of one fare for the
round trip will be made via the Co,J.
RADIO and Southern for this occasion
from all points in the state. Tickets
will be on sale from points within $50
miles Of Denver on January 10, IS, 10
and 20. In addition to these dates
tickets will be sold from points more
than $50 miles from Denver on jam.
airy 18th. Final limit on all tickets
January Gath.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
NOW HEAD OF WESTERN UNION

The election of Theodore N. Vail to
the presidency Of the Western Union
Telegraph company to take the place
Of Col. Robert c. Clowry, who resigned.
furnishes remarkable instance OF
realized ambitions.
The father and mother Of Theodore
N. Vail lived at Morristown, N. j..
where they owned the speedwell iron
works. For several years prior to l843
Professor Morse had been working on
the telegraph, undiscouraged by the
remarks Of friends that the scheme
was impractical and ridiculous.
In 1887 Alfred Vail. a young and am.
bilious engineer. uncle Of Theodore N.
Vail. came to the inventors aid. The
dot and dash alphabet. known as the
Morse code. was worked out by Alfred
Vail. and the two men were at oppo-
site ends Of the wire when the historic
message. What God hath wrought"
was sent along the line in 1874.
Theodore Vail had moved to Carroll
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
Anyway DR.. Cooks description of
the purple SHOWS" of the polar re-
gions will remain one Of the classics
Of modern literature.

Bob Fitzsimmons calls John L. Sui
Ivan an old woman. Can't part Of
Mr.. Carnegie's $10.000.0OO peace gift
be devoted to healing the breach be-
tween those two celebrities?
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
Rip Van WinkIe Makes Some sug.
qestions.

my van SS'S Wy
gestions.
Rip Van Wrinkle had just brushed
the last Of the cobwebs out OF his
eyes.
Il subbose somebody will VERY
likely make a play about me-" he said
in his Catskill stage dialect.
mo doubt about it," replied a by
stander.
Rip yawned heavily. the spell Of his
long nap being still strong upon him.
WELL" he said, 81 hope II dey do
write such play dey Won't try to re-
vive 1t after 1t has been asleep for
dwenty years.
And then he smiled, and they filed
into the tavern and imbibed another
one OF the kind that didn't count
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
Colorado Farmers Congress and Short
Courses At State Agricultural
Congress, Fl. coIylins, Janu.
arv 9TH 70 18th 1911

A special rae will be made for this
occasion via the Colorado and South
ern from Pueblo and intermediate
points to Loveland inclusive. Tickets
will be on sale January and 8. Final
limit January "a. continuous passage
ON the going trip with privilege Of
stop.over at Denver on the return trip
within the final limit.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05

1t is said that the ex-king Of Portn-
gal has not money enough to pay his
cab fare. Can't any of his admirers
supply him with a secondhand b'cy.
Gle?
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05

A California rival OF Luther Burbank
says he can grow apples on bushes.
Composers who have ideas for any
more popular songs about the old ap-
ple tree should make haste to market.
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somsthlna 70 nsmemhs..

Bear this In mind. love letters are
never burned until after you've mar.
ried the girl. and sometimes not then
-Detroi, Free PresA
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05

Canada reports a shortage Of wood
pulp. But even a paper famine Will
not make the average scribbler 'cut
IT short"
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this that
presidents Dickinson
his sanction in the belief that its contents
dent Not until the had
been with did
Secretary Dickinson know that the
president had It.
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bar They had
fully and mparay decision when
general they had lofty
companionshp which affection Joined
left sample OF work in the
great the wise and Of the future
will say well
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05
Own VIII and Aeeor

Own Will and Accord.
Mr.. Myles.-Did you ask your wife
to wear one OF those hobble skirts!
Mr.. Style.-Oh. no. 1t looks as II
she had done it with her own will and
a.cord.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-05

Puccini's latest opera is called ia
Fanciulli de West" How many West.
ern cowgirls recognize themselves in
that description?
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Copyngh,Iss. By the Bobtsxsrriii Co.
Needles and pins.
Needles and pins.
When o man marries
His trouble begins.
CHAPTER |.
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sented TO entertain the men in the
company during the afternoon. Any
thing large enough 10 be seen in the
air was brought down with right and
left barrels, two empty shells in the
air proving easy enough, though
some of the others in the party ex-
pressed desire that somebody
should cast up barn door for them to
shoot at. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Horne of Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Larrabee of
Wilton, Me-, and Chebeague, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F. Lufkin and Miss Hazel
Lufkin of Portland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence II. Lunt of Beverly. Mass.
aid Che3eague, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
w. Caldwell and Master Ralph Cald-
well OF Portland and Chebeague.
Messrs. Dustin A. Gee and his son
Herbert ID. Gee of Winchester, y. H..
have purchased three fine shore lots
on the property of William Curt near
Central Landing and have already
commenced the erection of seven
room cottage for summer home The
Nessrs. Gee have spent the month
OF August for several seasons at the
Littlefeld cottage near Central Land
ing, but this summer they are occupy
ing the Grannell cottage on the South
Road. Mr.. Gee and his son are en-
gagged in the retail grocery trade at
Winchester, y. H., under the firm
name. ID. A. & II. ID. Gee.
Mr.. Carroll Curt of Boston, Mass,
is spending his vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Curt. Mrs.
Carroll Curt has been here for some
time past.
Miss Eva Libby of Portland spent
the week end with Mrs. Goddard,
Eastern Landing, at her camp, Glad
U-Kum.
Mr.. Ernest Lane and family and
Mrs. Julia Small are visiting at the
house Of Mr.. Elijah Estes.
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Miss Edith Hixon, Mr.. Max Holmes.
Mr.. Walter Rogers, Misses Ernest
inc and Marie Robbins, Miss Ann
Bridges and Messrs. Chesley and
Daniel Harris.
On Thursday evening Mrs. Percy
Shaw gave a small supper party in
honor of her sister, Miss Edith Hixon
OF Springfield. who left for her home
Saturday morning. after having spent
five weeks here at Chebeague. The
table was tastefully decorated with
ferns and wild flowers, while a mas
sive bunch OF sweet peas adorned the
centre OF the board. Among the
guests included were: Miss Esther
Cooke. Miss Harriet Sweeney. Miss
Mary Newell, Miss Theresa Tam
bcrell and Miss Rosamond Spalding.
Mr.. Frederic Sweeney of Newton
Centre, left on Friday for his home
after having spent FIVE weeks at Che
beague. two as the guest OF his aunt,
Mrs. w. G.. Newell at the "Justa-
mere" cottage, and three with his
friend, Mr.. Allan Cooke at the Bar
nacle."
On the beach In front of Ashcroft
on Wednesday evening a fine clam
bake was given, the host being Mr..
Thomas Connors, who Is visiting Mrs.
Ash. There were thirty-ive enthu-
s,astic guests present and all were
delighted with an excellent bake,
which was cooked by Captain Eus-
tace. After every one had eaten
well OF the good things spread on
the rocks. singing was INDUCED in
until late hour when the party
broke up after having enjoyed a fine
time.
Mrs. A. ID. Dickinson OF Spring
field, IL the guest OF Mrs. Louis
Hyde at "Menanoke," for an extend
ed stay. Mr.. Philip Hawkins spent
a few days here last week with his
family, leaving for his home in
Springfield Sunday night.
The birthday OF Master Robert
Hall last Tuesday was the occasion
OF jolly picnic on Deer Point. The
children were loaded Into a big hay
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Miss Helen Oliver and Mrs. Ralph
Raymond returned on Thursday to
their home in New York. after hav-
ing spent a vacation of six weeks at
Chebeague.
Mrs. e. z. Aforri'i of Macon, Geor-
gia, who has been visiting her sister.
Mrs. j. VI. Ash and family at their
summer home Ashcroft, returned
home Friday after having spent a de-
lightful sojourn at Chebeague.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Warren
returned 10 the Johnson's cottage
'Lynhurst" on Friday, after having
spent a week az the guest OF Mr.