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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
SEEN ON 4 COUNTRY ROAD

Then the driver leaned forward as il
trying to jockey the horse into a
trot. The quarry was just ahead-a
man, his wife, and four children. all
walking The rickety conveyance over
took them and stopped. The woman
smiled and climbed up on the seat,
while the husband slowed the children
in various parts of the wobbly little
wagon. However, there arose a diff
Guilty. The load was too heavy for the
horse.
I'll get off, said the husband, hand
ing the smallest child to his wife.
You'll do nothing of the kind" the
driver answered hurriedly. I'm tired
of riding, anyhow"
And so it was all along the road.
Everybody said hello" to everybody
else when they passed. There was al
ways smile and bow OF the head,
and perhaps a hazard on the weather.
And yet, from one of the hiIltops the
towering buildings Of down town
were in plain siRht-Kansss CITY
Star
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Civilizinq the Indian.

The following is from 1.-THE Soul OF
the indian" new book by DR.. Charles
Alexander Eastman, himself an Indian,
from the press of Houghton Miffiin
company:
'Loag before I ever heard of Christ,
or saE a white man, / had learned
from An untutored woman the essence
of morality. With the help of dear
nature herself she taught me things
simple but of mighty import. / knew
God. perceived what goodness is. l
saw and loved what is really beautiful.
Civilization has not taush: me any
thing better.
las child | understood how to
give; have forgotten that grace since
became civilized. l lived the nat
ural life, whereas l. now I've the ar
tificial Any pretty pebble was valu-
able to me then; every growing thing
an object OF reverence. Now | wor-
ship with the white man before a
painted landscape whose .alue is paint
ed in dollars! Thus the. Indian is re-
constructed, as the natural rocks are
ground to powder and 1nade into artifl-
cial blocks which way be built into
the walks af modern society"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08

not twenty years old Since its great
est protagonist, Koch. first discussed
his now well established lymph. a
vast and difficult technique, noEaencla-
ture, literature and science have
grown up with rapidity inconceivable
even to him who can remember the be-
ginnings. A new world of marvellous
and beautiful chemism has been blazed
for those who are disposed further to
exploit its inexhaustible soil. There IS
sound reason to hope if not to believe
that before the coming of the next CEN
fury men will be safe from all but
few, If not positivel.' all, the frightful
maladies that now destroy them. And
II the man of the future refrains from
splitting on the neutrality-suspicious.
rot hygiene, will be his principal mo-
tive for doing so.
C. Copyright, 1911, by the Columbia Press
Syndicate.)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
BABYS HAIR ALL CAME OUT

when my first baby was six months
old he broke out on his head with little
bumps. They would dry up and leave
a scale. Then it would break out
again and it spread all over his head.
ALI the hair came out and his head
was scaly all over. Then his face
broke out all over in red bumps and
hands and arms. / bought several
boxes of ointment, gave him blood
medicine, and had two doctors to treat
him, but he got worse all the time.
He had it about six months when
friend told me about Cuticura. / sent
and got bottle of Cuticura Resolyent.
o. cake Of Cuticura Soap and box Of
CUticura Ointment. In three days
after using them he began to i'm
prove. He began to take long maps
and to stop scratching his head. After
taking two bottles OF Resolvent, two
boxes of Ointment and three cakes of
Soap he was sound and well, and never
had any breaking out of any kind. His
hair came out in little curls all over
his head. I don't think anything else
would have cured him except Cuti-
cura.
Il have bought Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Soap several times since
to use for cuts and sores and have
never known them to fail to cure what
I put them on. Cuticura Soap is the
best that have ever used for toilet
purposes" (Signed) Mrs. F. E. Har-
mon, r. F. D. 2, Atoka, Tenn, Sept.
10, 1910. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold everywhere, SAM
pie of each, with 32-page book, will
be mailed free on application to "Cuti'
cura," Dept 16 L, Boston.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Why Friday Is Unlucky.

The other day the writer had a
clue to the reason of Fridays i'll
name for being unlucky. He had a
task to fulfill that he had performed
with praiseworthy monotony every
day for-well, too many years to be
critically noted, and yesterday he for
got it. When he came to think of it
he had forgotten it on two former &C.
casions, and both days of omission
were Fridays. Why was It? He put
it down to what he registered in his
mind as Friday Fag-that is, the ac-
cumulated tiredness of a weeks in
dusty. Friday is always the day
when you forgot things-if you do
forget things. 1t is often the one
smirch on a blameless week. That's
why it's unlucky.-London Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Known as the Richest Dog

cabin in the mountains. The compan-
ion was confident that the dog was
misleading them, and kicking the in
telligent brute struck out in an OPP
posite direction. The master, though
equally bewildered, trusted to his dumb
and faithful guide, who soon led him
to his cabin. Whereupon, having seen
his master safe and comfortable, the
sagacious animal set of of his own
accord to rescue the man who spurn-
ed his kind offices with brutal kick,
and contrary to that revenge which too
often appears in human requitals soon
brought the freezing man to the warm
cabin and then laid himself down,
content with having performed a hui
name act.
But the rescued men, whose life had
been saved by the magLanimous con-
duct of the great half humac, though
half wolf dog. wanting to make some
amends for his own indiscretion and
unkindness, had made for the noble
animal beautiful collar studded with
gold nuggets. This unique collar. such
as probably no other dog ever possess
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Pleasing Proofs That if You Stray
Outside the City You Find Real
Friendliness.

Now it is an age of hustle, of forget
fitness, of everybody is
too busy with his own self centered
ideas to think of any one else. Per
haps so far you who see only the
pavements, the Office buildings, the
sun-swept streets, and noise-filled en-
virons of down town. But stray away
once, and perhaps there'n come a new
view of life.
Two men strayed out upon the Ray
town road the other day. 1t was dusty,
it was hot; the sun blazed as strong
as though thrown through giant mag
nifier Suddenly, from behind, there
came a rush and putting. A motor
rushed past-and stopped.
Hey" called the owner, Jump in;
the back seats empty"
The two men did so, and began to
observe A half mile further down
the road a spring wagon was wob-
bling along with rickety uncertainty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Discoveries of a Russian Savant

In congratulating ourselves on the
wonderful achievements of modern
science it would be we'll now and then
TO pause and figure the immense
waste of life, wealth, comfort and hap
piness occasioned by the stupidity or
the deliberate greed of men, in spite
of the rapid progress of scientific dis
covery itself
To illustrate this point let us con-
slider one Respondent example. Lot us
take fiashlight of the work of Paw
low-it is pronounced Pavlov, or Paff-
liff-the celebrated physiliogist of st.
Petersburg, who, in the dozen years
last past, has discovered more useful
and Illuminating facts about the
stomach, and about the process of di-
gestion in general, than were upturned
by all the investigators before him,
from the ancient Greeks down.
When we study the work of Pawlow
wonderful Russian, and when we have
stated ourselves narveling at Pawlow,
we begin to marvel at the monstrous
criminality of human society in permit
ting the work of Pawlow and common
medical methods of treating the stom-
the same time.
Thousands of medical doctors.--I do
not say in Europe, but most certainly
in America-are treating the stomach
with the same old drugs, on the same
old theories, that were used by their
predecessors of fifty or sixty years
ago.
IN those old days they had a mass of
| traditions about the stomach that had
| been gathered together by a physician
of the good old school-good old Beau
mont who made observations of the
stomach of one Alexis ST. Martin, a
| veteran of the War of 1912, by means
| of an unhealed fistula, or hole, in the
| wall of the stomach, left by the pass
| ing of a bullet. From that time until
Pawlow-with the possible exception
of the German Heidenhein-the sci
ence of Europe made no progress in
| the study of the stomach.
! Pawlow came and shattered the an.
cient traditions. He proved beyond the
possibility of question that the old no
| tions, the old beliefs, were wrong. He
did It openly before the assembled
faculty" Of Europe in the University
of ST. Petersburg; and he published
his results in the journals and in the
| form of a book.
Here are a few of the things which
Pawlow proved, and possibly my read
ers, as. well as the average medical
man, will be disposed to question the
reliability of the great Russians work:
Broth, beef tea, bouillons and that
sort of stuff, and soup itself, do not
stimulate the flow of the gastric juice
more strongly than will so much cold
water. Cold water will prepare the
stomach" for its meal just as efficient
ly as the finest potage ever brewed by
the genius of French art. 1t is not q
question of the nourishment one gets
from these broths and soups and ex
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08

FIRE in the stove" He helped Lydia
off with her coat. ''Hullo-What's
this?" He had caught sight of scrap
of paper on the corner of the dresser
and he brought it to Lydia.
'Johnny'-the note ran-"Ma has
sent for me to fetch Benny so you
look after Baby. Bee sure and dom
leave the house. The milk is down
sellar. Minnie"
At this moment Lydia and Robin
son heard piercing wall from close
at hand.
"a baby!" cried Lydia, almost jump
ing out Of her chair. What a CHASTITY
situation!"
Poor little chap. I'll look him up!"
In moment Robinson returned
with a yellow-haired, red-cheeked
baby about year old and dumped
him down on Lydia's lap Isn't he a
jolly little fellow?" Robinson remark
ed. Il do like babies. | say, if you
don't mind, I'll take off my coat, my
shoulders are getting chilly. Now, if
you'll look after the infant, III see
what l can do about tea"
Lydia held the baby as if he had
been hot potato, although she was
trying her best to act as if she knew
what to do with him. But this fright
ened looking girl with arms like
sticks did not suit the little chan at
all, and he set up loud yell, Lydia
could not do thing with him, and
when Robinson had silently observed
this, he took the child out of her
arms, set him on the floor, and taking
out his handkerchief, with three knots
and twist, made him a beautiful rab-
bit which hoped.
The baby stopped crying and CUR
gled with joy. AS Lydia watched Rob
inson in his shirt sleeves in the home
ly kitchen playing with the fat, red
checked baby, she hardly knew him
for the same manifestations English
man she had dapced cotillions with,
snubbed, leased. almost considered a
coward because he had disapproved
of a girl running her own car All at
once it came to Lydia that he was
made of better stuff than she was.
Robinson, with the baby balanced
on his shoulder, was filing the kettle
and setting it on to DOLL. I'll fetch
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Not Sufficiently EAGER.

A little miss of five years was under
the bar of disobedience. She had been
told to put away her playthings, as it
was near bedtime. She did not obey
the command, and, when forced to do
so, gave way to petulant display of
temper Her father, who was up
stairs, heard the commotion, and, be-
ing made acquainted with the cause,
summoned the child to his presence.
Irma started to the stairs, but sud
denly made turn, dashed along the
hall, and out of the house. OF course
she was soon captured, but her excite
ment was so great that she was put to
bed at once. Mothers efforts soothed
the child and then she was asked:
'Why did you run away when your
father called YOU" The reply came
promptly enough: "You don't sup
pose, mamma, that l wanted whip
ping bad enough to go upstairs after
ton
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08

NURSE PRO TEN
By MARY EASTWOOD KNEvELS
loopyright, l9ll, BIZ Assoeiated Literary pressl

up the milk from down sellar," said
he, but first I'll step out to the barn.
! You watch him till l come back,
please"
Left to herself, Lydia had the bril-.
liant thought of setting the table. By
the time she had collected cups, sau,
GERS, plates and bowl for the baby
Robinson returned bearing cold ham,
butter, and a pitcher of milk.
THE tables ready" she said gaily
Where's the baby?" asked Robin,
son.
He was gone. After an anxious
search Robinson found him in the sit
ting room wood box and carried MIN
back to his high chair at the kitchen
table, while Lydia, much ashamed of
herself, made the tea.
There's a good horse in the sta
BILE" said Robinson as they sat down,
land one of those-er-buggies. But
of course we can't leave this poor lit
tie chap here alone, and we can't take
him with u.s."
Good heavens, no." said Lydia.
will you take sugar in your tea?
What do you suppose these people
will think when they get back and
find us making ourselves at homer"
"Oh, you leave that to me-" said
Robinson easily. "I'll explain" He
broke a piece of bread into the baby's
bowl of milk and sprinkled sugar over
it. by Jove." said he, I'VE are rath-
er snug here, aren't WEI"
He beamed cheerfully upon Lydia
who in her heart agreed.
The comfort of the simple meal was
not spoiled by the coarse china. the
oilcloth, or the presence of the ri
diculous baby spilling milk all over
his bib. There they sat in the coy
kitchen like one family-and the face
she bent low over her place went
scarlet at the thought. Coupled with
the lateness of the hour and their rong
distance from home the situation was
becoming embarrassing, and yet-and
yet-she was enjoying It!
You don't know how pretty you
look with your hair like that" said
Robinson suddenly. He drew his chair
closer to Lydia's, but his tender
speeches, if he had intended to make
any, were destined to be interrupted
for the second time that day. A boys
head was thrust through the window.
"Gee!" said the head. There's
folks here, Minnie, n they've got baby
an they're eatin' supper off'n our
things!"
Minnie, a fourteen-year-old girl hus-
tied into the kitchen, with Johnny be-
hind her. Explanations ensued. 1t
developed that Johnny had been
''swimmin'"
AN baby would have been all
alone if you folks hadn't come" said
Minnie, her maternal heart wrung at
the thought. | don't know how to
thank you"
by letting us borrow your horse
and buggy" said Robinson promptly.
Arrangements were soon made for
their departure. Before Lydia stepped
into the buggy she stopped and kissed
the baby's very dirty little face, then
she and Robinson shook hands with
Minnie and Johnny, and drove off to-
ward the nearest railroad station.
"I'll never run a car again" said
Lydia mounrfully, as they passed the
wreck at the side of the road.
"Oh, yes, you will" said Robinson
cheerfully, his arm stealing around
her. There was a moments silence.
Lydia" stammered Robinson at last
could I-may Task you something
all over again."
And this time he was not inter
rupted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
HOLDS THE MARRYING RECORD

Recently tying the matrimonial knot
for his FIVE thousaudth couple, JUS
tice William B. Hendryx of Blooming
ton, ILL.,, now claims to hold the
worlds record. The famous agent OF
Cupid was given a reception by his
friends in recognition Of his extraordi-
nary showing and the couple who hap
pened to be the lucky persons to mark
the elimination of the 5000 record
were given an ornate marriage GER
tificate, even more elaborate than
those customarily given.
Squire Hendryx, who has made
Bloomington known the country over
as a Gretna Green, is one of the city's
most unique characters. Forty years
Justice of the peace, he was recent
ly honored by his fellow citizens and
elected police magistrate, one of the
most profitable offices in the gift of
the people.
Although kept busy in looking after
the municipal lawbreakers, he has not
closed his remarkable marriage par
lors, and sandwiches in the police CT
marrying the grandchildren of person
Civil war. He has hopes of being able
fishing another extraordinary record
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
IIIcKV MISTAKE.
Grocer Sent Pkg. of Postum and
Opened the Eyes of the Family.

A lady writes from Brookline, Mass:
"a package of Postum was sent me
one day by mistake.
81 notified the grocer, but finding
that there was no coffee for breakfast
next morning l prepared some OF the
Postum, following the directions very
carefully.
at was an immediate success in my
family, and from that day we have
used it constantly, parents and chill
dren. too-for my three rosy young
sters are allowed to drink it freely at
breakfast and luncheon. They think it
delicious. and 1 would have a mutiny
on NV hands should 1 omit the be-
loved beverage.
"My husband used to have very
delicate stomach while we were using
coffee. but to our surprise his stom-
ach has grown strong and entirely well
since we quit coffee and have been on
Postum.
Noting the good effects in my fam
lily l wrote 10 my sister, who was a
coffee topper, and after much persua-
sion got her to try Postum.
"she was prejudiced against it at
first, but when she presently found
that all the ailments that coffee gave
her left and she got well quickly she
became and remains a thorough and
enthusiastic Postum convert.
"Her nerves, which had become
shattered by the use of coffee have
grown healthy again, and today she is
a new woman, thanks to Postum.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich, and the "cause why Will
be found in the great little book, The
Road to MELVILLE" which comes in
pkgs.
Ever read the above letter: new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and fun OF human
interest
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08

On his knees in the mud under a
driving rain Robinson carefully exam
ined the overturned car. Lydia, his
coat wrapped round her, sat on one
of the cushions under tree and
Wept. She was unhurt but unnerved
from the result of the accident which
had occurred-she knew-entirely
through her own reckless driving She
recalled Rohinson's quietly uttered
warning just before they had turned
that last corner where they had lost
the tire-it was the only thing he had
said since she had interrupted his
stammering, somewhat abashed, dec
laration of love by an abrupt and
scornful, mol"
Robinson rose from his knees and
came to her. We'll leave the car
where it isl he said, land go on a
bit till we find b0use. Come, can
you stand?"
He helped Lydia to her feet and
they trudged along the road half a
mile or more till they came to a small
white house, the only habitation In
sight. Half dozen chickens huddled
on the back steps for protection
against the rain which still fell in
torrents. There was no bell and Rob-
inson knocked in vain.
There can't be any one at home"
sobbed Lydia. "Oh, dear, what shall
we do?"
Don't worry"
In another moment he had found an
unfastened window, crawled in, and
opened the back door for Lydia. She
entered clearly whitewashed kitch-
en- with a stove, a dresser, and an
oil cloth covered table for its princi-
pal furniture.
Lydia smiled through her tears.
"Oh, I'm so glad ITO get somewhere
out of the rain" she said.
Evidently no ones at home" said
Robinson, land l came in the regula-
ton way" He showed her the key
hanging on piece of string just out
side the door. Nov, take off that
wet coat" he ordered, land make
yourself as comfortable as you can.
These good people won't object By
Joye, I've mind to make you a cup
Of tea while we wait-I see there's a
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
FIGHTS CHOLERA INVASION

DR.. Alvah H. poty, health officer
of the port Of New York, who is en-
gagged in fighting the threatened in.
vasion of cholera, is regarded as an
efficient and watchful public official
He is lecturer on quarantine santa
ton at Bellevue Hospital Medical col
lege and fellow of the New York
Academy Of Medicine.
Dr. Doty says that the cholera germ
can be received in one way only
through the mouth, and that there is
no danger in ordinary contact with
persons who have the disease.
However, Charles Dushkind, counsel
for the compliments at the investiga
ton of DR.. Doty's official conduct now
in progress, declares his belief that
the cholera patients recently placed
in the hospital caught the disease not
on the steamer but at the immigra-
ton station, where all the passengers
were detained after landing.
The danger, or rather the under
u4a,d;~r IF ~ ip RI1rtba iporaoSod nv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
JACKSON'S FAITH IN geo
Confederates' Greatest General Fought
the Fight of Christ With the Same
fury as Other Battles.

Religion took possession of Jackson,
not suddenly, but with gradual,
fierce encroachment that in the end
grasped every fiber of his being. Like
a very similar nature in different
sphere John Dome, he examined all
creeds first, notably the Catholic, but
finally settled in an austere and sturdy
Calvinism. Not that his religion was
gloomy or bitterly ascetic; for it had
great depths of love in it, and sunny
possibilities of joy. But it was all
absorbing, and he fought the fight of
God with the same fury that he gave
to Inc battles of this world. There
must be no weakness, no trif1ing, no
inconsistency. HE weighed his light
est utterance in the balance of the
sanctuary" writes one who knew him
well. Christians are enjoined to
pray. Therefore Jackson prayed al
ways, even in association with the
lightest act. 81 never raise a glass of
water to my lips without lifting my
heart to God in thanks and prayer for
the water of life" They must re-
member the Sabbath day to keep it
holy. Therefore Jackson not only re-
Trained from writing letters on Sun.
day; he would not read letter on
Sunday; he even timed the sending of
his letters so that they should not
incumber the mails on Sunday. 1t was
the same with a scrupulous regard for
truth. Every statement, even indif-
ferent, must be exact; or if inexact
corrected. And Jackson walked a
mile in the rain to set right an err
ror of inadvertance.-Gam Brad.
ford, Jr., in the Atlantic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
His Awful Mistake

Ella Menu am surprised and in.
dignant that you should propose mar
riage to rae when you have known me
scarcely a week!
Opie Kew see I've made the
wrong guess. I thought you were the
girl who wrote to Laura Jean Libbey
the other day complaining of Ioneli.
ness and asking her advice as to the
best way to treat some eligible young
man who wanted q wife.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
rhis Animal Has a Gold Studded Col
lar TO His Account in an
Alaskan Bank.

There is man at Nome whose town
residence is near the congregational
pisonage and whom l found to be
good nsighbor. Although he never
emo to hear me preach he was and
is warm friend of mine because of
ny we'll known defense of the defense
less. He is an ardent member of the
Alaskan Humane society of Nome and
= great friend OF the dogs. who are
also very fond of him.
His own dogs, of whom he has sew
eyaI are fed on the best the market
afords and sleep at night on beds fur
nished with mattresses. His fayorite
and inseparable companion is large
dog known as Billy, who has earned
the right of freedom from toll and
achieved a reputation for sagacity in
saving the lives of numerous miners
who were lost in Arctic billiards.
On one occasion he was plotting his
sesstsr and q companion to their