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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
More Honest Revision.

In taking up the bill for the revi-
sion of the cotton Schedules the House
democrats are following consistent
programme. The country restored to
their party the control of the House
with the purpose of securing relief
from the abuses of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff. By the passage of the wool
len bill and the farmers free-list bill,
under the leadership of Representa-
tive Underwood, the House mani
tested its good faith toward the con-
sumner. The cotton bill is the next
step in the redemption of its pledges.
1t was by his fight on the cotton
schedule that Senator Dolliver drew
the attention of the country to the
extortionate rates to be legalized in
the name of revision. He was beaten,
and the demands of the special inter
ests, with the aid of Senator Aldrich,
were written into the tariff. What
the House has undertaken is honest
revision. 1t seeks in q measure TO
untax the poor mans clothing. New
York World.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
CASTING ASIDE A FORTUNE
Declined to Swap an Old Vest for a
Worn-Out Farm Full of
Diamonds.

In this day of great fortunes it is
not unusual to read in the daily news
columns of great fortunes being lost
and won in day, and the following
anecdote is quoted to illustrate how
one man cast aside an opportunity to
become many times a millionaire.
Years ago a man named Saltzmann
owned an estate in Griqualand, and
adjoining his property was an old
worn down farm that had not been
worked on account of it's poor soil and
the lack of necessary water. The
owner of this farm met Herr Saltz-
mann one day and offered to trade the
farm for an old waistcoat he had seen
him wearing.
AS Saltzmann did not wish to bur-
den himself with a piece Of worthless
land he kindly refused the offer. A
few years later big clear diamonds
were found on this waste stretch, and
now millions of dollars could not pur-
chase it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
BED0UIN IS SMALL EATER
He Is Active and Martial, Yet !|e
Subsists Easily on Very
Little Food.

The Bedouins are a most alert and
military race, and yet 1t Is an Undouht-
ed fact that the quantity of food usual
ly consumed by the greater part OF
them does not exceed six ounces a
day. Six or seven dates soaked in
melted butter serve a man a whole.
day, and he esteems himself happyI
when he can add small quantity of
coarse -four or little ball of rice.
In 1879 an Englishman describes the
Russian grenadiers as follows: "They
are the finest body of men ever saw.
Not a man is under six feet high.
Their allowance consists of eight
pounds of black bread, four pounds
of oil. and one pound of salt per man
for eight days" In 1854, when the
Russians surprised the world by stand
ing against the attack of the Allies
on the bloody battlefield of Alma,
were found dead Russians with their
provisions in their knapsacks, and
there provisions were BLACK bread
crumbs in oil"
DIR. Hamlin, who has resided more
than twenty years in Constantipopie,
says the Turkish porters in that city
eat bread made from -four scarcely
bolted, fruits, curdled milk, of which
they are very fond, rice cooked with
some other vegetables, and about
twice a week little meat at dinner,
which they eat soon after sunset They
never drink any sort of distilled or fer
mented liquor Onions and garlic are
largely consumed by the Turks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
To Live $40 Years,

The natural term of mans life, ar
guing from the logic and evidence of
comparative zoology, is 140 years
and even this is not the limit.
Life is promissory note due one
day after date, payable on demand,
but by right living we can defer
payment almost Indefinitely.
Eminent scientists tell us that
The life of the bones is 5,GG0 years.
The life of the lungs is 1900 years.
The life of the skin is 900 years.
TIE life of the liver is 400 years.
The life of the kidneys is 300 years.
The life of the heart is 900 years.
If 900 years is the life of the heart,
then one could not have the heart to
live after that.
The Hindus, in the development of
The physical man, claim for him not
only longevity, but immunity from
disease. They say to him: "He is
determined not to fall sick, and he
never does. He lives long, a hun
dred years is nothing to him; he is
quite young and fresh when he is
800"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
An Eskinooss DWELLING

We DO not look for any great amour;
of inventive genius among the Esqui-
maus, but for years they have en-
ployed rather complete resp;rator,
used IN the preparation and taking of
a vapor bath, as means of protection
from the dense smoke. This Esqui-
mau respirator is little basket woven
of twisted strands of fine grass. It is
placed with its shallow side against
the mouth, and a wooden peg, which
arises from the center of the basket,
is held between the teeth. For this
purpose water is evaporated over a
big fire in a very low hut, which is
tightly closed to keep in the heat In
this sitting atmosphere the employ.
ment of respirator is absolutely nee.
essary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
An Immense Flower.

The largest of all the flowers of the
world is said to be the Raffiesia. ma
tive of Sumatra, so called after Sir
Stamford Rallies. This immense flow
er is composed Of five round petals
of a brickish color, each measuring a
foot across. These are covered with
numerous irregular yellowish white
swellings.
The petals surround a cup nearly
foot wide, the margin of which bears
the stamens. The cup Of the Raflesia
is filled with feshy disk, the upper
surface of which is covered with pro-
iections like miniature cows horns.
The cup when free from It's contents
will hold about twelve pints. The
flower weighs about fifteen pounds
and is very thick, the petals being
three-quarters of an inch.-Scientific
American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
MISS DOROTHY is COMMON"
Her FriendIiness Was the Kind That
Made People Feel at Home
With Her.

When people asked Mrs. Hobart
which of the two Lombards she liked
the better, she was always prompt to
reply, II Ike 'em both first-rate, but
Miss Dorothy's my favorite, because
she's so common. Miss Mary is diff
ferent."
"Common!" echoed the summer
boarder to whom Mrs. Hobart first
made this statement. What do you
mean?"
why, I mean common, repeated
Mrs. Hobart with firmress, like folks.
What else does common mean, I'd be
glad to know? One day they came TO
see me together, and l hadn't more'n
sat down with 'em before l heard
something on the stove sizzling the
way they 90 when they've got all but
to the top and are just about ready to
surge over. l said, Excuse me min
ute,' and ran, for l don't let things
boil over on my stove, not II twas
kings and queens in the sitting roora,
when l came back, they sat here,
looking pretty as roses, both OF ELI.
And Miss Mary said, in that sweet
voice of hers, gazing out over the hen
yard, What a pleasant view you have,
Mrs. Hobart%
Now that was real society tact, /
spose, for the window she'd chosen
don't command any view beyond the
hen yard but the barn. But Miss
Dorothy, bless her little heart, looked
right at me, with her eyes all twinkly,
and she said, %, nope it didn't boil
over, Mrs. Hobart and 1 felt at home
with her right off."-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
PERSONAL MENTION.

e. A. Patterson of Minneapolis is
a guest of Ross Beebee.
W. -. Scholfield returned home
last evening from Plum lake.
Atty. E. M. Smart of Merrill,
was in the city yesterday or business.
John Van Hecke and daughter
Katherine were down from Merrill
yesterday.
-Assemblyman A. J. Plowman, of
the town of Elderon, is in the city to-
day transacting business.
Miss Helen Patterson of Mime
apolis, will arrive in the city today to
visit the Misses Armstrong.
%. G. Jallies departed today for
Lacrosse, where he will attend the
convention of master painters.
"A. S. Brooks of Reedsburg, spent
Sunday in the city visiting friends.
He left Monday morning for st.
Paul.
f. H. Pardoe and family, who
have been visiting at the Scholtield
cottage at Plum lake, returned home
last evening.
Alex OSWALD departed last even
ing for Minneapolis, where he will
visit his sister for several weeks, and
may decide co remain.
Miss Anna and Cathyrine Gleason
left Friday for Amigo, Ripon and
Fond du Lac, where they will visit
relatives and friends.
Mrs. o. Teipner and son Myron,
who had been visiting the formers
sister Mrs. John Knippel in Manito-
woo, returned home last evening.
"A. L. KrentAer came home from
Plum lake last evening. His family
remained up v4ere for q longer stay.
He will join them again Saturday.
| ". A. Anderson and family expect
TO leave some time this week by auto
I for Plainfield. Mr.. Anderson will
| combine business with pleasure on
| this trip.
Mrs. Henry Mcdonald and Mrs.
H. J. Wood, and little son, Gordon,
spent last week in Amigo, visiting
Mrs. E. j. Goodrich. They returned
Saturday.
Sheriff Frank O'Connor went up
TO Eagle River today, accompanying
the deputies who took Tony Imperio
and Philip Roberti to that village for
a hearing.
-Chas. II. Wegner returned to the
city last evening from Half Moon
lake. Mrs. Wegner and the balance
of the party will not return until the
latter part of the week.
"A. A. Babcock spent the past few
days fishing on Prairie river. He,
with three others landed eighty-three
trout. He departed later for the
northern part Of the state in the in
terests of the Wisconsin Valley I'M
provement company.
| MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Allen of Bir-
namwood, formerly of Wausau, spent
yesterday in the city. They sold
their confectionery store in Birnam-
wood, and purchased property in
Elderon, and expect to make their
home at that place.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
The Shutter is No More

A writer describes the forenoon
Sunday Strand and Fleet Street as
"a shattered DESERT" and doubtless
he is quite satisfied with the phrase.
But is it accurate? How many shut
tered windows does he think he would
see in these thoroughfares on a Sum-
day or at any other time when the
shops are shut? As matter of fact
the shutter has gone from central Lon.
don, and is lapidly passing even from
the suburbs. AT what date did the
shutter begin to disappear? 1t was
fitting of all shops as late as the
SOS. The worst the modern shop
shows on Sundays is the blind. And
most shops present the weekday
temptation with a closed door.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

Now that the reciprocity bill has
passed the senate, it is well to bear
in mind, that although it was pressed
by President TaftanG carried through
both houses as an administrative
measure, it became a law by demo-
cratic votes and against the votes
of a majority of the republicans in
both houses of congress. President
Taft finds himself in the peculiar
condition of a president opposed by
his own party on his pet measure and
depending on the votes of the OppoSi-
tion to carry through congress a bill
which he considers of vital Importance
to the prosperity of the country. We
call attention to the foregoing facts
only to show what "miX-up" we are
in so far as party lines are concerned.
Oshkosh Northwestern, Republican.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
Death the Great Democrat.

"The man willing to die becomes
the master of the world This is an
overture of universal emancipation:
it excludes no one The beginning
of liberty is the discovery of the beau
tifulness and the infinite succor of
death. There can be no freedom
among men who are afraid to die;
and a people to whom success is nee
essary cannot build a city that is
great. The cities of the world-New
York, London, Paris-are provincial;
we have yet to build a metropolis
a city of the soul-a city whose citi-
Zens are not afraid Of death-a cap
ital of democracy. Death is the re-
vealer of the soul; therefore death is
the great democrat" CHARLES Fer
guson.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
Hungry Bow,

Mercy on us, hungry boy, what a
blessing you enjoy with your sturdy
little tum always eager for a crumb.
What privilege is yours, taking care
of apple cores, carbohydrates starches,
pie. anything fire can fry, any proteid
at all, SO they make it in ball, in a
dumping or cake such as mother
used to make May your stomach give
you joy l was once hungry boy.
Consequently, little man, do your
feeding while you can. Eat your fill
and sleep your sleep while your appa-
ratus keeps smooth and working and
your dreams. continues the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch, are not frazzled at the
seams. Not for long is that great
Joy, so go to it, hungry boy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
Bismarck and Coffee.

Among the coffee drinkers high
place must be given to Bismarck,
says the London Chronicle. He
liked coffee unadulterated. While
with the Prussian army in France
he one day entered a country inn
and asked the host If he had any
chiccory in the house. He had, Bis
marck said. well, bring it to me,
all you have" The man obeyed and
handed Bismarck canister full Of
chiccory. Are you sure this is all
you have?" demanded the chancellor.
Eyes, my lord, every grain" "Then,"
said Bismarck. keeping the canister
by him, Ego now and make me a pot
of coffee"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

PRESIDENT TAFT signed the Canad-
ian reciprocity bill Wednesday after
noon, and it has become law so far
as the United States is concerned.
The fate of the new pact now awaits
the action of Canada with the pros
poets that its people favor it, and
which is to be determined in a general
election to be held on September q.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
sherbet at Its Best.

A sherbet made of extract of violets
was much esteemed in the east, and
Mohammed is reported to have said
of it that it surpassed all other ex-
tracts. In some parts Of Europe it
is customary to mingle vio.ets, roses,
and lime blossoms with preserves to
add a flower element to the fruity
flavor In Egypt and Turkey violets
are used in making sherbets as mint
Is employed In iuleps in kentucky.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

A CHICAGO man has bequeathed half
a million of dollars to another man,
on condition that he abstains from
drinking and gambling until sixty
years of age. That is against public
policy, for it is no age (which man
should begin to get gay.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

SENATOR STEPHENSON is to have
his turn next. A resolution is to be
offered in the senate providing for a
full inquiry into the charges that
money was corruptly used to obtain
Mr.. Stephenson's election, but before
doing so it has been decided to await
the arrival of printed copies of the
testimony taken in this state. And
thus "Uncle likes" seat is apparently
slipping away from him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

IT is practically settled that Presi-
dent Taft will attend the information
al dairy show in Milwaukee, in the
itinery for his western trip in Septem-
Der and October, being in accordance
with Senator Stephenson's wishes in
a recent talk with the president.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

STEVENS POINT is waking up to a
realization of conditions needful.
Among other things it wants a sum-
mer resort. 1t has selected Martins
island, situated about two miles
north of the city on the Wisconsin
river, for that purpose and will ex-
pend considerable money in plating
and identifying the grounds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
Mixed History.

A university student who was be-
ing examined in history wrote:
Queen F zabeth rode white horse
from K .Ilworth through Coventry,
with nothing on, and Raleigh offered
her his cloak" Another wrote: "The
gods of the Indians are chiefly Mo
manned and Buddha, and in their
spare time they de lots of carving"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

DR.. AMOS PATTEN of the North
western university, recently created
a great stir in the Des PLANES MethO-
dist camp-meeting when he declared
that he knew of congressman from
Iowa who had refused a $1,000 bride,
but he did not disclose his name.
That congressman must be insanely
honest, in fact too honest or too
lOOny to hold his seat.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

PORTIONS of skeletons have been
found on the galley deck of the bat
tie ship Maine, where all the remains
found on the wreck have been recov-
cred. The water has all been re-
moved from the coffer-dam. And
now congress is to be asked for
100000 more by the war department
to pay for the removal of the wreck.
More than 100000 has already been
expended on its investigation and
removal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

THE state of Wisconsin has of late
been collecting some large hunks of
money from the railroad companies
operating in the state This money
is paid in settlement of suits started
to collect license fees, due since 1905.
The St. Paul road alone paid into the
state treasury the sum of $45, 1896 466
The Omaha was the last road to hold
ont
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

FIFTY additional second class post
offices have been designated lately as
postal savings repositories. The sys-
tenn is growing in favor with the
public, particularly in the western
states.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
Exeuesis.

my dogs nose now is what Mexico
has just been"
How so?"
He can smell a storm coming up
when the sun is shining"
Il don't see the connection"
Why. isn't his nose a storm scent.
err"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
The Difficulty.

The First WGrker-Manner born be
blowed! D'joo mean ter say If me an
you come into a BIT O. splosh we
couldn't keep our ends up with these
ere docks and people?"
His Doubling Friend-Oh, we should
be orlright; but our missuses'd give
the game away, yer knoxville
Sketch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

Mrs. Bacon-Look herel AS true as
I'm alive, there's hair on your coat!
Mr.. Bacon-It's only cat hair, my
dear.
Il have no doubt Who was the
cat please ?"-Yonkers Statesman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
.uxr rne IhIna.

I'VE are thinking of having sack
race for girls" said the manager OF
the excursion. However, they are
rather stale"
Right you are. Advertise hobble
Marathon. Exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

THE reductions in express rates are
small but significant. 1t is an educa-
ton on the part of the express trust
that it would like to avoid fight.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

THE newly created Eighth con-
gressional district will have no resi-
dent congressman after E. A. Morse's
term expires, March 4, 1912.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01

Published weekly and entered at the Post
ONCE at Wausau a. second class matter
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY PAPER.

TUESDAY, AUG. 1, 1911.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-29
COURT POSTPONED TRIAL
TO FEED HUNGRY BABY
BY Associated Press.

Chicago. July 2S.-Judge SABBATH, Of
the municipal court, postponed a trial
yesterday in order that a hungry baby
might be fed.
Mary Dinitro was before him to
prosecute a boarder, who, she said, had
beaten her when she tried to collect
his board bill. A baby was in her
arms. 1t was a tiny baby with dark,
hollow eyes and it whimpered.
Look here" Judge SABBATH de-
manded, Il want to know what's the
matter with that baby"
Il don't know, judge" the mother
replied. "She cries all the time. I
think she's sick
Sick nothing" answered his honor.
Don't know! That's not a sick cry;
it's a hungry cry. This trial is con-
tinued until tomorrow so this baby can
be taken to a hospital and this mother
can be given a chance to learn some
thing about taking care of children
A physician who examined the child
declared that it was dying of starva-
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-29
F|REMEN AND
POLICEMEN ARE
To PLAY BALL
WILL GIVE Benefit EXHIBITION,
PROCEEDS TO BE FOR CHARITY
HosPITAL-RoTH TEAMS HAVE
SELECTED MANAGERS AND ARE
ALREADY CLAIMING THE GAME.

Arrangements are being made for a
game Of baseball which will, no doubt,
make all the other games played in
this city this season look like the an
tiQuated game Of town ball, goosy
goosy, gander or something like that
The threatened game is between the
flremen and the policemen and II is
safe to say that the fremen will be
right on the firing line, while the
policemen will probably shine at cop
ping bases. Anyhow, the re-fighters
and the officers Of the law look per-
fectly natural in uniforms and they
say that there is no bluffing or hot
air about this business, but that they
are going to have a game. and have
even gone so far as to select man
ayers for both teams.
Connie Mack Is. b. Flynn will man
age the police team, while Hughey
Jennings ct. F.) Britson will take the
fremen in hand for the game. The
batteries have not yet been selected,
in fact, the date of the game has not
as yet been determined, but 1t will be
played as soon as the teams have had
little practice. The proceeds of the
game are to be for the benefit of the
Charity hospital
1t has been suggested that His
Honor, the mayor, and the chairman of
the board of public safety may act as
umpires, provided those gentlemen will
serve, one of them to umpire balls and
strikes and the other the bases.
Both teams are already claiming the
game, but time, alone, will tell which
team will administer the drubbing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-29
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NEWS NOTES OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 4
) 9 9 9 60 Q O Q q q

Gainesville, July 2S.-For the past
six weeks a very earnest body of
teachers has been steadily at/work
here and ii has generally been hard
work. Indeed. one would not have to
stay long here in the grotnds and in
the class room to see evidence after
evidence that they appreciate intense
ly what the legislature has done in
establishing the school. There is one
sure indication of this: the lights in
the rooms burn steadily until a rea-
sonably late hour for retiring. and dur
ing the day at the recitation hours
few students can be seen on the cam
pus. They are studying in the rooms.
Adding to this the unusually high av-
erage of class attendance, the interest
shown in the recitations and the ques-
tions that come from the classes them
selves, one could not doubt that the
work Of the instructors is highly ap-
preciated.
Well is It that so many teachers are
catching this spirit. Gainesville has
now one of the largest normals ever
held in the state Forty eight of the
teachers here already hold first grade
certificates and Of these 33 are taking
work for state certificates. Thirty
i've are enrolled IN the classes for first
grade certificates, 10 in the classes for
primary certificates. In all, there are
1868 men, "a women. With the ex-
ception CT one all are prospective
teachers. Most Of them are already
located for the next year. The uni
versity authorities cannot supply the
teachers fer calls that come from the
state, although many Of these calls are
from very desirable places. These
calls in fact are indications that il is
becoming generally known throughout
the state that the presence Of body